Steve Stone’s Brylcreem
First Team Squad
I’d say we have a par-score points-wise given that a point away was a good result and I’d have expected a win vs Midtylland but probably to lose to Porto.
Sean Mark Dyche
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I’d say we have a par-score points-wise given that a point away was a good result and I’d have expected a win vs Midtylland but probably to lose to Porto.
Timothy Pope
Just another roll of the Dyche
At the beginning of last season we would have sold our souls for a place in the conference league.
But to have gone from such a strong position of a Champions League place in February to slipping down to Conference League due to poor form by the end of the season is on Nuno.
But maybe if Palace hadn’t have fvcked up their paperwork we would have had a clearer view of which players were needed for the very easy task of winning the Conference League? Instead we were left in limbo until UEFA and CAS had finished.
It’s ironic that Palace blame us for their misfortune but in reality it’s us that have been fvcked over by Palace.
Nuno is still a twunt for engineering his own sacking though.
Robertson
Jack Burkitt
I still maintain letting our transfer business be dictated by the competition we ended up in was short-sighted and a bit daft. I'm not blaming Palace for anything in the same way they shouldn't be blaming us. UEFA are to blame if anyone for not sorting it out immediately.
Indored
First Team Squad
Bakwa and Kali seem to have the talent but somehow don’t use it, but that was under AP so god knows what their instructions were.
I think Dyche will be giving everyone clear and direct objectives, I mean every player so they can all drop into his system when needed.
Agree that the league is the number one priority now, so quite a few of the second team will be getting game time in Europe.
Think we can qualify for the knock out stages, at that point we will know who can do what and how best to play them.
Can’t believe I’ve just stated that the EL needs to take second place, freaking crazy thought really.
I think Dyche will be giving everyone clear and direct objectives, I mean every player so they can all drop into his system when needed.
Agree that the league is the number one priority now, so quite a few of the second team will be getting game time in Europe.
Think we can qualify for the knock out stages, at that point we will know who can do what and how best to play them.
Can’t believe I’ve just stated that the EL needs to take second place, freaking crazy thought really.
Berkshire Red
Jack Burkitt
How can anyone tell this from the tiny amounts of game time they’ve both had?
Oh, sorry forgot, we can write players off before they’ve even kicked a ball for us, can’t we?
Indored
First Team Squad
It’s a forum, everyone has their opinions and so should it be.
Don’t remember writing anyone off and both have already played, granted not much time though.
youreds1986
Viv Anderson
You literally said he failed.
Alf-engelos Mindminackers
The Artiste formally known as "w**ksy"
Context is king.
I can keep explaining it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
youreds1986
Viv Anderson
Try all you like babes. You called Nuno a failure.
Alf-engelos Mindminackers
The Artiste formally known as "w**ksy"
Sigh.
Amazing that after all these posts you still can't grasp that failure to qualify for Europe and failure to do so in a way which means we're better positioned to get early signings are two different things.
You can still achieve your goal, but fail to do it optimally.
But I guess at least you've not defaulted to calling me racist because you're losing an argument.
I'll take that as an improvement from you.
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Haych
Stuart Pearce
Bakwa showed flashes of something against Arsenal when he came on and then looked scared of his own shadow when he played after, so unsure what Ange said to him.
Kali looked like a competition winner when he’s played so far, he’s one who would’ve benefitted from us having a cup run or two IMO.
Kali looked like a competition winner when he’s played so far, he’s one who would’ve benefitted from us having a cup run or two IMO.
RedHelly
First Team Squad
Dyche will not allow his players to show the lack of effort and desire that was evident in the first half on Sunday.
If he has to play our energy players before the "skilful" ones, he will.
Kick some ass Sean!
Morgan, Anderson, CHO and Luiz might be in for a torrid time.
If he has to play our energy players before the "skilful" ones, he will.
Kick some ass Sean!
Morgan, Anderson, CHO and Luiz might be in for a torrid time.
uptight9
First Team Squad
That could be said about a lot of our players currently, at least at times. I wonder what happened during those 39 days ffs.
Statto
Free Kick Specialist
Plenty of fasting and being tempted by Ange in the wilderness
Chewbakwa
First Team Squad
sammy the snake
Jack Burkitt
Bakwa looked terrified of receiving the ball from the game I saw him play in the Europa.
That’s because he didn’t run into space to receive the ball, he had to somehow hold it up on the wing and track back…. Total waste of his talent really. That’s AP tactics. Bakwa will def get his chance against Manure though. There’s no way such a disgrace of a first half performance against Bournemouth will go unnoticed. Let’s see if the players have balls. Thursday football…. Blah blah…. Bollox
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
Not to the extent where it deterred Nuno from signing a new contract a few weeks later though Norman. He didn't appear to have a communication problem with EM then, despite Edu already being in situ.
Cloughie1975
Stuart Pearce
I’ve really no idea what happened behind the scenes,Frank-but as an outsider it appeared to me that there was bad blood between Nuno and Edu which quite possibly reared it’s head after Nuno signed his new contract.
As for EM entering the pitch against Leicester I still maintain it wouldn’t have enhanced the relationship between
Nuno and EM (whether Nuno signed a new contract or not).
Robertson
Jack Burkitt
If he had an issue with EM or the club he should have aired it at the end of the season and he shouldn’t have signed a new contract. End of story. He’s a mercenary.
Robertson
Jack Burkitt
Nothing wrong with being a mercenary by the way as long as the job is done properly. But as soon as someone no longer wants to be at the club and seems to be putting their interests above the club’s, theres the door, and no further sympathy from me.
JonnoSnr
Geoff Thomas
Well we do it with managers...
Cloughie1975
Stuart Pearce
I don’t think the Leicester incident (whilst unhelpful and unprofessional) would necessarily have meant the end of the relationship between Nuno and EM.
I’m fairly certain the introduction of Edu was the real problem.
Otis stated correctly that Nuno signed his new contract after Edu joined but it’s quite plausible problems didn’t
occur until after this (I’ve been in situations at work where a new man arrives and seems okay but it becomes clear down the line that the relationship isn’t going to work).
I’m not defending Nuno but something has gone badly wrong at Forest which is threatening to take the club back into the wilderness.
My take is that several poor decisions were made which has caused the current situation.
Robertson
Jack Burkitt
You’re right that’s possible, but does Edu have a history of blowing up relationships with people that he’s working with? And does Nuno?
If the disagreements were just on football matters does that justify setting preseason on fire? Because from the outside looking in it seems like the action of a bit of a man-baby.
Cloughie1975
Stuart Pearce
I certainly haven’t got a portrait of Nuno in my living room (he’s certainly damaged Forest but I don’t think it’s
fair to pin all the ‘blame’ for the current problems on him as some seem to be doing).
Perhaps EM could have read the situation better?
mysteryduck
First Team Squad
Yeah, Ange prioritised keeping possession over doing anything with it. Hopefully when we see Bakwa again he'll have been encouraged to actually attack the full back.