Gee SCREAMER !!

22 hours ago, OoooMarkWright said:

Correct me if I’m wrong but this was the Palace game

Just seen a programme on SKY about how Spurs brought the Croatian Connection to English football.  Worra load of b*******.

Wasn't the VAR official Atwell.?  Shall we release his decisions for Forest in the 2-2 and make them look complete t****.   Premier League will be after their blood now.   They really are making themselves look complete t****.

Edinburgh City in Scottish League 1 - a marvellous 8 points and minus 56 goal difference.  Kept it up lads.

10 hours ago, Bris Vegas said:

Every time Luton get within striking distance of Forest they blow it.

They’ll look back on games like today, Sheff Utd at home, 3-0 up at Bournemouth and losing as why they went down.

Forest won’t believe their luck. They have been worse than last season and dealt a points deduction, yet somehow there are three teams far worse than them.

Luton have an abysmal defence.  They've lost energy to go with it after the games against Arsenal, Bournemouth etc.  As I mentioned a few months ago, they did very well first round of games but second time around, I expected their limited tactics to not work again .  That's basically what's happened. Everton are effectively on 1 win in 18 if you add on the 8 point deduction and lost 6-0 in their last match.  Still 4 points from relegation after 1 win in half a season.  Will never happen again .

Keep an eye on Burnley though.  If they win the next one there'll be a bit of a panic on. 

2 hours ago, Will the Ram said:

Surely a perfect weekend would’ve involved Luton winning?

Burnley coming up quietly on the rails.  But for a calamity goalie they'd be a point behind already.

12 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Baby Reindeer.

I found this extremely disturbing, but compelling.

Got aa bit to gratuitous for the sake of shock.  Very good for the first 3 episodes.

Carlisle's results against the better sides are far better than those nearer the arse end where they've been bobbins. Won at Bolton, drew twice with Stevenage, win and draw against Peterborough, only lost by one at Portsmouth home and away.  Need to play better than we did second half as they'll be loving a trip to Pride Park before they head to Hades in August.  I feel we really need to push for a win.  Only the best sides can want a draw and play for it.  It takes a level of calculated ball retention we do not have.

26 minutes ago, OoooMarkWright said:

Correct me if I’m wrong but this was the Palace game

4 minutes ago, desirelines said:

Not sure I agree with you there, but that's fine. 

The guy would not shut up about amortisation.  Gibson used those constant ramblings to start his own. 

1 hour ago, SKRam said:

‘All but done’………. Arggghhh please I’m happy clapper A level but please take absolutely nowt for granted….. yet 

Remember Forest blowing a 3 point lead and a 7 goal swing when they played like a pub team against Stoke and Swansea turned into 1970 Brazil for the evening.  4 goals is nowt.  Peterborough have a  9 goal swing to make up.  That seems too much but they have a lose 5 nil, win 4 nil habit.  All a bit stressful.  2-0 at halftime please to make me feel better Derby. 

Love them to go down. They look like and act like an irritating wasp on the side of a pint glass whenever August comes around.  In a couple of years they'll be back begging Derby for a pre season friendly in the Bass trophy to help fund the tea and biscuits for the season.  They've absolutely s*** the bed on overspend with the likes of Stockton and about 30 loans to dig them out the crap on a non league attendance .  Reality to hit home shortly, stay tuned. 

Basically, with Port Vale being a turkey shoot for Bolton.- I expect that to be at least 3 or 4 nil- we cannot lose or may may be 3rd on goals scored.  Sobering thought.  Lets contain their excitement for 20 mins, get a goal when it presents rather than leave everyone aghast at the miss like previous encounters and get back with 3, or 1 very essential point as a minimum, to leave it in our own hands. 

1 hour ago, LazloW said:

"Player welfare" - drives me nuts. Notwithstanding the fact that we are talking about playing football here, the Premier League teams all have massive squads and already rotate like mad. Nevertheless, this comes down to the managers and coaches not managing their squads appropriately.  If you have to play 65 games a year, then you train and play like a team that plays 65 times a year. They should be able to manage that with their huge team of coaches, fitness gurus, health and nutritionists and all the technology at their disposal. Here is an idea too - play a style that doesn't need them to run 30 miles in a match. Adapt. Overcome. It really does p*** me off.

Why also not just be truthful? Its about a few big clubs making more money. If its all about 'player welfare' then ban all foreign trips and extra friendlies. But of course, that wouldn't benefit the Big 6.  Sickening.  Hope they have to do an embarrassing climb down.

In the meantime, clubs in League 1 and 2 are forced to play their U23's adding to their own fixture congestion and injury list in a competition worth about as much as a happy meal.  Here's a plan, use some them U23's in a replay against Stockport.  Much the same fecking thing. 

Not all in agreement. Our old manager and Farke seem ok with it.  

