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Pre-Season

Redemption

Redemption

One less gobshite...
Desisbest said:
Morning guys and gals. Been a lurker for ages but niw joining in proper. 30 year reds supporter frok Mansfield, living in exile in Leicester.

Can anyone tell me why there is so much negativity?? I watched the game last night and it was disappointing to give the goal away late on, I saw a lot to be happy about. Despite being a friendly, we matched a Seria A side, bettering them at times.

Happy to join the debate gents, lets be more positive about a brill new season! We support a fantastic club and we as fans are so important, lets give it some tea time next Saturday!!!
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Welcome to the pit of despair. Let's hope your positivity works rubs off, heavn knows we need it...

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Ravi

Ravi

Upper Decker
Rzarecteh said:
Set pieces mate.

He can really take them, it may make a huge difference. We haven't had a good set piece taker for years.
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A vast improvement. He is a direct threat from any free kick within 30 yards.
 
Rzar

Rzar

Bob McKinlay
Redemption said:
Who would have been the last decent set-piece specialist? Reid or McGugan, I guess?
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Definitely. Reid was more consistent but McGugan could devastate from a dead ball. I remember him & Chambers were brilliant one season from corners.

Ravi said:
A vast improvement. He is a direct threat from any free kick within 30 yards.
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Not just freekicks, all his corners I have seen so far are very good.
 
Ravi

Ravi

Upper Decker
Rzarecteh said:
Definitely. Reid was more consistent but McGugan could devastate from a dead ball. I remember him & Chambers were brilliant one season from corners.



Not just freekicks, all his corners I have seen so far are very good.
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I was agreeing with your original post and also highlighting his direct free kicks.
 
Ravi

Ravi

Upper Decker
Bomb squad at Lincoln - Murph, Ayribi, Cumin, Steely and the others
 
S

Steve Stone's Mullet

John Robertson
Forest team for Lincoln:

Steele

Spooner Gabriel Stewart Preston

Fornah

Aryibi Clough En-Neyah

Murphy Cummings

(not sure how they're going to set up)

Subs:

Shelvey
Asare
Mighten
Swan
Gallacher
Gomis
Walsh
Sodeinde

Very attacking bench.
 
Ravi

Ravi

Upper Decker
Similar team to Mansfield. They set up 4-1-4-1 there so I imagine it will be the same.
 
football post

football post

I'm still here Crewton
Just read the report, pleased I didn't bother. Steele best of a bad bunch in a 1 -1 draw (and we miss a pen). I think we're going to find it difficult to shift many of this lot.
 
BuckeyeRed

BuckeyeRed

Jack Armstrong
I'm not exactly sure what we're trying to accomplish with the lineup we put out. Are we trying to put certain players in the shop window? If that's not the case, I see no reason for starting Ariyibi and keeping him on for nearly an hour at the expense of Mighten, who we are trying to keep. Mighten and others are the future. Ariyibi is not.
 
Green Jumper

Green Jumper

"Nottingham Forest Are Premier League"
BuckeyeRed said:
I'm not exactly sure what we're trying to accomplish with the lineup we put out. Are we trying to put certain players in the shop window? If that's not the case, I see no reason for starting Ariyibi and keeping him on for nearly an hour at the expense of Mighten, who we are trying to keep. Mighten and others are the future. Ariyibi is not.
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Steele, Ariyibi, Clough, Murphy and Cummings are theoretically in the shop window, although finding takers may be challenging.

I'd expect some of Shelvey, Gabriel, Fornah, Mighten and Gomis to be available for loan closer to deadline day.
 
Captain Sinister

Captain Sinister

Senior doom Monger
BuckeyeRed said:
I'm not exactly sure what we're trying to accomplish with the lineup we put out. Are we trying to put certain players in the shop window? If that's not the case, I see no reason for starting Ariyibi and keeping him on for nearly an hour at the expense of Mighten, who we are trying to keep. Mighten and others are the future. Ariyibi is not.
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Err... I think Lamouchi was told to honour a commitment to a pre-season game and this was his 2-fingers to the Board.
Gone by September...
 
Ravi

Ravi

Upper Decker
BuckeyeRed said:
I'm not exactly sure what we're trying to accomplish with the lineup we put out. Are we trying to put certain players in the shop window? If that's not the case, I see no reason for starting Ariyibi and keeping him on for nearly an hour at the expense of Mighten, who we are trying to keep. Mighten and others are the future. Ariyibi is not.
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As you say. How are we going to sell players if we don’t put them in the shop window. Maybe, hopefully, there were scouts watching tonight.
 
Green Jumper

Green Jumper

"Nottingham Forest Are Premier League"
If Forest announce this season's squad numbers tomorrow, I'm expecting 6-7 players not being given one.

Hopefully, it gets their agents working harder on their behalf.
 
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