08-09-2021, 11:12 AM
Paraphrased key points for those who can't listen, a few of my thoughts alongside a few points.....
"There are positives to take out of the recent window. Modesto's role has now diminished. He & Vrentzos fingerprints were over the past few years, with far more misses than hits."
"The who's-who on the Forest website is well wide of the mark from who actually does what now."
"It's not a great situation when the main signing of the summer is the CEO"
"Why don't Forest want their fans to know what's going on behind the scenes? When I found out Dane Murphy was going to Forest we were told it was categorically untrue. It's a very impenetrable club in some ways. Which doesn't marry up with anything Randall & the club promised"
Drager wasn't forced on Dane. "The club have done their homework on him. Their analysis has lead them to believe he's an upgrade on Gabs"
"You can't waste millions as Vrentzos has done the past few years" Happy Dane is here to stop daft contracts going to players like Hef.
"We've a weird setup. No football manager would take over at a club and be expected to have to work in various capacities with the previous manager who failed, and isn't used to playing second fiddle to anyone. But that's what Dane is doing with Vrentzos."
"Vrentzos got involved with this windows transfers, and was ringing round players" (shock horror :lol:)
"Matty Longstaff wasn't ever remotely on our radar"
Excited by Ojeda
"One of the mysteries of this regime is how the experience running Oly hasn't counted for much."
"The club seems to have recognized that it's not the best MO to train players up for other sides"
"Had a small-name Prem striker on our radar early window, but he wanted too much money. Don't think Forest will pay players over 20k now. Seems to be a more rigid wage structure in place" (Personally I just wish we had some common sense here - Alf)
"Joe Worrall is on half the money Lyle Taylors on" - THIS is a massive bugbear of mine, and the real gripe behind recruitments BS. Not saying Joe should get loads more, but the disrespect which we treat our own with is crazy. The imbalance this causes amongst players should not be underestimated - Alf.
"Dane would have had his eyes opened when he got here. No structure there. Dane's trying to bring in some common sense."
"All the beeyatches want Alf's huge wang"*
"Nuno Da Costa was 2m, Diakhaby's loan fee wouldn't have been cheap, so even if Silva was agent lead at least it's a low cost risk at 200k"
"Vrentzos ran absolutely everything the past few years. I can't think of any other club which has a CEO and CEO Officer. I wouldn't want him over my shoulder. It's a strange setup. I think a lot of people around Dane hope that this situation settles down."
"If Hughton was sacked he'd be forgotten about by me very quickly. 3rd lowest goal scorers in entire football league last season. Can't think of a game which I've enjoyed of his. Which players has he improved? Look at Sabri with Cash. Who has Hughton done that for?"
"The club are not just sitting on their hands regards the managerial position. They are staying aware of alternatives"
"No joined up thinking at the club, and we're a bit of managerial wasteland. All we really do is look if they have promotion before, and go for them"
"Wilder just media fluff. Just a job advert peice"
"The open letter was mostly bollocks. I lapped it up. I feel a bit embarrassed for the first 18 months I believed it."
"What Gary Brazil has done is a miracles, especially when you look how far behind our facilities compared to the likes of Leicester and Derby".
"The new regime haven't kept many promises. Their facade has reeled in so many fans (gives Cat1 example as a propaganda piece, whilst pointing out the reality most clubs did those years ago, and just got on with it. It's just a standard thing)"
"EM's financial backing has been amazing. The people he's put in place and their decision making are the ones how have let him down"
"The PR there is off the scale and it reels fans in. The statement they released about Brazil was for a contract signed 5 months earlier."
"We're bottom of the league, we've signed crap and made agents rich"
"The Johnson fee which we were rumoured to be holding out for was supposedly a 12m package"
“Eusebio and Mourino loved Forest and Cloughie. Mourinho walked through the Meadows trying to get a vibe for Cloughie”
Reading it sounds harsher than he says it. He's very balanced on all points. I'd highly suggest giving it a listen.
