Nottingham Forest

Really impressed with them in the Premier League this season. Almost like Leicester 2015/16. A shame for them that Liverpool look so solid cos I reckon they’d have a tilt at the title.

 

They look very solid and excellent on counter. However, fact they are third I think highlights that it's not the best prem season in terms of quality.

 

Really impressed with them. I thought they’d been found out when they suffered back to back defeats against Newcastle & Arsenal but fair play to Nuno, he’s adjusted the tactics since & they look a serious side.

It’s all going in with been able to name the same team regularly due to barely suffering an injury as well as having less fixtures than their rivals due to no European football & going out of the cup early.

I don’t think they’re quite on Leicester’s level. Kante was the best in the world in his role, Mahrez was world class & Vardy was a top class goal scorer. I don’t think Forest quite have that quality.

I think they’ll finish below Liverpool & Arsenal but I think they can compete with Chelsea, Newcastle & City for the other champions league spots which seems a crazy thing to say.

 

I saw them at Arsenal a few weeks ago and they were absolutely dire.

 

They'll hit the skids. Next to no quality in the squad. Just hard working. Dropped on with a few results. They were outplayed for long periods last night and Wolves will count themselves unlucky/ all to blame.

 

Next to no quality? Their centre backs are unreal, so good. Gibbs-white is exceptional alongside Anderson, who ar the time I thought it was mental paying 40 mill for, who has been immense. They have one of the best performing right backs in the league in Aina. They have incredibly skillfull, pacey wingers. I dont think Chris Wood is brilliant, though he's performing well, but fits perfectly in that system. Selz has been probably the best keeper in the league, I dont think he will keep it up however.

But I think its mental saying no quality mate. Milenkovic will easily be a 80+million quid sale, Murillo close to that as well. Same with Anderson and Gibbs White. The spine of that team is oozing quality

 

You don't get to be 3rd in the Prem after half a season with no quality. There's too much emphasis on individuals now and football is a team sport for a reason.

 

Together everybody achieves more.

 

I must be mental.

 

Anderson’s very good. Newcastle didn’t want to sell but had no real choice with the profit & sustainability rules

 

The top of the Premier League is a throwback to the early 80s. But whilst I’d like them to win the league, it would ruin the quiz question of who are the only club to have won the European Cup/Champions League more times than they’ve won their own domestic league. They’d need to win the Champions League next season.

An added bonus of them winning the league would be how much it would piss off the horrible Leicester fans!

 

Scabs

 

Definitely an odd looking stat.

 

Yes…because everyone of those players went back to work…even the foreign ones

 

Spot on. About time this was put to bed.

 

Unreal to think back that it’s only a few years ago when they were coming to Oakwell and regularly getting beaten. “That” fantastic tackle by Callum Styles to then set up a last minute winner at an empty Ponty End because of COVID seems like only weeks ago.

We are a long way behind them now…

 

I say brilliant, and a big well done to Notts Florist lol.
Can they keep it up though, now that maybe they have used up their 'surprise factor!'.
Yeah at times I know the Notts fans are an arrogant lot, just like Sheff Wensdy lol.
And its disgusting what they've spent in the Prem, to not only stay up, but to try and compete as well after staying up.
And that's a thin dividing line of course between ambition, and stupidity.

 

If Gibbs-White was playing for one of the ‘big’ clubs he would have played more often at International level.

 

Usually the case, mate. Shame too because over the years been some real talent at less fancied clubs