"The truth is because I'm German, and in the German Cup, we never had replays as far as I can remember. I like it," he said. 

"It is one game, and it is live or die. I like this. This is the case now apart from that it's always difficult as a manager if the schedule for the next few weeks is not clear because you don't know if you or your opponent has a replay - this is very challenging as a manager.

"In general, I like one game, and you go through it or not. This is something which excites." 

3 hours ago, Chester40 said:

Parading a promotion trophy sounds like the basis for a lot of p*ss-taking...

Seems ok. You can get a trip to Wembley and a trophy for finishing 18 points behind second in sixth place.

I would imagine most would be stunned that they've seen the victory and not seen us miss two open goals followed by a breakaway goal by Cambridge and 60 minutes rolling round like they've been hit by a bus every 30 seconds.  The catatonic state will prevent any pitch invasion.

3 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

Interestingly after some clubs have spoken out the EFL as an organisation has now issued a statement;

Seems the PL and FA just decided for everyone 

Quite simple then.  Withdraw the clubs from the competition.  

30 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

Imagine beating Cambridge and celebrating on the pitch, only to be deducted three points for doing so 😩

I still have a recording of the Derby-Palace promotion match where Ray Wilkins proclaims it disgusting that Derby fans had come on the pitch at the final whistle and they should look at replaying the game or punishing the club.  Jimmy Greaves then tells him to stop being a miserable barsteward in so many words.

1 minute ago, MaltRam said:

As I heard it, Eddie Howe wanted Johnny, but Mac would only wear it if they let us have one of their lads...could have been Ritchie...but not as a replacement for Foz.

Simon Francis was the replacement but they wouldn't budge.

Remember cup vouchers in your season ticket.  They were fun and ensured plenty in for an early doors cup match.  

1 minute ago, ivo_knoflicek said:

I thought so at the time too, and maybe you’re right, but on the other hand I genuinely think he improved since then and could have kicked on in a decent PL team. Lowe and Bogle have both managed to hold down places in Prem sides, and I’m not convinced that either of them has become a better player than CF at any point.

I think Lowe was consistently a better defender than Bogle but suffered with injury. Bogle was always better going forward but he made some proper balls up.  Two against Forest and a beauty against Middlesbrough come to mind.  He may have got better but he's had two relegations to his name since he left including this season. The  fact no-ones picked him up on these relegations indicates he's reached a ceiling of championship level defender as he was with us but without the youth element to take a punt on.  Either way, Forsyths done well at this level.  I honestly didn't think he'd play for us again after that Sheff Wed relegation decider where he fell to pieces but he's hit that injury wall now so unlikely he'll be here next season.   

14 minutes ago, ivo_knoflicek said:

Yep, me too. Watched it in absolute awe. That squad would have been mid table Prem, I'm sure. No Zenit in pre season, no ACL injury for George. Ollie Watkins in as a raw youngster to learn his trade. Couple of young CBs added too. Wisdom and Fozzie holding down those full back slots for years. Maybe it's our time again soon now...

There is no way Forsyth would have made it as a top flight fullback.  Indeed McClaren was desperately trying to sign Francis and Ritchie from Bournemouth to replace him and Russell.  He tried Russell as a makeweight to get it done, which damaged his relationship  with the club and he never really had the same zest.  Forsyth for me was the weakest player in that 13/14 side.

56 minutes ago, Eddie said:

It is an utter disgrace, but not unexpected given the cosy relationship between the FA and the Premier League.

If they can do this, then there is nothing to stop them severing the relationship between the FA and the EFL - and the next logical step being the establishment of a 'closed shop' Premier League with no promotion and relegation.

Don't see the issue. All 72 clubs are getting the equivalent of one bang average Crystal Palace player transfer fee plus wage for a year to spread between 72 clubs as compensation. It's a huge sacrifice by the Premier League. 

Speaking of which, have they upped their offer for Ebiowei from 30k yet or are they hoping we've forgotten now they sent him on loan for a fee without coughing up. 

45 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

I'm also not sure if he quite had the ambition to make it to the very top. He seems pretty happy with his lot, which is fair enough.

Think it was Deeney who recently said Hughes wasn't that much of a fan of playing and intended to knock it on the head before now.  He was surprised he was still going.  Hard to leave behind over a million a year I suppose. 

1 hour ago, Crewton said:

More about being aware that the bounce and run of the ball is unreliable. Overplaying on a bobbly surface can be as frustrating as having cross after cross headed away by dominant defenders. Put pressure on their defenders and hope that the surface causes them more problems than it does us. It's not a day for passing around at the back. On a narrow pitch, the middle is a difficult place to play through a team, even on a flat surface. They'll regard a point as satisfactory, so I expect they'll play ala Northampton and hope to nick a goal - we have to make sure they have to work harder for one than NTFC did that day.

If we score first, we probably win.  Seems the way in these away games