The Run In

[Salvatore Matrecano]

I tell you one thing, not a single team in the league will want to play is right now, that tells you everything about this team and where we are. 

Fantastic. Go hard against liverpool, 2 weeks off and wrap everybody up in cotton wool ahead of Blackpool. 

Get them across to Greece for some deserved sun Sniff. Maybe use olympiakos training ground for some sessions.

I would quite happily take Brennan getting 'injured' against Liverpool and recovering just after the international matches.

Just glad not many of the other usual starting XI haven't had call-ups!

True Clough would have taken them all to Majorca for “training”.

As for Brennan another welsh winger from Manchester was famous for picking up an injury on the eve of an international only to make a miraculous recovery in time to play for Utd vs Juventus the following week. We could learn from that.

[Username]

If you’d have said to me twelve months ago that this time next year we’ll have a massive game against Luton coming up, I’d have assumed it would have been in a fight to finish 21st

[zicorice]

This thread makes me feel queasy....its only the next game I look at, been stung so many times  it the only way I can cope....

[wassy04]

This thread makes me feel queasy....its only the next game I look at, been stung so many times  it the only way I can cope....

I'm normally the same but this team has changed me. It's just easy to get excited right now. 

I got queasy writing it but that's because I started to realise how big a chance we had! Setting myself up for suffering, apologies!

[jurgen rober]

We have to be excited, take away the first 7 games and we would be around 2nd place we have been that good. We would always do well against the good teams that wanted to play football and allowed us to play but struggle against teams that tried to park the bus. Well some games we make them park the bus because we pen them in but we also have the skills to make openings and score goals. Going to be exciting and entertaining to the end and what ever happens, it has been a joy for the past 7 months to date.

[zicorice]

This thread makes me feel queasy....its only the next game I look at, been stung so many times  it the only way I can cope....

I'm normally the same but this team has changed me. It's just easy to get excited right now. 

I got queasy writing it but that's because I started to realise how big a chance we had! Setting myself up for suffering, apologies!

I know what you mean...I told myself I would ignore this thread, but here I am  I blame Steve Cooper...Its the hope that kills you!!!

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

So this is it then, 10 games left to define our season.

[wassy04]

So this is it then, 10 games left to define our season.

Blackpool (A) - 13th
Coventry (H) - 11th (catch up game)
Birmingham (H) - 20th

Next 3 games, got to be looking at 7 points and cementing a top 6 spot hopefully, shame that Bournemouth took a big step towards promotion on Sat.

I guess the debate for these three games for Cooper, does he stick with the team that started vs Liverpool or switch back to a back 3, to unleash Spence and Johnson. If so is it Panzo, Soh or Yates (with Layrea at LWB or Cafu alongside Garner)? Based on the bench Soh is above Panzo and did look good for 20 mins before he got injured. I get why you'd stick with Lolley though and Zinc was definitely more comfortably in yesterday's formation too. 

Pretty tough call either way, maybe McKenna will only miss these three above. I would choose Soh but I suspect after last night we'll see the same team again vs Blackpool.

The biggest positive we can take for the run-in from last night is surely that we can rely on Figs to cover at CB.

[Tricky]

So this is it then, 10 games left to define our season.

Blackpool (A) - 13th
Coventry (H) - 11th (catch up game)
Birmingham (H) - 20th

Next 3 games, got to be looking at 7 points and cementing a top 6 spot hopefully, shame that Bournemouth took a big step towards promotion on Sat.

I guess the debate for these three games for Cooper, does he stick with the team that started vs Liverpool or switch back to a back 3, to unleash Spence and Johnson. If so is it Panzo, Soh or Yates (with Layrea at LWB or Cafu alongside Garner)? Based on the bench Soh is above Panzo and did look good for 20 mins before he got injured. I get why you'd stick with Lolley though and Zinc was definitely more comfortably in yesterday's formation too. 

Pretty tough call either way, maybe McKenna will only miss these three above. I would choose Soh but I suspect after last night we'll see the same team again vs Blackpool.

The biggest positive we can take for the run-in from last night is surely that we can rely on Figs to cover at CB.

Figs was immense last night and had a very good game against QPR too

[Marinakis Red]

Currently, I have no doubt in my mind that Nottingham Forest will be promoted this season. I cannot see a team good enough to stop us right now. This is the year. This is going to be a brilliant watch and an exciting run in. 

Prime Joe Lolley in the mix too, he looks like he has that yard back, I would not back against him having a couple of match winning pivotal moments between now and the end of the season. 

E I E I E I OH UP THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE WE GO!

[Shawoddyred]

So this is it then, 10 games left to define our season.

Blackpool (A) - 13th
Coventry (H) - 11th (catch up game)
Birmingham (H) - 20th

Next 3 games, got to be looking at 7 points and cementing a top 6 spot hopefully, shame that Bournemouth took a big step towards promotion on Sat.

I guess the debate for these three games for Cooper, does he stick with the team that started vs Liverpool or switch back to a back 3, to unleash Spence and Johnson. If so is it Panzo, Soh or Yates (with Layrea at LWB or Cafu alongside Garner)? Based on the bench Soh is above Panzo and did look good for 20 mins before he got injured. I get why you'd stick with Lolley though and Zinc was definitely more comfortably in yesterday's formation too. 

Pretty tough call either way, maybe McKenna will only miss these three above. I would choose Soh but I suspect after last night we'll see the same team again vs Blackpool.

The biggest positive we can take for the run-in from last night is surely that we can rely on Figs to cover at CB.

Figs was immense last night and had a very good game against QPR too

I think everyone did well last night but I would still go to a back 3. Think we lose a lot going forward when we revert to a back 4 (primarily Spence attacking as much). 

Soh, Panzo or Harbottle in for me. I think Wozza and Figs can marshal whoever comes in more than well enough.

[Sausage Roll]

So this is it then, 10 games left to define our season.

Blackpool (A) - 13th
Coventry (H) - 11th (catch up game)
Birmingham (H) - 20th

Next 3 games, got to be looking at 7 points and cementing a top 6 spot hopefully, shame that Bournemouth took a big step towards promotion on Sat.

I guess the debate for these three games for Cooper, does he stick with the team that started vs Liverpool or switch back to a back 3, to unleash Spence and Johnson. If so is it Panzo, Soh or Yates (with Layrea at LWB or Cafu alongside Garner)? Based on the bench Soh is above Panzo and did look good for 20 mins before he got injured. I get why you'd stick with Lolley though and Zinc was definitely more comfortably in yesterday's formation too. 

Pretty tough call either way, maybe McKenna will only miss these three above. I would choose Soh but I suspect after last night we'll see the same team again vs Blackpool.

The biggest positive we can take for the run-in from last night is surely that we can rely on Figs to cover at CB.

Figs was immense last night and had a very good game against QPR too

I think everyone did well last night but I would still go to a back 3. Think we lose a lot going forward when we revert to a back 4 (primarily Spence attacking as much). 

Soh, Panzo or Harbottle in for me. I think Wozza and Figs can marshal whoever comes in more than well enough.

Or move Yates into the back five and bring Cafu in alongside Garner. He's shown enough to suggest we wouldn't lose out too much in midfield by doing so.