Nottingham Forest banter 7

08 Apr 2024 17:41:30
Yates getting a lot of criticism after the visit to Spurs.
But the lad could have won the match, his job was to harass Madison and but for another official cockup he would done because there’s no doubt Maddison thumped him and should have gone, OK he didn’t hit very hard but never the less hitting an opponent is a no arguments sending off.
Also if Wood had of scored the follow up to Yates shot 2 1 would have been good.
Sangare or Yates, you tell me.
CARLO.

08 Apr 2024 19:34:13
Dominguez.

09 Apr 2024 11:05:43
Dominguez all day long 2 goals 2 assists all round better footballer.

09 Apr 2024 13:34:02
Dominguez needs to play the rest of the season if fit for me.

08 Apr 2024 17:36:11
Not much to add to the views expressed on here re the Spurs game.
It was the sort of result you get when a top 4 team plays a bottom 4 with a squad valued round about treble what Forest could put out. We did ok in the circumstances and the ref may well have sent Madison off for a pretty straight forward violent conduct but it gets to the stage where it's just one more horrendous decision against us to quote Danny Murphy on MOTD.
What the ref was not at fault for was Woodys miss nor the fact that we defended so deep that they were several times allowed to pass it around comfortably actually INSIDE our penalty area. This is not acceptable. Also, I would have liked to see some form of coordinated pressing as Spurs always give you a chance playing out from the back.

Secondly, I'm pleased for Matt Sels, kept us in it. Especially when you see one of our rejects Muric virtually condemning Burnley to relegation on Saturday.

Thirdly, Everton's 2 points. It's getting silly now with the appeals and the season coming to an end. I really think the Prem should cut their losses and imposed a suspended points sentence They only brought these measures in to fend off Government regulation but that's failed so there is no reason to persist with it.

08 Apr 2024 20:46:10
Again, another great post Stokey which I think sums things up very well. I've been keeping quiet after the Spurs game to take in the reactions from everyone. I'm erring more on the side of not hitting the panic button quite yet. OK, I only watched the match on the telly - but from what I saw it wasn't all as bad as some seem to be making out. I was actually quite impressed with how we 'held our own' in the first half. OK - the second half was pretty awful as we all agree.

I just think we need to keep things in perspective. We were playing a top flight side on their patch. I was hoping for at least a draw but deep-down (as I'm sure many of you felt) - I had the feeling we would lose.

It's all down to the next two games. I've personally done a bit of soul-searching here and I've come to realise that I wouldn't be too gutted if we were relegated. I'm sick of the injustices, the gutless football and outright cheating that the PL has to offer. Whatever happens - at least the Championship is honest and exciting.

09 Apr 2024 09:13:51
Thanks Legless. How did the mountain hike go mate?

09 Apr 2024 11:07:30
Or should I say “yomp”!

09 Apr 2024 12:26:26
Careful stokey yomping is a Marine thing, a lot of the other lads “tab”.

09 Apr 2024 13:52:24
Great post stokey. How does Maddison stay on the field? What a joke. Woods miss was surprising but then again have some of his incredible finishes. So I suppose it has balanced out. 2-1 with a red card would have been a nice position to be in.

09 Apr 2024 14:04:54
It's not until the summer now Stokey. Plenty more painful training for it yet to come!

09 Apr 2024 17:50:11
A summer trip up the mountain makes sense Legless. Thinking about it you’d be swimming up it if you went now mate! ??
Stevie, I thought “tab” was someone’s ear (Nottingham) or a cigarette ( Geordie). Not heard that one before.
I suppose “yomping” became a well known word after the Falklands. I had a Royal Marine and two Paras on my shift at Central both Falklands veterans, and they had endless debates about who got to Port Stanley first. When they asked me my thoughts as Shift Sergeant I always told them the truth which was that the first Brits into Stanley were the famous war correspondent Max Hastings ( now Sir Max) and his camera crew. He strode confidently past hundreds of Argentinian conscripts waiting to surrender to somebody, up the steps of Government House, did an interview with the Argentinian commander then strode back to British lines. Probably not the definitive answer they wanted, especially as Sir Max was ( albeit very briefly) was trained as a Para Officer but broke his leg ( I think) quite badly on his first jump. After a lengthy period of recovery and reflection he decided on a career in journalism.
Anyway, got to go, my beers getting flat…. ???.

