Nottingham Forest - Barnsley

[northeastred]

The EFL have turned down a request from Barnsley to postpone the match again.

They have less than 13 players training.. hopefully Davis will bag and give him self a confidence booster

[wassy04]

Hope we approach this one in the right way following yesterday.

Massive challenge I reckon for the players to put the weekend behind them and focus for tomorrow. 

Forest teams of the recent past have really struggled after a derby game. 

I reckon it'll be a scrappy one. I just hope that Cooper doesn't do what Sabri did after we beat Leeds, rest half the team and make a clogger like Taylor look like prime Ronaldo. 

I think we'll see Grabban rested and Zinc start, probably only change unless Lowe needs to be rested after just coming back from injury.

[Strawberry Avenger]

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The EFL have turned down a request from Barnsley to postpone the match again.

They have less than 13 players training.. hopefully Davis will bag and give him self a confidence booster
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Forest played a couple of fixtures in Dec' that didn't go our way.

Live with it Barnsley.

SA.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Hope we don't tinker with the team tonight we need to win this.

[Jsmed]

One change for me, Zinc for Grabban, unless Lowe ain’t fit enough to play.

[Marinakis Red]

Hope we don't tinker with the team tonight we need to win this.

Do not repeat the same mistakes as we did after the Leeds game, play our strongest team and go for them from the off to try and kill the game, then we can take players off for a rest.

[zicorice]

Hope we don't tinker with the team tonight we need to win this.

Do not repeat the same mistakes as we did after the Leeds game, play our strongest team and go for them from the off to try and kill the game, then we can take players off for a rest.

Very unlikely to change back 4 unless someone is not fully fit. Out of the rest, Zinc pushing for a start, so might change frontline or midfield to accommodate. I'd be surprised if any others from subs bench are in contention.

[McDurban]

Hope we don't tinker with the team tonight we need to win this.

Every game is a cup game form here on in. 
Play the strongest team we have for the game every game.
No let up, no resting, win, win, win.
That includes Leicester in the cup.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Hope we don't tinker with the team tonight we need to win this.

Every game is a cup game form here on in. 
Play the strongest team we have for the game every game.
No let up, no resting, win, win, win.
That includes Leicester in the cup.

I agree McDurban. That is how Cloughy used to do it even for friendlies.

[Strawberry Avenger]

Hope we don't tinker with the team tonight we need to win this.

Every game is a cup game form here on in. 
Play the strongest team we have for the game every game.
No let up, no resting, win, win, win.
That includes Leicester in the cup.

I agree McDurban. That is how Cloughy used to do it even for friendlies.

True.

SA.

[Salvatore Matrecano]

We SHOULD win this comfortably even with resting a few against a poor opposition down to the bare bones of their squad. As we have seen in previous years rotating our squad in this way usually backfires pretty spectacularly.
However if the attitude is right then there is no reason we shouldn’t play a few of the fringe players, Im thinking Ojeda, possibly even Horvarth if Samba’s head isnt right. Its up to Cooper to make sure they approach it the right way.

[Paplane]

One change for me, Zinc for Grabban, unless Lowe ain’t fit enough to play.

I reckon it'd be Taylor coming in for Grabban if he were rested.

But I do agree that Zinc will be a starter, maybe at the expense of Davis.