Pontius Pilate

On 28/04/2023 at 11:47, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

Yes over two seasons.  Not including the 2.5 million still owed for the Portugese wonderkid with two left feet you spent 15 million quid on over 5 years. Do your own adding up instead of playing with yourself on here.  Plenty of fingers and toes. Not including agents fees of course.  Think you'll find you've committed to considerably more than 250 million with promotion bonus, agent fees, transfer fees and wages over the next 4 years including this one. Will Newcastle and Liverpool have anyone else they can send your way . Keep your lube handy over the summer in anticipation.

Speaking of counting and adding up, have you lot worked out how you're going to pay all these new Quantuma bills yet? Or are you just going to not botherand get the taxpayer to cover the bill like usual?

6 hours ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

This mythical team of loans, frees and academy players cost 26 million pounds over two seasons by the way.  Not including any loan fees.

Over two seasons? We only got promoted the once to my knowledge...

I'm interested though where this £26m comes from. Probably the same source who has folk on here thinking Lingard is on 200k a week and we've spent 250m.

5 hours ago, Crewton said:

Bournemouth sold a load of players for big money when they were first relegated, and brought through quite a few kids. Their signings thereafter were relatively modest. 

Of course Forest had to strengthen their squad, but how many of those signings have played more than 15 games as a starter? Their struggle isn't an indicator that it's the Toughest PL For Years (another Forest TM I note), it's an indicator that they've signed few players that have performed consistently. If they stay up, see how many are retained and how many get a Greek holiday.

It's funny how your hate for us blinds you so much 🤣

Don't ever change Crewts

4 minutes ago, Crewton said:

Bournemouth didn't need to spend anything like£200m - despite almost completely overhauling their squad last season.

It's more an indication of how much rubbish you've bought.

That's because they've already spent it, just over a longer period of time. Bournemouth have spent 6 out of the last 8 seasons in the Premier League as well.

I'm not quite sure that you comprehend the challenge of getting promoted having built a squad of mostly loans, frees and academy players in the Championship and then having to build a new squad to survive in the world's toughest league. But then again why would you be able to comprehend it? It's a million miles away from what you're used to.

5 minutes ago, TigerTedd said:

Fair point. I mean you’ve had to spend £200m quid just to reach the dizzying heights of 17th.

Just shows you the gap between the Premier League and the EFL.

2 hours ago, Crewton said:

When a Bournemouth team, who were every pundits favourites to finish bottom, are more than holding their own in the relegation battle, and Fulham, Brentford and Brighton are pushing for a European place, and Villa are pushing for a CL place, and Chelsea are floundering in mid-table. I'm not convinced that this is "the strongest PL in years".

It's one of the most interesting in years, I'll give it that.

Shows you how much you watch it. Clearly just judged them by their history there 🤣

Let me guess you think they should be back in the 4th tier where they belong?

7 hours ago, Mostyn6 said:

I would define "hardest" as being most competitive, so highlighting 3rd place scoring more points 15years ago would highlight more strength NOW than it would weakness now.

Exactly. Arsenal in 3rd being on 83 pts all that time ago means nowt. All that tells us is that the top teams were stronger and the bottom teams weaker (cough 11 pts). It tells us nothing about the overall strength of the league.

I mean this season there's a relegation team in the latter stages of Europe ffs.

Also, it's been a long time since you were there so it's probably changed quite a bit but the difference in level is huge. Even the bottom teams are decent and have good players costing tens of millions. You don't realise how much higher the standard is until you watch it up close. The speed of play and movement of the players is unbelievable at times and any mistakes gey punished.

You probably noticed a similar drop off in quality when you went down to the 3rd division. 

18 minutes ago, alram said:

not sure where this theory that this is a terrible premier league, maybe because Forest are in it and that’s what we want to believe but I watch a lot of pl football and it’s probably the strongest league ever. look at the players teams near the bottom have, anybody can beat anybody and that’s just not the case in previous seasons

Spot on. Toughest it's been in years with nobody properly falling away.