09 Apr 2024 18:02:19
When they had these discussions there were words and phrases which I had to have explained to me later. They kept talking about “The Green Death” which I thought was some sort of tropical disease until another member of my shift, a RN radio operator explained that it referred to the Royal Marines because of their green berets…. It was like learning a new language when they got going ……????.

09 Apr 2024 19:33:45
I really hope Ed007 isn't on duty tonight! Little bit of useless info for those who haven't served in the military - both 'Tabbing' (Army) and 'Yomping' (Royal Marines) mean the same thing. It is forced-marching carrying a shed load of equipment on your back with a rifle in your hands. I've no idea where the RM's got the term yomping from, but tabbing in the Army is derived from Tactic Advance to Battle. There you go - probably the most boring post award coming my way for this!

{Ed033's Note - Well, you're not going to win 'Moaner of the Month' on here with that post :)

09 Apr 2024 21:29:22
Stokey green lid if you don’t mind mate?.

09 Apr 2024 22:25:59
This should win it ed 33 Gary windass was in the army suffered with Pstd but seems to be doing well now ?.

{Ed033's Note - That's much better :)

10 Apr 2024 08:57:19
Fascinating stuff. It’s an education being on this site, genuinely! ????.

08 Apr 2024 14:44:22
Everton deducted 2 more points for breach of rules. Definitely a 3 horse race to stay oit the bottom 3.

08 Apr 2024 11:34:53
Fine margins. Wood shows the composure we know he does possess and makes it 2/ 1.Maddison gets sent off for punching Yates.2 different commentaries I saw on this incident. Sky citing that Yates should not ask for VAR check as yellow card offence. another assuming that Maddison would get sent off once VAR were checking it. MGW clearly tight hamstring but was Wood struggling with fitness and needed to be removed as a precaution?. Once Wood had gone off and Origi arrived I felt any chance we had was gone. People often say if the opposing teams are limited to taking shots outside of the area you are defending well. on another day Spurs would be fortunate to get 2 goals in this manner and an own goal of course. hopefully MGW is fine and we have no new injury issues which would be a positive after this game but cannot see any other positives from this encounter.

08 Apr 2024 10:52:47
B######cks I hate texting lol. Ill continue. Now we 20 plus games in and we deep in doo doo it's a difficult place to get out of. Players or the base of them need to live and breathe Nottingham Forest. They need to feel the joy and pain in and around the community, they need to understand what it is for fans to bleed Forest. You can't get that from 3/ 4 of a team who have been here several months. We do have good players but it's like trying to build a square puzzle with round puzzle pieces. Look at Chelsea, QPR and Watford from the past, all the same chuck good players to a window and see if they stick it doesn't work. You can blame who you like but throwing a team together especially when your trying out different players and teams most weeks to see which of the 44 players is going to make it work, well you just end up with a team running around most games like Benny Hill.

08 Apr 2024 10:40:51
Whatever league we are in we just need some consistency. This season as in last we have had 3 keepers THREE that's 6 we have used in 2 seasons. This season Sels Murrilo, Sangare, Domingues, Elanga, CHO, Odiminwhatshisname plus others have started it's a new team all. over again. First 10 games or so new team, no real spine. Do you play Yates with Domingues or Sangare, who fits in where with who. By the time some things start clicking but your still losing the coach gets the boot and you start all over again. Now it's 20 plus fames.

08 Apr 2024 09:52:14
If that was Williams giving everything then the conclusion surely has to be that he is not good enough at this level and we were mugged for £17M?

08 Apr 2024 12:18:56
RHR you need to look at 2 things he was being double teamed by Porto and Werner both very quick and Hudson Odoi when out of possession doesn’t track back so I don’t think you should rubbish a player who has been great for us this season.

