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RE: The Championship 2021/22 - Georgecloney - 04-02-2022
(03-02-2022, 09:40 PM)Strawberry Avenger Wrote:(03-02-2022, 08:35 PM)zicorice Wrote: Steve Bruce appointment means West Brom might stop their downward spiral.
Dear me. That means there is one spot left for the play offs.
It'w Boro. Huddersfield. Or us.
SA.
Is Steve Bruce that good?
RE: The Championship 2021/22 - Salvatore Matrecano - 04-02-2022
Im not convinced either George, shades of Hughton about him, hope we are right.
RE: The Championship 2021/22 - Strawberry Avenger - 04-02-2022
(04-02-2022, 09:42 AM)Georgecloney Wrote:(03-02-2022, 09:40 PM)Strawberry Avenger Wrote:(03-02-2022, 08:35 PM)zicorice Wrote: Steve Bruce appointment means West Brom might stop their downward spiral.
Dear me. That means there is one spot left for the play offs.
It'w Boro. Huddersfield. Or us.
SA.
Is Steve Bruce that good?
Who out of Bruce and Cooper has got promoted to the Premier League? The below stat is better than any of the previous legion of Forest managerial pretenders so far over the last 20 years.
Promotion to Premier League 2012-13, Promotion to Premier League 2006-07, Promotion to Premier League 2001-02.
Aitor Karanka's team of Hobbit Forest vs Aston Villa's Elves. Result? Forest loss at the City Ground. Utterly outclassed Forest in tactics and as athletes. As Forest scurried. Villa galloped forward and back. School boys vs Pro footballers.
Freezing my 'nads' off at the City Ground, seeing it with my own eyes didn't make it any less true. But it pretty much summed up Forest's malaise of 20 years. Lots of huff and puff. But no bite.
Cooper. Naturally, I'll be watching his progress with great interest.
SA.
RE: The Championship 2021/22 - Strawberry Avenger - 04-02-2022
(04-02-2022, 10:23 AM)Salvatore Matrecano Wrote: Im not convinced either George, shades of Hughton about him, hope we are right.
Hughton didn't have anything like a 'squad' at his disposal for the 1st 7 games. For an array of reasons. Fullbacks amongst them. (Though Cooper's Forest didn't beat Cardiff, even with fullbacks.)
Had Hughton anything like WBA's squad? They'd have done better than their previous incumbent. Same with Bruce. Given the squad WBA have any solid but dour manager should get them promoted.
Perhaps Warnock, Hughton and Bruce are the past. But their CVs speak for themselves. Given reasonable backing, I'd expect them to compete for promotion.
I hope to be proven wrong, naturally.
It's in Forest's best interests.
SA.
RE: The Championship 2021/22 - Salvatore Matrecano - 04-02-2022
Hughton inherited an expensively assembled squad in October 2020 that by popular consensus on this forum was the best we had in many years and should storm into the top 6. He arguably took that squad backwards.
You cannot excuse the limitations he had to work with in the first few games this year if you look at his overall tenure.
RE: The Championship 2021/22 - Strawberry Avenger - 04-02-2022
(04-02-2022, 12:42 PM)Salvatore Matrecano Wrote: Hughton inherited an expensively assembled squad in October 2020 that by popular consensus on this forum was the best we had in many years and should storm into the top 6. He arguably took that squad backwards.
You cannot excuse the limitations he had to work with in the first few games this year if you look at his overall tenure.
He inherited a very expensive and mediocre squad.
Is was the much 'heralded' Sabri that took Forest backwards as they crashed out the play offs and sunk to a 4-6 (if we include pre-season) match losing run at the start of the new season. All his own work stealing defeat from the jaws of victory. (And Sabri had, mediocre, fullbacks that year.). The damage was well and truly done.
The following season Forest recruitment went one better and had no fullbacks in place for the 1st 6-7 games. And it was from those positions that Hughton's Forest lost tight games by the odd goal margin. We can't say the football was amazing. But I would say had he had fullbacks if it might have made the difference.
And it does. Every time Colback has to cover for LB (or has had to) Forest, generally, don't perform as well. And even when they had fullbacks vs Cardiff it made no difference because we're really set up to play wing backs which doesn't perform as well as a back 4.
Cooper is top 8. With better players. And has done well. But 'should' we be top 6? The proof is yet to be in that pudding.
SA.
RE: The Championship 2021/22 - Derby My Arse - 06-02-2022
Gone under the radar but Blackburn got beat at Swansea yesterday.
RE: The Championship 2021/22 - Joe Baker Legend - 06-02-2022
Lyle Taylor scored his second goal for Brum yesterday, 2 in 2, sign him up
:giggle: :confused:
RE: The Championship 2021/22 - McDurban - 06-02-2022
I like Taylor, an absolute gentleman. I want him to do well.
RE: The Championship 2021/22 - nffc93 - 06-02-2022
(06-02-2022, 11:05 AM)Joe Baker Legend Wrote: Lyle Taylor scored his second goal for Brum yesterday, 2 in 2, sign him up
:giggle: :confused:
Should have no problems getting a fee for him if he continues this run
RE: The Championship 2021/22 - Strawberry Avenger - 06-02-2022
(06-02-2022, 11:09 AM)McDurban Wrote: I like Taylor, an absolute gentleman. I want him to do well.
I liked him because he had the guts not to take the 'knee' and spoke eloquently as to why not.
He's his own man.
I'd rather have kept him around.
SA.
RE: The Championship 2021/22 - Strawberry Avenger - 06-02-2022
(06-02-2022, 11:05 AM)Joe Baker Legend Wrote: Lyle Taylor scored his second goal for Brum yesterday, 2 in 2, sign him up
:giggle: :confused:
I saw one of them. Took it well. Maybe they're playing to his strengths.
Sometimes, it just works that way with a manager and a club.
Lyle got the memorable brace vs City. There are goals in him.
SA.