Team taking shape?
- Thread starter Jon NFFC
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Jumping the gun abut aren't ya, until it's on the o/s we've signed no oone
ForestTurner
First Team Squad
Its all if's but if its all true and happening i couldn't agree more
westyorksnffc
Miserable git, and proud.
I like your optimism, but come back when we've signed someone.
king_congo_red
Ale Ape
Ones on trial (irony?) the other two haven't been confirmed by anything approaching offical-dom.
Plus, with all the players missing pre-season matches with injury, the only shape the team currently has is a formless gloop.
Plus, with all the players missing pre-season matches with injury, the only shape the team currently has is a formless gloop.
westyorksnffc
Miserable git, and proud.
I apologise (well, as far as signing Bertrand is concerned)
To be honest, with Ryan Bertrand now signed, what we really need is a left-midfield player.
We already have depth in Centre-midfield (remember - the bonus of signing Bertrand means we free-up Chris Cohen!) and Billy wants to play more 4-5-1 (or 4-2-3-1 or some such permutation...)
We already have depth in Centre-midfield (remember - the bonus of signing Bertrand means we free-up Chris Cohen!) and Billy wants to play more 4-5-1 (or 4-2-3-1 or some such permutation...)
king_congo_red
Ale Ape
I can see Cohen being deployed as that left-sided midfielder now, unless Whittingham turns up...
Grey Head
Youth Team
Just having a left back to balance the team properly has made me much happier about our prospects this year. 6 months though... makes you wonder if the Shorey debate will rumble on and on!
adam09
Bob McKinlay
**** Whittingham, sign Chopra and play
Cohen McKenna
Raddy
Earnie Dexter Chopra
With Bertrand and Gunter bombing on down the wings.
Am I being greedy now?
Cohen McKenna
Raddy
Earnie Dexter Chopra
With Bertrand and Gunter bombing on down the wings.
Am I being greedy now?
westyorksnffc
Miserable git, and proud.
As it stands:
Camp
Gunter...Morgan...Wilson...Bertrand
McKenna...Moussi
Anderson...Majewski...Cohen
Blackstock
Camp
Gunter...Morgan...Wilson...Bertrand
McKenna...Moussi
Anderson...Majewski...Cohen
Blackstock
RedTom
Viv Anderson
Thats a bleedin good squad there..
S
Special Agent Dale Cooper
Guest
We'll probably win the league now guys. If we could sign Whittingham to bomb down the left wong we'd be handed the title on a plate
Jonno
Geoff Thomas
We could still sign Shorey and play Bertrand on the left, it is his original position after all.
He's got the number 3 shirt anyway, he'll be our own Gareth Bale!
He's got the number 3 shirt anyway, he'll be our own Gareth Bale!
RedTom
Viv Anderson
hahaha, left wong!!
I dont know why, but now the left back situation is sorted (albeit temporarily) I have sorta forgiven the AP for the lack of transfer activity..
and with westyorksnffc posting the likely pick of the current squad, anything else that we get is a bonus really. Whittingham + Pratley + Davenport + the Fin are all bonuses from now on I think..
It's a 'bleedin good' team there - the squad is still 3 or 4 short imho. But great news on Bertram. He and Gunter could be the new Roberto Carlos and Cafu...
The quality to challenge for promotion is certainly there, we can match any team in this division with our starting eleven. The issue is that we don't have the depth to maintain the challenge. Hopefully if Forest can pull off Whittingham, Pratley and Davenport we certainly should be targeting winning the division, if not then it would seem that grabbing a play-off place would seem more realistic.
Over to the TAP . . .
Over to the TAP . . .
sammy the snake
John Robertson
we have a very good team, it's capable of playoffs for sure. What a result, we ditch our donkey, replace him with Cohen, possible Whittingham coming in
Obvious I know, but comparing the squad to what it currently is and what it could be come September it will more than likely be the difference between Premiership and Championship football come this time next year.
GK Camp, Darlow
LB Bertrand, Bennett
RB Gunter, Moloney
CB Wilson, Morgan, Chambers, Lynch, (Davenport)
LM Tyson, (Whittingham)
RM Anderson, McCleary
CM McKenna, Cohen, Majewski, Moussi, McGugan, (Pratley)
ST Earnshaw, Blackstock, Adebola, McGoldrick
GK Camp, Darlow
LB Bertrand, Bennett
RB Gunter, Moloney
CB Wilson, Morgan, Chambers, Lynch, (Davenport)
LM Tyson, (Whittingham)
RM Anderson, McCleary
CM McKenna, Cohen, Majewski, Moussi, McGugan, (Pratley)
ST Earnshaw, Blackstock, Adebola, McGoldrick
king_congo_red
Ale Ape
You can still count Smith in goal. I know he's on the transfer list, but we've not had any bids yet and suspect if Camp was unavailable he'd still get the nod over Darlow.
thehockleyhustler
Stuart Pearce
Smith has played his last game for Forest
Gary
No wonder my post count..
There's been no word of any strikers. We're still pretty short on that aspect.
zigga-zagga
Viv Anderson
Everyone says that last season was turned around by our victory over Derby on 20th August but, in reality, we lost the next home game and didn't win again until Plymouth away on the 27th September - so lets compare what we have now with our team at Plymouth last year.
The keeper and back four are the same except at left back where we will have Bertrand instead of Cohen - not only an improvement defensively but freeing up one of our most influential midfielders.
In midfield we had Mckenna and Majewski, both of whom I would expect to play on Saturday, but we also had Garner (gone) and Tyson who can't expect a start considering the availability of Cohen, Moussi and Anderson.
Up front we had Blackstock and Adebola, who surely must be a sub on Saturday given that we have Earnshaw available.
Subs should be Adebola, Tyson, McGugan, Moloney, Darlow, Thornhill and one of the midfielders.
Add into the mix Davenport, who will surely be signed (?), and any other signings and we have nothing to fear from anyone in this division!
The keeper and back four are the same except at left back where we will have Bertrand instead of Cohen - not only an improvement defensively but freeing up one of our most influential midfielders.
In midfield we had Mckenna and Majewski, both of whom I would expect to play on Saturday, but we also had Garner (gone) and Tyson who can't expect a start considering the availability of Cohen, Moussi and Anderson.
Up front we had Blackstock and Adebola, who surely must be a sub on Saturday given that we have Earnshaw available.
Subs should be Adebola, Tyson, McGugan, Moloney, Darlow, Thornhill and one of the midfielders.
Add into the mix Davenport, who will surely be signed (?), and any other signings and we have nothing to fear from anyone in this division!
Here, here.
The "best XI" as it stands now is stronger than that which started last season; and with suspicions that others are to come in over the next few weeks, it could yet get better!