08 Apr 2024 13:21:39
Well said mate.

08 Apr 2024 13:25:26
Hudson Odoi doesn't cover Nico Williams side.

08 Apr 2024 21:33:43
Sorry meant Elanga.

09 Apr 2024 13:22:48
Munmad think we all know what you meant mate, apart from Fred of course, ?.

09 Apr 2024 16:29:08
If your going to name and shame a player, getting his name right is the least that can be expected Stevie? ?‍♂️.

08 Apr 2024 09:01:19
The usual moans and groans on here the team don't care the managers should be sacked etc etc

Let's examine the facts we more than matched them 1st half, Woody should have made it 2-1 at half time! 2yd miss is not the managers fault!

I would agree our second half performance was poor we were pushed back and defended to deep which cost us both goals, but put it in perspective we were playing away from home in front of 60000 fans against a team 4th in the league with a very strong home record

Let's judge ourselves against teams we can and should beat starting with Wolves at the City Ground

We then have games against Burnley Everton and the Blunts these 4 games will make and break our season

I think we will take 8 points from these games then anything we get from Man City and Chelsea is a bonus COYR.

08 Apr 2024 09:15:18
Great post munmad.

08 Apr 2024 10:16:03
Munmad didn’t get chance to come on last night, didn’t get home til the early hours, I thought for the last half hour of the 1st half, we were the better team, and should have gone in at halftime 2-1 up, 2nd half we afforded them way too much space, and when our ‘a’ team players went off, they were better than us, the away support was fantastic as usual, superb stadium, tourist atmosphere from the home fans, I find myself shaking my head at some of the comments below, spurs are a massive club, these aren’t our games at the moment, I thought we acquitted ourselves ok,

08 Apr 2024 10:47:31
Give us a break mun, are you mad. Weaved played the teams your on about and failed to beat them, AT HOME, This side seems only capable of playing for 30 minutes in any game, you seem to have all the answers, please tell me, and the rest of us, when did Forest last play really well for a full game. Goes back to the end of last season, and don't give me the Liverpool game because we LOST that one as well.

08 Apr 2024 14:43:05
You guys must have your rose-tinted specs on. We were outplayed for most of the game. Maybe 20 mins we matched them in the first half, and that's being generous.

I agree that Spurs have some great players, but we need to find a way - any way we can find - to pick up points, and I don't think we really looked like doing it.

On to the next game, but we are running out of games to survive. Come on players/ boss, passion, guile, craft are what we need to see - sharpish!

COYR!

08 Apr 2024 16:32:02
Cyclist last half hour of the the first half we were on top, and should have gone in front, the spurs manager changed it at halftime, ours didn’t react, he should have subbed Ryan at half time if not earlier, as on the yellow card he was not playing his normal game, Dominguez would have been a better option,

09 Apr 2024 03:28:32
Nah, Rose tinteds on Stevie. We were matched by Spurs most of that last 30 mins of the first half. We were on top for short periods in that 30 mins, hence why I said 20 mins is generous. Matching a team is not being on top, they were getting chances as well in that period.

08 Apr 2024 08:37:00
Apart from a, 15 spell in the first half when we should have scored again, we were awful.
Clueless, gutless comes to mind.
I didn't expect anything else though and that's the sad thing.
When Yates ( who was awful) was taken off, he gave the captain's armband to Williams ( who was just as bad). When Williams was taken off, he didn't have a clue who to give the armband. There wasn't a decent candidate out there. No one stood up for the cause in the second half and when Sangare came on, we literally gave up.
Then the camera focuses on our esteemed coach and he has as much life in him as a Cardboard cut out. Talk about self inflicted punishment.

08 Apr 2024 08:57:01
You've all turned into the new balloons and skegs it's great your all making my year ???.

08 Apr 2024 13:22:41
No way mate how dare you!
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08 Apr 2024 05:18:32
Disappointing but only to be expected- top 4 team away from home and all that. Only thing that surprises me is that spurs didn’t score more yet we did have an only if moment when Woody hit the post when it was easier to score. He’s living off scraps really though. Players not good enough? Useless coach? A combination of the two I suspect, we really are sleepwalking towards the trap door.

