Who do you want for next season in the PL

[Finnegan]

2 minutes ago, kingfox said:

Cannon will surely go out on loan. If we don’t get in a first choice striker then we are idiots. 

 

We definitely could use a striker. Sure. 

 

But **** we NEED midfielders. 

[kingfox]

6 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

We definitely could use a striker. Sure. 

 

But **** we NEED midfielders. 

A CAM and ST should be top priority by the Spurs game. 
 

Fail to do that, then this needs to happen at Seagrave...

[TheGoldenGod]

24 minutes ago, kingfox said:

Cannon will surely go out on loan. If we don’t get in a first choice striker then we are idiots. 

If he goes on loan then yeah I'd agree but times a ticking and that would have to be sorted in mind for anyone we look at. Personally I can't understand the Cannon signing if he won't get gametime, feels like he joined us for 1st team football cause never playing for your parent club and just going on loan would surely have been the reason he left Everton? Now we're doing it to him!

[Finnegan]

6 minutes ago, kingfox said:

A CAM and ST should be top priority by the Spurs game. 
 

Fail to do that, then this needs to happen at Seagrave...

 

I'd argue we really want two pretty decent 8/10 capable players. 

 

It'll never happen but two of O'Riley, Hamer, Hatate and Sara would be cracking. 

 

I'm still delusional enough to hope we'll eventually end up back playing a similar shape midfield to last year though, it was so perfect. I know I have to let it go but I can dream. 

 

Something like this in possession would immediately rekindle my enthusiasm for the upcoming season regardless of people's doubts about the striker situation. 

 

Vardy

Mavididi, Sara, Hamer, Fatawu 

Winks, Ricardo 

JJ, Vestergaard, Faes 

Hermansen

[Groby_Blue]

I'm suprised Cooper isn't interested in any of his old players at Forest. Usually,  when a manager goes to a new club, he likes to take one or two of his former players. 

 

There must be a couple out of the 300 plus players he had there that he would be interested in. 

[kingfox]

5 minutes ago, TheGoldenGod said:

If he goes on loan then yeah I'd agree but times a ticking and that would have to be sorted in mind for anyone we look at. Personally I can't understand the Cannon signing if he won't get gametime, feels like he joined us for 1st team football cause never playing for your parent club and just going on loan would surely have been the reason he left Everton? Now we're doing it to him!

We have a month left, he’s been linked with a few Championship clubs, I’d expect some movement in the next couple of weeks hopefully. Maybe we saw Cannon as someone who had success in the Championship in the past, with maybe a long term outlook too. It’s a negative outlook, but if we get relegated again, at least we’d have someone who can do it at Championship level. 

 

7 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

I'd argue we really want two pretty decent 8/10 capable players. 

 

It'll never happen but two of O'Riley, Hamer, Hatate and Sara would be cracking. 

 

I'm still delusional enough to hope we'll eventually end up back playing a similar shape midfield to last year though, it was so perfect. I know I have to let it go but I can dream. 

 

Something like this in possession would immediately rekindle my enthusiasm for the upcoming season regardless of people's doubts about the striker situation. 

 

Vardy

Mavididi, Sara, Hamer, Fatawu 

Winks, Ricardo 

JJ, Vestergaard, Faes 

Hermansen

That’s the thing Finners, if we continue with a similar setup as we’ve seen in Pre Season, getting in two 8/10 would look extremely unlikely. 
 

When it comes to a potential attacking midfielder, if the idea is to setup like we saw with Ndidi against Palermo, then it needs to be someone of the profile who is not only creative, but they must have the ability to press and win the ball high up the pitch. 
 

I’m very much on the fence with my enthusiasm for this season, whoever we get in for the CAM and ST roles will make or break us imo. 

[TheGoldenGod]

1 minute ago, kingfox said:

We have a month left, he’s been linked with a few Championship clubs, I’d expect some movement in the next couple of weeks hopefully. Maybe we saw Cannon as someone who had success in the Championship in the past, with maybe a long term outlook too. It’s a negative outlook, but if we get relegated again, at least we’d have someone who can do it at Championship level. 

Daka got a contract until 2026, no doubt he'd still play over Cannon if we were to get relegated

[Finnegan]

2 minutes ago, kingfox said:

We have a month left, he’s been linked with a few Championship clubs, I’d expect some movement in the next couple of weeks hopefully. Maybe we saw Cannon as someone who had success in the Championship in the past, with maybe a long term outlook too. It’s a negative outlook, but if we get relegated again, at least we’d have someone who can do it at Championship level. 

 

That’s the thing Finners, if we continue with a similar setup as we’ve seen in Pre Season, getting in two 8/10 would look extremely unlikely. 
 

