Sam Surridge
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Page_Three_Stunner
First Team Squad
and Zinckernagel was on the subs bench
RheinMainRed
A. Trialist
Sam got a goal, plus an assist, in the recent friendly against Villa ... highlights on YouTube if interested.
Cureboy
Geoff Thomas
Could still do a job as our number 3 
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
That curler into the top corner was *chefs kiss*
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
I think I agree, but to be fair I don't think the ability to score prolifically in the US is a reliable indicator a player could replicate it in the EPL.
Sam was a great finisher, and perhaps the confidence he has developed in the US might mean he would do a decent job back in England.
Sam was a great finisher, and perhaps the confidence he has developed in the US might mean he would do a decent job back in England.
Malwood
Jack Armstrong
It was amazing, wasn't it. When he hit it the whole lower Exec went silent for a moment because it had so much bend no-one could tell it was going in. The roar when it flew in the top corner was something else. Despite all the unbelievable moments since that match is still one of my all-time favs
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
I think for me it was just the almost carefree way Surrdige did it like it was something he did in his sleep.
It was a sort of "there's no way this team does not get promoted" moment.
Agree: that match, the score, the hat trick, everything about the match was amazing.
I normally hate sitting in the Trent end as I cannot see anything, but I was right behind the goal and saw all of the second half goals.
Super Sami Surridge in the second half!
Yeah, this game was such a moment. Battered Swansea home and away, after they were telling us how anti-football Cooper was. Swansea also a side that seemingly had our number over a long stretch all the way back, in my mind at least, to that grim away leg in the play offs. We were also just steamrolling pretty much everyone we played at that time, particularly at the City Ground. Great stuff.
Felt a turning point for Surridge was his goal that was ruled out against United in the league cup semi. Felt like he was running out of time in the club's eyes, and that could have really given him and the club some confidence. Even more gutting that I'm still positive it was onside.
Surridge, Zinc, Spence, Davies, Garner etc always have my respect.
Grenville 1898
'the Prince of Inside Lefts'
Notcher
Ian Bowyer
I think I've mentioned it on here before but Surridge is the most natural finisher I've ever seen for Forest. I've been fortunate enough to train and play with some over the years but he was so natural. It's a shame he didn't have stronger all round attributes to kick him on further.
Skoosh
First Team Squad
Blimey we had a good team in that season...still wished we'd kept spence and garner!!!!
Tricky Tourist
Geoff Thomas
He scored a number of those kind of goals for Forest. I'm still salty at Coops for not giving him a real chance in the Prem.
Alf-engelos Mindminackers
The Artiste formally known as "w**ksy"
I thought similar a while back, but had a look and according to Soccerbase he played in 27 games for us that season, scoring in only 2 of those games.
I know a lot of that game time was from the bench, but on those stats I think he probably had enough game time still to have staked a better claim.
Eddie Yates
Ian Bowyer
He did a cracking job for us in the second division but anyone who thinks he's PL level need to give their head a wobble
That's why he's playing in a 3rd rate league
That's why he's playing in a 3rd rate league
Cloughie1975
Stuart Pearce
I think thatās my view too Eddie-I had him in the ādecent Championship strikerā category.
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
Yup - great finisher, but overall game off the required level for the PL. Really niggly too.
sammy the snake
Jack Burkitt
I agree mate. His undoing was simple enough to equate. Forest had to use the pace to capitalise on any weaknesses in the first season. Sam is all about the positioning and the finish, I think he seemed a luxury player in a team fighting for its life in the prem.
Tricky Tourist
Geoff Thomas
I suppose if we're going to consider the Dutch and Argentine top flight leagues as third rate then one could probably say the same of MLS, although it is ranked ahead of both of those, and ahead of the English Championship.
I've said it many times before, Surridge never got a fair crack at the Prem, so I don't think we can confidently state that he's not Prem standard. In another timeline, I think he'd have surprised a lot of people, had he been given more game time. 10 minutes here and there as a sub at the end of a game is not at all sufficient to base a judgment on.
Tricky Tourist
Geoff Thomas
I think we could say exactly the same about Taiwo last season (32 games total, including cup, 2 goals, no assists), but with less end product than Surridge in 2022-2023 (27 games, including cup, 3 goals, 2 assists).