Premier League 2024/25

[South Notts NFFC]

5 hours ago, Seventyseven said:

Forest are pretty decent, their squad is looking good. Went mad with signings when got promoted but the gamble worked and they stayed up (partly due to us being a joke). Got a few better in last year like Murillo, Elanga and Hudson-Odoi (for about £30 for the lot) and got some even better players in this summer. 

Because we got promoted basically out of the blue, about 2/3 of our promotion squad were either on loan or at the end of the contract and either too old or not good enough to make the step up. The number of signings got a bit out of hand but we had to make loads to survive. Some of them immediately went on loan to Olympiakos too which never got mentioned when we were the butt of national jokes. Unfortunately now pundits are so lazy that we still are labelled as the team that go out and make loads and loads of signings despite that mad summer being 2 years ago. Ipswich have realised this summer too that when you're out of this league for so long the numbers involved and the parameters for everything have completely changed since we were last here. A lot of Forest fans still can't get their head around some of our transfer fees for example, expecting a player costing £20m to be absolutely world class when at this level nowadays that just buys you average really.

 

As you say, since the madness of 2022/23 we've settled into a much more measured transfer strategy, generally looking for players under 25 and often straight from South America so we're essentially trying to adopt the Brighton model. The 3 players you mention there were incredible value really, Hudson-Odoi for £3m, Elanga for £15m and Murillo for around £12m is mental. If we sold all 3 in January they'd probably fetch £150m combined.

[Lambert09]

 

              maddison. bentancur

kulusevski.             son.            johnson

                             solanke

 

Looks like ange has thought long and hard about solutions to this game and come up with, attack more  madison in the 8 for this game is wild. 

 

This is going to be a box office game one way or the other (spurs tears incoming) 

[Nalis]

5 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

 

              maddison. bentancur

kulusevski.             son.            johnson

                             solanke

 

Looks like ange has thought long and hard about solutions to this game and come up with, attack more  madison in the 8 for this game is wild. 

 

This is going to be a box office game one way or the other (spurs tears incoming) 

Johnson nowhere near good enough for a team chasing Europe

[Lambert09]

17 minutes ago, Nalis said:

Johnson nowhere near good enough for a team chasing Europe

disagree tbh. I think he’s just a bit raw but his goal contributions are generally very good. 

 

He’ll have a season one day where his shooting boots are on and he’ll look world class 

[st albans fox]

Someone needs to tell ange that bentancur isn’t ngolo !

[AKCJ]

Arteta absolutely boils my piss.

[Arkie Bennett]

I thought jumping into an opponent was still a foul. Not according to Sky.

[RonnieTodger]

Ridiculous that they’ve made Arsenal wear black. 

[foxfanazer]

Hard man Maddison getting stuck in there

[st albans fox]

Disappointed 

that should have been a full on fight in a n london derby 

Dave mackay would be turning in his grave 

 

 

[Matt]

Referees' losing control of games more and more.

 

9 in our game v Villa.

 

14 cards in the Bournemouth v Chelsea game last night.

 

7 before HT in the Tottenham v Arsenal game.

 

These games aren't even fiesty or 'nasty' with any rash tackles in them.

 

I've never known football so nicey, nicey and santised, yet cards are being handed out like confetti.

 

Edited Sunday at 14:08 by Matt

[RowlattsFox]

Just now, Matt said:

Referees' losing control of games more and more.

 

All those cards in the Bournemouth v Chelsea game last night, it wasn't even a dirty game or any rash tackles.

 

5 before HT in the Tottenham v Arsenal game.

 

I've never known football so santised, yet cards are being handed out like confetti.

Players being dramatic bell ends don't help. 

[foxfanazer]

The refs lost it

[Md9]

Few spurs red cards would make the game a bit more entertaining 

[Bilo]

5 hours ago, Asha said:

😆 how did I forget Southampton. Yeah they are honking. 

They're diabolical in all honesty, and Martin is an even worse coach than Cooper. Anyone who finishes below them finishes rock bottom.

[jayfox26]

Need a Newcastle win later. Need to keep the likes of Wolves down with us. 

 

Everton game is an early season must win. If we stand any chance of staying up, we need to be beating the 8/9 teams that will be in the bottom half of the table with us, especially at home. 

[st albans fox]

Arsenal body language is to keep it tight for 70 mins and maybe try and nick it late with sterling or Jesus off the bench ?

[SouthStandUpperTier]

8 yellow cards. 0 goals.

 

Sounds utterly dreadful.

[South Notts NFFC]

1 hour ago, Lambert09 said:

disagree tbh. I think he’s just a bit raw but his goal contributions are generally very good. 

 

He’ll have a season one day where his shooting boots are on and he’ll look world class 

Brennan's issue is most of the teams that play Spurs sit deep and Spurs themselves play so high up.

 

On the ball Brennan is fairly average I'd say but he is absolutely rapid and knows where the goal is, but there's rarely the acres of space to run into he needs.

[Md9]

To easy for arsenal there 😂

[Corky]

Tottenham are going down with the Leicester.

[Arkie Bennett]

Terrible defending by Spurs. Drop one into the 6-yard box and there's a good chance of scoring.

[Lambert09]

Just now, South Notts NFFC said:

Brennan's issue is most of the teams that play Spurs sit deep and Spurs themselves play so high up.

 

On the ball Brennan is fairly average I'd say but he is absolutely rapid and knows where the goal is, but there's rarely the acres of space to run into he needs.

doesn’t seem to stop him getting or creating chances though. His minutes per chance rate is up there with the best in this league.  It’s the lack of conversion that’s been killing him.  But it seems everytime he gets benched as soon as he comes on he’ll score or assist so keeps the manager second guessing.

 

 

[KingsX]

Just now, Corky said:

Tottenham are going down with the Leicester.

 

If they don't start figuring out how to defend set pieces ...

[Matt]

5 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Arsenal body language is to keep it tight for 70 mins and maybe try and nick it late with sterling or Jesus off the bench ?

How negative!