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We need to talk about Nottingham Forest.

Final position

  • Top 4

    Votes: 21 7.3%
  • Other European Qualification

    Votes: 68 23.8%
  • Top 10 outside Europe

    Votes: 57 19.9%
  • Complete capitulation bottom half.

    Votes: 140 49.0%

  • Total voters
    286
What a bunch of whoppers their fans are.
Immediate poverty chanting, mass exodus on 80 minutes, dressed like tramps.

I hope they go back down to League One where they belong.
I like Brian Clough but their fan base are a reason why Reform UK are doing so well - small minded bigots.
Wouldn't mind but nottingham has areas that are far worse than anywhere in Liverpool.

And the clty centre is possibly the ugliest, and most run down and non descript of any medium to big city in the whole of the UK.
 

Great that they’re in touch with the relegation zone (barring Wolves obvs). The squad is far too good to go down, but as long as they’re not putting together runs of results to get decisively clear, that doubt and fear will be creeping in.

Would absolutely love them to do a West Ham and go down with that squad.

The fact Leeds are putting up a serious fight is interesting. Still think Forest won’t be anywhere near it with the quality and depth they’ve got in their squad, but if Leeds can continue to make a fist of it then at least one of them and West Ham could end up being involved in the battle.
 
Great that they’re in touch with the relegation zone (barring Wolves obvs). The squad is far too good to go down, but as long as they’re not putting together runs of results to get decisively clear, that doubt and fear will be creeping in.

Would absolutely love them to do a West Ham and go down with that squad.
I agree with this. The real issue is whether Dyche will be able to get a tune out of them with his management and football style.

They had a pretty good start under him, however I perused some Forest media, and it suggests their fans can see a slow but steady decline to long-ball.

You've got to be able to use what you have at your disposal, and we all know from first-hand experience that he isn't a person who'll easily adapt.
 

I agree with this. The real issue is whether Dyche will be able to get a tune out of them with his management and football style.

They had a pretty good start under him, however I perused some Forest media, and it suggests their fans can see a slow but steady decline to long-ball.

You've got to be able to use what you have at your disposal, and we all know from first-hand experience that he isn't a person who'll easily adapt.

To be fair, this squad is absolutely perfect for defense first, counter-attacking footie. It’s why Nuno did so well. If he can’t make that work here it just confirms he’s a crap manager.
 
I agree with this. The real issue is whether Dyche will be able to get a tune out of them with his management and football style.

They had a pretty good start under him, however I perused some Forest media, and it suggests their fans can see a slow but steady decline to long-ball.

You've got to be able to use what you have at your disposal, and we all know from first-hand experience that he isn't a person who'll easily adapt.

The biggest issue is how will those players respond to Dyche telling the world every week that they’re crap, were crap before he got there, and can’t hope to finish any higher than 16th. A lot of them cost an awful lot of money and are on big wages. If they decide they don’t fancy him and down tools then he won’t last until February, then the next manager if semi competent, will have them well clear of it.
 
To be fair, this squad is absolutely perfect for defense first, counter-attacking footie. It’s why Nuno did so well. If he can’t make that work here it just confirms he’s a crap manager.
People assumed he’d be great for the job because his broad principles are the same as Nuno’s. He’ll tighten up their defence, and their players are good enough to pull off some decent counter attacking footy, but once results start wavering, he hasn’t got the man-management skills to get them back on track.

I don’t know which would please me more: Him taking them down, or them sacking yet another manager this season.
 
People assumed he’d be great for the job because his broad principles are the same as Nuno’s. He’ll tighten up their defence, and their players are good enough to pull off some decent counter attacking footy, but once results start wavering, he hasn’t got the man-management skills to get them back on track.

I don’t know which would please me more: Him taking them down, or them sacking yet another manager this season.

He had both right backs never venture past the half way line, Williams only got forward a couple of times, Gobbs White was completely anonymous, Jesus didn’t fancy it and nether did Ndoye.

They looked so poor, it became clear why they are where they are. They've stopped doing the very things Dyche wants teams to do which is "the dirty stuff". If they won't do it for him, then they're in a world of trouble.
 

SCUM. BAGS.

"Forest officials believe that if Tarkowski was sent off that early, when the score was still 1-0, the result could have been different."

"On another day, I'm amazed big Tarky gets away with that but he did," said Sean Dyche after the match. "Not even a yellow card. It's not a shove if you look at it. Players get yellows and reds now for just touching heads together and it's a lot more than that."
 
SCUM. BAGS.

"Forest officials believe that if Tarkowski was sent off that early, when the score was still 1-0, the result could have been different."

"On another day, I'm amazed big Tarky gets away with that but he did," said Sean Dyche after the match. "Not even a yellow card. It's not a shove if you look at it. Players get yellows and reds now for just touching heads together and it's a lot more than that."
Is he suggesting Tarkowski head butted the player?
 

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