08 Apr 2024 08:11:58
Luton played Tottenham the week before, went in ahead at 1/ 2 time. An own goal and a Spurs winner on 86. My point is some of the players have no fighting spirit in them and that comes down to the manager. On paper we are better than Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United and that was argued to be the case at the start of this season. Knowing we need to play Burnley and Sheffield United plus a game at Everton. We should be able to win all and are likely then to be safe. My concern is the lack of motivation of some of the players. Luton are more motivated and although they have a potentially harder run in they could sadly for us pull it off. Rob Edwards kept his team together on a shoe string , got Barkley playing a blinder signed on a free. It all comes down to the manger, and that fact is why we are in the premiership to start with!

08 Apr 2024 08:24:41
Great Post doc.

08 Apr 2024 08:30:53
Totally disagree we more than matched them 1st half and if Woody had scored that tap in would have been a different second half

Everton will get a 3pt deduction and Luton will get thrashed at City we need to beat Wolves at the City Ground

Onwards and upwards COYR.

08 Apr 2024 10:55:18
Love the optimism, But deluded. Relying on points deduction says it all.

08 Apr 2024 12:59:50
Munmad totally agreed mate,

08 Apr 2024 13:01:26
Dream on Luton must be deluded then they’re relying on our points deduction.

09 Apr 2024 00:21:07
I’ll remind you Stevie f and mad mun at the end of the season of what you have just posted, THEN we’ll see who was deluded ay.

09 Apr 2024 12:12:24
Dream on well you can’t have it both ways, if we’re deluded and relying on others getting points deductions, Luton definitely are,

09 Apr 2024 14:03:04
The season ain’t over yet pal.

08 Apr 2024 04:16:04
I agree with Skegs/ Stella. It's DEFINITELY not the players to blame for the s41te form. Can't be because the amazing owner gave him the best tolls to do the job. Only one person to blame!

08 Apr 2024 07:59:01
I was saying exactly the same thing this time last season cyclist ?.

08 Apr 2024 14:46:59
Exactly my point. If you were right then, then it has to be true now because the players have been together most of the season now. At this stage last season, Cooper had a new team playing like a team destined to stay up. Nuno needs to do the same, the trouble is he hasn't been working with them all season because we changed coach at a silly point in the season. The merry-go-round is just an unhealthy way to run a football club.

Just sayin'

07 Apr 2024 22:31:29
No winnings to collect, lumped on that. 2 1 tip, now no food or heating this week.
CARLO.

08 Apr 2024 07:59:55
Your a rich pensioner Carlo ?.

08 Apr 2024 10:41:24
Listening to no more tips on here, never seen one that’s been correct yet.
CARLO.

08 Apr 2024 11:25:01
Cappodanno in the national mate get your loaded pension on it ??.

07 Apr 2024 20:09:39
Embarrassing. Admittedly Neco Williams has had a couple of respectable home games but it is the job of a full back to stop crosses coming in. He was skinned every time! For anyone on here who didn't see it, yes, SKINNED every time. Possibly the worst performance by a full back I've ever seen in a Forest shirt - this is one reason why we are losing away from home. Not sure if he was injured but another away game that MGW didn't turn up in. Feel sorry for Matt Sels, he had a great game and didn't deserve to be on the losing side. Another totally unacceptable second half performance. Spurs were average at best. Omabamadele also seems to have no commanding influence on the game.

08 Apr 2024 04:12:13
. and if MGW played a Blinder. he'd "Only be turning it onto get a move".
Williams gives EVERYTHING aswell.

08 Apr 2024 05:54:29
You have to blame Yates for that aswell RedHot, he didn’t stop Maddison from crossing in for their 2nd goal and showed him too much room. He too had a stinker, pushed and shoved, tripped and fouled, diving at every opportunity and got booked early on.

08 Apr 2024 07:14:48
Agree Perko Yates showed no Skill most of the match he was just annoying and didn't do the job he's picked for but Madison's a clever moaner also but still had time to make problems for us.

08 Apr 2024 09:09:17
Yates - when you take in the average of his performances - is nothing but an unskilled foul machine. End of.