When it comes to a potential attacking midfielder, if the idea is to setup like we saw with Ndidi against Palermo, then it needs to be someone of the profile who is not only creative, but they must have the ability to press and win the ball high up the pitch. 
 

I’m very much on the fence with my enthusiasm for this season, whoever we get in for the CAM and ST roles will make or break us imo. 

 

Incoming 30m bid for Rhian Brewster. 

[mod hero]

The spurs game is on the 19th Aug, ideally you’d want the players in at least 2 weeks before. Pull your finger out Leicester for ****s sake.

 

I think Cooper sounded frustrated about lack of activity on the last interview and that was a week ago.

[kingfox]

7 minutes ago, TheGoldenGod said:

Daka got a contract until 2026, no doubt he'd still play over Cannon if we were to get relegated

Of players to play over 1,000 mins in the Championship last season, Daka was 1st for expected goals per90 

 

4 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Incoming 30m bid for Rhian Brewster. 

Welcome Sam Surridge 

[Finnegan]

5 minutes ago, kingfox said:

Of players to play over 1,000 mins in the Championship last season, Daka was 1st for expected goals per90

 

And second only to Vardy for goals and assists per 90 minutes. 

 

[mozartfox]

Any more news on our pursuit of Waut Carthorst?  

[kingfox]

9 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

And second only to Vardy for goals and assists per 90 minutes. 

 

Better than that mate, hang this in the Louvre.

[Finnegan]

4 minutes ago, kingfox said:

Better than that mate, hang this in the Louvre.

 

Is that all competitions? 

 

[kingfox]

Just now, Finnegan said:

 

Is that all competitions? 

 

No mate, just for the Championship 👍🏻

[Jabfox]

41 minutes ago, mod hero said:

The spurs game is on the 19th Aug, ideally you’d want the players in at least 2 weeks before. Pull your finger out Leicester for ****s sake.

 

I think Cooper sounded frustrated about lack of activity on the last interview and that was a week ago.

Seems like every manager we've had recently has hinted at this in one way or another. 

[Finnegan]

6 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Is that all competitions? 

 

 

5 minutes ago, kingfox said:

No mate, just for the Championship 👍🏻

 

Oh sorry, just seen the Xs. Was gonna say, that's not correct. 

 

Actuals are something like 1.03 and 0.99 respectively. 

[brownboy93]

12 minutes ago, mozartfox said:

Any more news on our pursuit of Waut Carthorst?  

https://sportwitness.co.uk/club-expecting-decision-burnley-man-short-time-offers-table-needs-pick/

[StanSP]

58 minutes ago, Groby_Blue said:

I'm suprised Cooper isn't interested in any of his old players at Forest. Usually,  when a manager goes to a new club, he likes to take one or two of his former players. 

 

There must be a couple out of the 300 plus players he had there that he would be interested in. 

They could be on big wages. 

They could be too expensive. 

 

They may not be what we need or that Forest don't want to sell... 

[Finnegan]

2 minutes ago, StanSP said:

They could be on big wages. 

They could be too expensive. 

 

They may not be what we need or that Forest don't want to sell... 

 

They also clearly weren't his signings. I doubt he even wanted many of them.

 

[Sankey93]

I’d like Emmanuel Latte Lath

[StanSP]

24 minutes ago, Sankey93 said:

I’d like Emmanuel Latte Lath

That would be good. Doubt Boro sell for cheap though. 

[pmcla26]

Marseille bidding £17m for Nketiah. If Arsenal would take that then we could do a lot worse.

[Finnegan]

42 minutes ago, pmcla26 said:

Marseille bidding £17m for Nketiah. If Arsenal would take that then we could do a lot worse.

 

I can't be the only one that thinks he's extremely average? Also can't believe he's 25 already. Christ. Thought he was younger than Nelson. 

 

[JimJams]

Do we want a 10?

I'm not sure we do tbh. Right now it's difficult to know what we should be looking at in the market because we don't know how Cooper wants to play yet, but I said it before when we had Maddison is that I'd like us to move away from a specific 10 role, not because I don't like it but I think it's a specialist role (if they're any good at it) that means if they're out injured, you're fxxked.  When Maddison was out the lack of creativity in our side was plain to see.  If we have 3 cm midfielders in the mould of say Sara at Norwich you have players who can do every job required in the midfield, if you've got an injury another 8 steps in. Ok, it's not foolproof, and people will still claim you lack creativity from the middle, but if you get the recruitment right you get players who can create on occasion. For that to work though you need a lot of output from your wide men, both wingers and fullbacks need to be getting in and around the box.  We basically need 2 prime Ricardos, and we've only got half of one.

Maybe a 10 is the quicker fix.

 

 

 

Shit.