*May not be true about Alf's wang
"There are positives to take out of the recent window. Modesto's role has now diminished. He & Vrentzos fingerprints were over the past few years, with far more misses than hits."
"The who's-who on the Forest website is well wide of the mark from who actually does what now."
"It's not a great situation when the main signing of the summer is the CEO"
"Why don't Forest want their fans to know what's going on behind the scenes? When I found out Dane Murphy was going to Forest we were told it was categorically untrue. It's a very impenetrable club in some ways. Which doesn't marry up with anything Randall & the club promised"
Drager wasn't forced on Dane. "The club have done their homework on him. Their analysis has lead them to believe he's an upgrade on Gabs"
"You can't waste millions as Vrentzos has done the past few years" Happy Dane is here to stop daft contracts going to players like Hef.
"We've a weird setup. No football manager would take over at a club and be expected to have to work in various capacities with the previous manager who failed, and isn't used to playing second fiddle to anyone. But that's what Dane is doing with Vrentzos."
"Vrentzos got involved with this windows transfers, and was ringing round players" (shock horror :lol:)
"Matty Longstaff wasn't ever remotely on our radar"
Excited by Ojeda
"One of the mysteries of this regime is how the experience running Oly hasn't counted for much."
"The club seems to have recognized that it's not the best MO to train players up for other sides"
"Had a small-name Prem striker on our radar early window, but he wanted too much money. Don't think Forest will pay players over 20k now. Seems to be a more rigid wage structure in place" (Personally I just wish we had some common sense here - Alf)
"Joe Worrall is on half the money Lyle Taylors on" - THIS is a massive bugbear of mine, and the real gripe behind recruitments BS. Not saying Joe should get loads more, but the disrespect which we treat our own with is crazy. The imbalance this causes amongst players should not be underestimated - Alf.
"Dane would have had his eyes opened when he got here. No structure there. Dane's trying to bring in some common sense."
"All the beeyatches want Alf's huge wang"*
"Nuno Da Costa was 2m, Diakhaby's loan fee wouldn't have been cheap, so even if Silva was agent lead at least it's a low cost risk at 200k"
"Vrentzos ran absolutely everything the past few years. I can't think of any other club which has a CEO and CEO Officer. I wouldn't want him over my shoulder. It's a strange setup. I think a lot of people around Dane hope that this situation settles down."
"If Hughton was sacked he'd be forgotten about by me very quickly. 3rd lowest goal scorers in entire football league last season. Can't think of a game which I've enjoyed of his. Which players has he improved? Look at Sabri with Cash. Who has Hughton done that for?"
"The club are not just sitting on their hands regards the managerial position. They are staying aware of alternatives"
"No joined up thinking at the club, and we're a bit of managerial wasteland. All we really do is look if they have promotion before, and go for them"
"Wilder just media fluff. Just a job advert peice"
"The open letter was mostly bollocks. I lapped it up. I feel a bit embarrassed for the first 18 months I believed it."
"What Gary Brazil has done is a miracles, especially when you look how far behind our facilities compared to the likes of Leicester and Derby".
"The new regime haven't kept many promises. Their facade has reeled in so many fans (gives Cat1 example as a propaganda piece, whilst pointing out the reality most clubs did those years ago, and just got on with it. It's just a standard thing)"
"EM's financial backing has been amazing. The people he's put in place and their decision making are the ones how have let him down"
"The PR there is off the scale and it reels fans in. The statement they released about Brazil was for a contract signed 5 months earlier."
"We're bottom of the league, we've signed crap and made agents rich"
"The Johnson fee which we were rumoured to be holding out for was supposedly a 12m package"
“Eusebio and Mourino loved Forest and Cloughie. Mourinho walked through the Meadows trying to get a vibe for Cloughie”
Reading it sounds harsher than he says it. He's very balanced on all points. I'd highly suggest giving it a listen.
*May not be true about Alf's wang