eezzeetiger Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 So, that's a Striker, Two CH's a LB and a midfielder signed up for the rest of the season. Billy has been backed I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Serious statement of intent from Fridgy - fair play to the guy. Let's hope for his sake that Davros is up to it - and for our sake that he isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Derby Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Typical Billy. Sign em on a long contract, then when they are found wanting you are well and truly screwed cause you can't get rid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Well, they should be getting some results now if they can all gel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Wonder what excuse he's thinking up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I want a front row seat for Billy's excuses if he fooks up. You'll make the Play Offs though. Easily I think. Burnley are the only side that look like they won't pick up many wins. Look at their record since their great run ended. Not too good. But they'd done enough by Xmas. I think we might finish 3rd and 4th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowle Rohrer Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Fawaz must be expecting a good tilt at automatic promotion now as our squad before the additions was still easily good enough for a top 6 finish. Davies' signings in the January of 2007 was what caused a massive downfall for you though. Did those signings just not work out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDCAR Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Forest cannot fail now... They got a well good team... Happy days for you red boys... Guzzling the beer yeh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDCAR Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Oh oh... Danny Graham just rolled in.... to Boro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 no excuses now , reds , next stop , Champions League.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Fawaz must be expecting a good tilt at automatic promotion now as our squad before the additions was still easily good enough for a top 6 finish. Davies' signings in the January of 2007 was what caused a massive downfall for you though. Did those signings just not work out? What it did was destabilise the pre-existing dressing room harmony. A huge disparity in wages, the new guys in on massive promotion bonuses, that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 @FAWAZ_ALHASAWI @fawaz_alhasawi1 9m Jack Hobbs is a Red. He has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal. Welcome back. #nffc Dunno much about Hobbs. Did he go from Forest to Hull and as he's not good enough for a poor Prem team, Forest snatched him back on 4 half year deal. Reminds me of those long contracts William dished out at Derby. Those transfers really crippled us. Good money on ***** players that no one ever wanted. Like signing a death warrant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDCAR Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Like 50 Pence Clod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowle Rohrer Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 What it did was destabilise the pre-existing dressing room harmony. A huge disparity in wages, the new guys in on massive promotion bonuses, that sort of thing. That is quite funny your incumbent manager did the same to us by signing the likes of Miller (a staggering 18k a week!), Greening and Derbyshire. Players like Morgan were on peanuts and were refused new contracts and ended up leaving. I'm sure McClaren has learnt from it though and would not make the same mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Nothing wrong with Hobbs though. Well, except that for the life of me I can't figure out why anyone would be so devoted to a club as volatile as Forest under Davies have been recently that they wouldn't consider the remotest possibility of joining anyone else. Then again, that's Billy's stock and trade - get players utterly almost religiously comitted to what he's doing, then sod off and watch them collapse as soon as he's not in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Nothing wrong with Hobbs though. Well, except that for the life of me I can't figure out why anyone would be so devoted to a club as volatile as Forest under Davies have been recently that they wouldn't consider the remotest possibility of joining anyone else. Then again, that's Billy's stock and trade - get players utterly almost religiously comitted to what he's doing, then sod off and watch them collapse as soon as he's not in charge. 4 and a half years at about £20,000 a week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I honestly don't think that's it, but it sure as hell isn't the glory of playing for Forest. It seems to run deeper, and Billy Davies seems to be able to reproduce it time and time again. (Well, OK, 2/3 times) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsRam Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 @FAWAZ_ALHASAWI @fawaz_alhasawi1 9m Jack Hobbs is a Red. He has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal. Welcome back. #nffc Bloody hell, he's had to change the 'template tweet - yay we've signed (insert name here)....' Watching them last night, Davros did his 'woohooo, how chuffed am I - hold on - Nah, ok, I was expecting that, stay coolio Davros' my daughter said 'Is Billy Davies married?' 'yes why' 'just wondered, can't imagine anyone marrying him' I know - childish hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 What it did was destabilise the pre-existing dressing room harmony. A huge disparity in wages, the new guys in on massive promotion bonuses, that sort of thing. Its quite interesting to maybe look back on those signings, at the time they appeared like very good signings who should have improved us. Maybe signings that would have coped in a rotated squad in the prem. Pearson-When he first came he was a prospect and at one time was looked on very highly in the Celtic set up. Dave Jones-United prospect, again regarded highly Mceveley-Had played for Blackburn first team by this time, another prospect Mears-looked very accomplished Teale-A player who had been involved in Wigan's promotion Macken....meh My point is that there looked a very decent crop of players, who in theory derby could build around for a promotion push/prem squad. We obviously know the reality of what happened, but it does make you wonder if any these forest signings would be able to cut it in the prem. I suppose they have the money to completely rebuild a team if they get there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Can we just stop with the myths!! Billy and Steve identify targets, the board or investors work on the financial side. Only in specialised cases does this differ, so it's not worth discussing. Forest would have to pull out something ridiculous to actually get an automatic place - so much so, I don't even think it's worth entertaining yet. Queens Park Rangers are far stronger than us and Forest - I'd be shocked if it wasn't them. I believe Fawaz feels fan pressure a lot more than he should, as a reporter tweeted 6 hours or so before it was announced 'fee agreed, terms agreed, A LOT more than they wanted to pay' Good player Hobbs, but not a Premier League player and it sounds like he could be earning Premier League wages.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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