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January 2024 Transfer Window

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Red Dog in a Forest

Viv Anderson
eesti_red said:
Vague link to Mandela Keita, 21 year old Belgian midfielder - possible replacement for Mangala (and Kouyate?)

www.nottinghamforest.news

Nottingham Forest eyeing late move to sign 21-year-old midfielder who's excellent in possession

He wins more tackles and completes more passes than Orel Mangala! 😮
www.nottinghamforest.news www.nottinghamforest.news
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Looking at our transfer model (the successful part), it’s a transfer that makes sense.

Buy cheap (Mangala), make a big profit, buy an up and coming 21 year old replacement. Develop him, sell on in a few seasons, for a profit.

Repeat (e.g. Brighton), challenge for Europe. Increase ability to retain such players and attract better ones in the future.

Not a priority of course, but that shouldn’t stop our recruitment team identifying players that fit this model (Murillo etc..).
 
eyupmeduck

eyupmeduck

Geoff Thomas
Red Dog in a Forest said:
Looking at our transfer model (the successful part), it’s a transfer that makes sense.

Buy cheap (Mangala), make a big profit, buy an up and coming 21 year old replacement. Develop him, sell on in a few seasons, for a profit.

Repeat (e.g. Brighton), challenge for Europe. Increase ability to retain such players and attract better ones in the future.

Not a priority of course, but that shouldn’t stop our recruitment team identifying players that fit this model (Murillo etc..).
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Don't you like the current model? Buy a player, immediately deem said player a catastrophic signing, sack recruitment team. Player actually comes good. Make a profit, use funds to pay for compensation for the next sacked recruitment team.

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PlayedOnGrass

PlayedOnGrass

First Team Squad
MaxiRobriguez said:
I think we need at least another winger, maybe a second, and maybe another striker if we don't want to gamble on Taiwos fitness.

We have converted chances incredibly well in the last three games: Three in three games have been shots from outside the box and you've got a couple of Chris Wood goals where he's dinked a chip and rounded the keeper. They're not things we can continue to expect to see on the regular.

Need to score more tap ins and crosses across six yard box. We don't regularly get into those positions yet and it's largely because once Elanga is out we don't have anyone that is really capable of stretching the play in wide areas. CHO might be that player again but whilst he's lacking confidence at need another option.
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I thought CHO had his best 45 mins in a Forest shirt, 2nd half on Saturday.
Was involved in everything positive going forward and necer gave the ball away.
There is definitely a quality player in there
 
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MaxiRobriguez

Bob McKinlay
PlayedOnGrass said:
I thought CHO had his best 45 mins in a Forest shirt, 2nd half on Saturday.
Was involved in everything positive going forward and necer gave the ball away.
There is definitely a quality player in there
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He wasn't bad but we weren't exactly good going forward, and he passed up at least 5 opportunities to run at the full back, instead cutting back inside and giving Mangala a low risk pass.

I'm still hopeful we can get the best out of him as like you say there is definitely a quality player in there, just not sure we've seen it at all yet.
 
Est.1865

Est.1865

Season 3 Loading
CHO has clearly become a different type of attacker following injury. That extra edge of pace has gone. He’s good in controlled possession, holds the ball, keeps play steady. He’s not a direct running threat like Elanga.

So when we are looking to break quick, he’s not exactly suited to that IMO. Quality is there though. We need another pacey outlet for me.
 
PlayedOnGrass

PlayedOnGrass

First Team Squad
Est.1865 said:
CHO has clearly become a different type of attacker following injury. That extra edge of pace has gone. He’s good in controlled possession, holds the ball, keeps play steady. He’s not a direct running threat like Elanga.

So when we are looking to break quick, he’s not exactly suited to that IMO. Quality is there though. We need another pacey outlet for me.
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I think this a fair comment - Elanga & CHO bring different attributes to the team - which is a good thing as it brings a bit of variety to our play. We certainly need another pacey winger for when either Elanga is injured or when we are defending a lead and need additional pace for counter-attacking
 
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MaxiRobriguez

Bob McKinlay
Est.1865 said:
CHO has clearly become a different type of attacker following injury. That extra edge of pace has gone. He’s good in controlled possession, holds the ball, keeps play steady. He’s not a direct running threat like Elanga.

So when we are looking to break quick, he’s not exactly suited to that IMO. Quality is there though. We need another pacey outlet for me.
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It's less the breaking quickly and more when he's faced with a 1on1 in wide areas I want him to try and take that player on. He doesn't need speed at that point he needs trickery, which he has plenty of. It's the confidence in himself to do that which he currently seems to be missing.
 
PlayedOnGrass

PlayedOnGrass

First Team Squad
MaxiRobriguez said:
It's less the breaking quickly and more when he's faced with a 1on1 in wide areas I want him to try and take that player on. He doesn't need speed at that point he needs trickery, which he has plenty of. It's the confidence in himself to do that which he currently seems to be missing.
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I think to be a honest it is a combination of the two
 
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EmmersonForest4

Steve Chettle
Est.1865 said:
CHO has clearly become a different type of attacker following injury. That extra edge of pace has gone. He’s good in controlled possession, holds the ball, keeps play steady. He’s not a direct running threat like Elanga.

So when we are looking to break quick, he’s not exactly suited to that IMO. Quality is there though. We need another pacey outlet for me.
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Exactly how I see it as well, couldnt agree with you more. If FFP means we have to make do than absolutle worst case scenario we could try and convert Nuno Tavares? We have enough full backs.
 
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EmmersonForest4

Steve Chettle
If we sell Managal for 30 million that will be good profit as well. His value would have depreciated by a year as well on the profit and loss sheet.
 
Haych

Haych

John Robertson
Get someone rapid our wide on a loan till summer while CHO is finding his feet along with a keeper and we’re sorted.

I await the news that we’ve signed a 17th right back and another few centre midfielders though.
 
Monkman

Monkman

Grenville Morris
MaxiRobriguez said:
It's less the breaking quickly and more when he's faced with a 1on1 in wide areas I want him to try and take that player on. He doesn't need speed at that point he needs trickery, which he has plenty of. It's the confidence in himself to do that which he currently seems to be missing.
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Yes, exactly. He needs to take risks with the ball, rather than always passing it backwards or sideways.
 
Gyros Peter

Gyros Peter

Sauce salad?
Blades apparently considering academy graduate Joe Worral to replace academy graduate Anel Ahmawhateverhisnameis, should the latter move to Napoli.
 
Gyros Peter

Gyros Peter

Sauce salad?
Can't imagine Feyenoord will offer our valuation of Williams regardless of loans. At the very least we'd want to break even on it after what we've paid so far surely? They don't spend that kind of money.
 
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