NFFC Reserves

[nffc_man]

I have heard there will be a reserves team in this years totesport.com Central Division.

 

[TrickyTart]

Who will be playing left back in it?

 

[Super-Garth]

It's official...

http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10308~2089981,00.html

Maybe this is a sign we will be signing lots of players, so need a reserve squad so we can dump any players who aren't good enough and we can't sell...




Or maybe it's not

 

[incapable hulk]

Its a good way for players to gain fitness, as well as young players to get involved.

 

[Azza]

Yep, great news. Felt that sometimes last season when players were making comebacks from injuries, that it took them a bit longer to get up to match fitness. Might have been down to the lack of a reserve side, so like I said - good news.

 

[Col]

Maybe this is a sign we will be signing lots of players

Clutching at straws just a little. :nowink:

 

[Strummer]

Hopefully this will benefit the young players who come out of the Academy, but last season had nowhere else to go as they couldn't get in the Match-day squad?

Anything that improves our Academy players has got to be worthwhile, as we may turn up a player or two who is eventually good enough for the first team.

It also, as noted, gives injured players somewhere to get their match fitness back.

 

[Luke]

This is good. At least when all our strikers are fit, all of them can be kept sharp (not sure if Adebola can be sharp but hey ho) and should they come on as a sub, it's not like they haven't played a competitive match in months. Same with all the players really. This is good news

Let's be paranoid and also think it means Billy is on his way ...

 

[Baronvon]

Will also allow reserve keepers to remain sharp.

 

[PSR]

Sanity returns!!!

Someone like Joe Garner would have benefited immensely by playing regularly in the reserves last season, instead of sitting in the stands or on the bench every week.

Had he been able to play regularly and prove his worth by knocking goals in then he could not have been ignored and that goes for one or two others that's occupied the bench for too long, instead of getting games in.

We send players out on loan to get match-fit or to give them games at places like Brighton or Macclesfield - but who's there to monitor their progress or see them develop?

In my time of watching Forest I have taken in hundreds of reserve games and seen a good few youngsters come through the ranks i.e.


[FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Viv Anderson
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Bob 'Sammy' Chapman[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Gary Charles
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Franz Carr
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Mark Crossley
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Nigel Clough
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Peter Davenport
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Michael Dawson
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Gary Fleming
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Chris Fairclough
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Scot Gemmill
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Lee Glover
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Stuart Gray
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Bryn Gunn
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Marlon Harewood
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Peter Hindley
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Steve Hodge
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Jermain Jenas
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Andy Johnson
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Roy Keane
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Des Lyttle
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Duncan McKenzie
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Jim McIntosh
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times] John Middleton
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Gary Mills
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Paul McGregor
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Wes Morgan
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times] Lewis McGugan
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Henry Newton
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Liam O'Kane
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Martin O'Neill
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Dave Prutton
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]James Perch
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Andy Reid
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times] John Robertson
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Dave Serella
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Steve Stone
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Ian Storey-Moore
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Tony Woodcock
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Ian Woan
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Steve Wigley
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Colin Walsh
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Des Walker[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Gareth Williams
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Peter Wells
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Darren Wassall
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times]Chris Woods

[/FONT] Just a few names there that older supporters might just remember but there are many more that I had pleasure watching in the reserves who didn't quite make it and this is one reason I look forward to this club bringing something back that we can enjoy once again.

 

[Col]

I've always preferred having a Reserve side, especially since the last one we had won the league! Bit puzzling that we're in the Central league with the two sheffield clubs and Barnsley. Almost as odd as the split that occurs in Nottingham whenever the League cup happens.

 

[NFFC Johan]

Can only be a good thing, gives the young en's a chance to gain experience and also if we had people doing well in the reserves they can push for the first team,Last season even with our '6 strikers' we only had 2 who were good enough to play at home especially.

 

[Gingers Across the Midfield]

Forest Reserves are playing South Notts College tonight

 

[Rich]

The reserves league has Sheff Wed, Sheff Utd and Derby in it.

Who's up for an en masse trip to watch Forest v Derby reserves?

I used to love watching the reserve games.

 

[Col]

Apparently Burton are also in the same league. Seems like they've created the league around Forest. "If you're within a 40 mile radius, you're in!"

 

[FBS]

Wonder who started the reserves back up?

 

[adam09]

Fair play though, if they didn't think playing the likes of Rotherham or Acrington etc reserves wasn't useful enough. I imagine it was no more than a kick around and it's certain not as useful as going on loan and playing competitive football.

 

[earthworm]

Credit Billy for puttin' his hands up and admitting he was wrong. Not something you'd associate with the character we know, clearly we don't see the "whole Billy".

 

[adam09]

Credit Billy for puttin' his hands up and admitting he was wrong. Not something you'd associate with the character we know, clearly we don't see the "whole Billy".

Er he didn't say he was wrong though... he said he feels this season's Reserve league is more competive and thus worth playing in.

 

[earthworm]

Well, that might well be as close as he can get to admitting he was wrong lol

 

[adam09]

Well if he thinks the competition wasn't strong enough to warrant a reserve side last season, I would probably agree! Playing closed door friendlies against better teams like Villa was surely more beneficial than playing a Chester City reserve team?

 

[uNco]

90 mins is 90 mins though, banging in goals for fun against any team breeds confidence.

 

[deleted]

Fixtures

 

[Col]

What league is that? The Yorkshire & Midlands Combination? lol

 

[adam09]

90 mins is 90 mins though, banging in goals for fun against any team breeds confidence.

It's not though, the more challenging and intense it is, the better it is for fitness. Jogging around against a shit team, tapping in easy goals won't help any more than regular training.