34 minutes ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

First win in a third of a season and not doomed.  That league is very poor.  Southampton and Everton don't have enough for me so a 3 team league it is, thanks to Brighton s******* the bed as I expected after Sunday.

Not as poor as last season when Norwich and Watford were basically down by this point.

They were terrible, I mean not '11 points terrible' like you lot but still pretty bad.

On 22/04/2023 at 18:07, Andrew1 said:

A good day in the office in terms of our battles, and this result was just the cherry on the cake.

Anyone seen pretentious pilot?  Thought not…

You called?

When was the last time you beat us at any level? Seems like decades ago.

2 hours ago, Needlesh said:

Sure they do. Bribe a ref here, burn down a small business there; pretty soon you have hundreds of millions to piss away on any old crap you fancy.

Oh yes I forgot, don't bother to pay your taxes, leave creditors to take the financial hit, don't bother to pay installments on transfer fees then just carry on as if nothing has happened. I suppose DCFC prove cheats do prosper.

Then you all crow on here about being the victim of the EFLs campaign against you when you're lucky you're not Bury mk 2 🤣couldnt make it up.

Cheats never prosper...

1 hour ago, Mr. P said:

Where’s this piss the league thing come from?

Some of your lot on twitter back in the summer when you started signing the Ballon Dor candidates McGoldrick and Horihane. Someone on our forum picked up on it and it's been a highly amusing running joke ever since.

1 hour ago, Chellaston Ram said:

You’re just as predictable as a Forest away defeat 

Or a Derby collapse from mid-Feb onwards.

Still it's not all bad, you've got a nice trip to Leyton Orient to look forward to next season. 😆

Good result today lads, MK Dons are a decent outfit. 

HMS Piss The League is sinking faster than the Titanic 🤣

2 hours ago, Crewton said:

There's a reasonable chance of two out of Forest, Leeds and Leicester going down this season, and I'd have settled for that at the start of the season. 

Karma is coming soon enough for all three.

Speaking of karma, do you think this bad run of form you're on is a result of not paying your taxes?

On 02/04/2023 at 09:16, scout's dad said:

Well Spontaneous, attendance wise better than you.

We’re both still in the mix - us promotion you relegation. All in all not too bad🐏

That's the real quiz 

47 minutes ago, Bris Vegas said:

It appears Forest actually didn’t get the result their performance deserved today. I think that is the first time this season they can honestly say they should have won but didn’t.

Most of the time it’s opposition saying that after Forest have scrapped a lucky point or 1-0 win against them.

They’ve only deserved to beat Leicester this season. Southampton away was 50-50. Every other win they have been dominated but fluked a 1-0.

How did you get on today? I cant be arsed to scroll down all the leagues.

2 hours ago, Kokosnuss said:

Perhaps he could enlighten us as to what the real figure is?

Unfortunately I dont have access to the NFFC accounts.

Whatever the number is it no doubt pales in comparison to how much most if not all other Premier League squads cost to assemble. Only difference is theirs have been assembled over years whereas ours is in just two windows.

I wouldn't expect you lot to understand Premier League finances to be fair whilst you scratch around for those geriatric free transfers.

11 hours ago, Tyler Durden said:

No it's getting mocked for being in a relegation battle in the Premier League after you've wasted £250 million on 2 teams worth of players but are still reliant on playing the donkeys that you had in the Championship last season. 

Subtle difference 

It's 250m now is it? 😆 

18 minutes ago, Chellaston Ram said:

Like us being mocked when we were only getting 11 points and you were in League 1, make your mind up

Speaking of which, yesterday was officially 'Earliest relegation ever' day. I hope you all celebrated it in style, I know I did 🍻

Getting mocked for being in a relegation battle in the Premier League by fans who have just seen their team lose at home to Fleetwood Town in the 3rd tier is a good one.

It's like a 40 year old virgin taking the piss out of Brad Pitt for splitting up with Angelina Jolie.