Annesleyred
First Team Squad
Beat Arsenal so three points from last two games better than drawing both.
The Mood
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Trents
Stuart Pearce
Expectation + Result = Mood. We've made a rod for our own backs with such a great start, putting expectations higher than perhaps they should be. We'd do well to remember that everyone would have been delighted with a top half finish pre-season.
No-one should be that gutted if top 5 doesn't happen in the end.
No-one should be that gutted if top 5 doesn't happen in the end.
valspoodle
Ian Bowyer
Still positive. Having more than once reviewed my start of the season opinion, I can only say that I was hopelessl;y wrong and the season is soaring away out of sight.
I always expected us to get nothing from Newcastle, and from Arsenal & City too, so anything is a bonus out of those 3.
We're still punching well above our weight, and even after a slight blip in the last 2 games, we're still 3rd, and the teams around us need to play each other.
It's going to be very close come the end of the season, and i don't think for 1 minute we'll finish top 4 due to the lack of depth we have compared to the others, but anything better than 8th (or whatever Europe means) would be amazing!
Keep fighting reds!
We're still punching well above our weight, and even after a slight blip in the last 2 games, we're still 3rd, and the teams around us need to play each other.
It's going to be very close come the end of the season, and i don't think for 1 minute we'll finish top 4 due to the lack of depth we have compared to the others, but anything better than 8th (or whatever Europe means) would be amazing!
Keep fighting reds!
Robertson
Grenville Morris
Exactly this. Keep our heads up whatever happens in the next 2 or 3 matches and finish the season strongly. Nearly a third of the season to go!
uptight9
First Team Squad
Like everyone else has been saying, we'd all take a mid-table position in a heartbeat before the season started. However, it's been such a hardly believable blast until a couple GW's ago. And then suddenly, the fatigue, mental and physical, due to the limited squad and to just plain performing at 100% all the time has started setting in, with pockets of chaos and complete loss of composure appearing more and more frequently in games, and there have been times when I've thought it could all go out of control. Which would be such a shame at this point.
Which is also why I agree that this 2nd half could be a lifeline and a springboard for the remainder - we just NEED a result. The 2-3 win vs Man U was the one that set off that glorious run in December, and we need another such result now. Even if we've been punching above our weight, it's probably true, but it's the same bunch guys who have done that. They just need to believe they can do it again - I don't think it needs to be said that they want it way more than we do. This run of home games could give us that.
Which is also why I agree that this 2nd half could be a lifeline and a springboard for the remainder - we just NEED a result. The 2-3 win vs Man U was the one that set off that glorious run in December, and we need another such result now. Even if we've been punching above our weight, it's probably true, but it's the same bunch guys who have done that. They just need to believe they can do it again - I don't think it needs to be said that they want it way more than we do. This run of home games could give us that.
Chappers85
Can't Play Left-Back
Mood: Amazed we're still third! We've lost 3 out of the last 4 and haven't changed positions. I am starting to think that top 6 won't happen now. I don't think we can hold off Man City, and staying ahead of all but one of Newcastle, Bournemouth, Chelsea and Villa is unlikely. I'm not saying I would take 7th/8th (whichever gets us into the Conference League), but I wouldn't be disappointed at this point.
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
What were the results in the reverse fixtures against the sides we have played in the last 5 when we were overachieving?
Cloughie1975
Stuart Pearce
There are no really established sides in the Premier League,Hannah-apart from the ‘big 6’ and probably Newcastle and Villa.
Most (if not all the remaining teams) are only one bad season away from the drop (look at Leicester 2 years ago) so
it’s important that Forest keep evolving and get the summer window spot on if possible without overspending and
ending up in trouble that way.
Professor Wolfgang Schnell BSc. PhD.
Fulchester United
You could always take a look at the table and see that there's only two teams in the whole English football club pyramid that are sitting above us.
And then take a good look at all of the names that are sitting below us.
chaospunx
Geoff Thomas
We're third in the best and most competitive league in the world so still over the moon
And we're gonna bum the gunners on Wednesday night
And we're gonna bum the gunners on Wednesday night
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
Believe me Norman (as I'm sure others on here will agree), you're wasting your time by responding to that particular post.
GaribaldiontheExe
First Team Squad
Well happy. We're third in the premier league
Malwood
Grenville Morris
Exactly this. Well said.
Even if we miss out on a Champions League spot, we still have a good chance of qualifying for one of the other European competitions, which would be a massive success.
It's a rough spell at the moment, but we are still on course for a finish that greatly exceeds any expectations we had at the start of the season.
It's a rough spell at the moment, but we are still on course for a finish that greatly exceeds any expectations we had at the start of the season.
Listen 'ere young man
John Robertson
Give your all for the next 2 home league games, after which there is only 1 game in March giving plenty of time for recharging the batteries for the final push. Not sure how many international matches various players might have in store.
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
You can say that about any side
If we can win tomorrow, or against City although our best chance is tomorrow I feel, then 3 points from that really tough run of 3 games is decent. I think we'd have all taken 3 draws before the Newcastle game.
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
Yeah exactly… you can say about any side if X player gets injured they will be in trouble.
Man City have completely collapsed without Rodri
Man City have completely collapsed without Rodri
redforest
Geoff Thomas
The opening 10 fixtures of the second half of the season are as follows with the result in the first half also given:
1st half 2nd half points difference
Wolves. D. W. +2
Liverpool. W. D. -2
S’hampton W. W. 0
Bournemouth D. L. -1
Brighton. D. W. +2
Fulham. L. L. 0
Newcastle L. L. 0
Arsenal. L. ?
Man City. L. ?
Ipswich. W. ?
We are currently achieving 1 point better than the first half of the season and even if we lose the next 2 will still be 1 point better! Ffs we should all be absolutely ecstatic and not be beating ourselves up as we continue through this run of games against the ONLY 4 teams who beat us in the first half of the season
1st half 2nd half points difference
Wolves. D. W. +2
Liverpool. W. D. -2
S’hampton W. W. 0
Bournemouth D. L. -1
Brighton. D. W. +2
Fulham. L. L. 0
Newcastle L. L. 0
Arsenal. L. ?
Man City. L. ?
Ipswich. W. ?
We are currently achieving 1 point better than the first half of the season and even if we lose the next 2 will still be 1 point better! Ffs we should all be absolutely ecstatic and not be beating ourselves up as we continue through this run of games against the ONLY 4 teams who beat us in the first half of the season
DizzyBala
Jack Burkitt
The amount of industry we had defensively tonight was admirable.
That is the template. It was always going to be hard for Wood to score against Saliba and Gabriel but I feel positive going into Ipswich and City.
That is the template. It was always going to be hard for Wood to score against Saliba and Gabriel but I feel positive going into Ipswich and City.