Opposition Fans Comments

[Marinakis Red]

It should be a great game of football, very balanced views and they are bot getting carried away. Will be interesting how we do against the press tonight. If we beat it and get our game going it could be a good night for us. The Blackburn back 3 are not the quickest.  

We need to stop Giles crossing it too.

[Joe Baker Legend]

Blackburn Fans Comments 1st Half........

Seen a lot on Twitter saying they’re upper tier tonight; wonder if we’ve stuck them up there in hope of reducing the effect on the team? Can’t remember many being solely in the upper tier this season?

Considering we’ve the best home record in the league this season, or we did have before Fulham won last night, the supposed ‘marginal gains’ rationale in previous years of having them in the upper tier has proven to be nonsense.

Pleasant surprise to see Dolan on the bench.

Forest will be buzzing and no doubt fly at us from the off.

Its absolutely imperative that we’re ready for this and don’t allow them to dictate from the off. As ever with Rovers, first goal matters.

Would be a massive result if we can get a win here, quietly confident

Forgotten that BB would be up against his old team, would be nice for him to get one.

Here wo go......

Make a bloody run Khadra for gods sake

How do we not score that????

Pathetic from Buckley, absolutely embarrassing

Someone please put Buckley on shooting training. It's atrocious. We've gone from taking our chances and winning games we weren't really in to missing hatfulls

He is one on one five yards out for gods sake

It was like a back pass. I just don’t understand why he wouldn’t just put his foot through that. Even Gallagher would have buried that with his eyes shut.

Unforgivable finishing from Bucko yet again the other side was wide open yet he passes it to the keeper

Wide open down Nyambe's side.

All too predictable.

FFS, 0-1

Absolute state of that.
Joke shop

That’s exactly the kind of composure in the box we’re lacking

And there we go. Punished after a horror miss. Knew it would happen. All the Buckley backers need to reassess. He's nothing special at all.

Rode four tackles to set up the goal.

How many players at fault there - about 5?
Shambles.

Ffs. Automatic promotion drifting away.

Goals starting to seep in plus missing big chances isn't a good combo.

Think I just heard Mowbrays bubble burst

72 men tried to tackle Davies and failed, really poor by all 3 centre halves and Travis.

We looked off it from the start and they are nothing special
BUT
You have to take that chance Buckley had , just have to

Drop Nyambe for no reason, exposed down that flank, shit defending.
Great job Mowbray, wonderful management you clown

Mowbray is an absolute mug for putting Zeefuik straight in for Nyambe.

Garner showing the difference between a Premier League player and a Championship player in Buckley 

We are DESPERATE for Dacky to come back. Buckley cannot continue going missing in games and missing huge chances like he has in the past few games. I’d hook him at half time.

We all know what the general odds are of us winning the match once we go a goal down.

Forget automatic, we just need to pray we're still in the top six when this emerging death spiral eventually ends.

Hello darkness my old friend

We're in the middle of a classic Mowbray death spiral, a more solid defence than in previous years has hidden it but this is still a death spiral, make no mistake. Can we snap out of it to cling on for 6th place is the question..

It was a bad window. End of.

We won't be in the top 6 by the end of this month.

A fully fit Dack would make a big difference.

Need to get level before half time.

I hate this stupid formation, so clueless going forward

Failing to sign a goalscorer in January is biting Mowbray in the ass. Arrogant to think we'd not struggle.

We usually lose when we go behind.

Worral should had a yellow there too

A draw would be a good result now; still sticking to my 2-0 Forest win bet

And QPR winning too

Final finishing position: 10th?

Sorry why is Rothwell still taking free kicks? Hasn’t even been close this year

Kaminski is drunk again, brilliant.

4 players let Davies through and least Zeefuik tried to foul him.

We are now playing at the level most of us expected we would  this season.

Ah one behind already. That’s game over then. Mowbray doesn’t know how to turn games around.


Their player Davis looks a beast

Funny what a big athletic forward can do eh Tony.

We have a maximum of one good half per game.
And we have one good half of a season now.

Second balls again, we are nowhere near them. We are absolutely dreadful.

Absolutely devoid of any attacking creativity. Rothwell quiet, Brereton tired, Khadra pressing.

That Buckley chance was key. We score that and we’re in control. Now we’re chasing. Season defining, I predict a terrifying death spiral.

Zeefuik really does not look up to speed.

You'd like to think that just once, we would turn a game round and make a statement...but we look clueless.

We're losing this in the middle. It was clear after the game against Hull that we desperately needed a better central midfielder imo (even with Travis back) and ideally rotate Rothwell/ Buckley. The January window was a massive opportunity missed no matter how you try to dress it. If we weren't getting a number 9 we had to get a CM.

He might take Buckley off early as he's been booked.

Zwwfuik looks like a pub player that can run a bit. Get Nyambe on

We simply do not look like scoring.

Brereton has been a shadow of a player since he got the 20th. He’s nackered.

Ayala needs to come back in, some leadership.

Team full of lightweights....Khadra, Bucko, Zeefulk, Rothwell....all soft

Look so devoid of ideas up top, slinging the ball in without looking and hoping it falls to one of ours , when we do fashion a chance it’s snatched and away. Not good enough really

We’re playing like we’ve never met before. And have done since the turn of the year. Back to the same old sh*te from last season

Rothwell passing when he should be shooting.

And Brereton should have done better with the cross from Giles.

Looking woeful up front.

May seem harsh but if we lose here I'd be looking at options for a new manager. Continue like this and we won't even be in the hunt for the play-offs.

We’re making this Davis lad look like prime Drogba.

More Henry the way he's dribbling past the static cones.


The defending is comical. How did we go on that unbeaten run.
Someone summed it up earlier. We’re playing like everyone expected pre-season. It’s just deflating given we someone worked our way up to 2nd.

Turgid stuff again. Absolutely no ideas going forward. Defence looking shaky too. This is more like the Rovers we've been used to over the past 10 years.

Top 2 disappearing very quickly. Conceding the first goals means we won't win.

Zeefuik has been woeful.

And the defence is all over the place. How have we gone from so organised and cool to a nervy mistake making mess.

We are absolutely wank.

What's going on at the back here? 6 players run to the ball and NONE of them get there!

Can we also stop diving all over the place! It’s embarrassing

Could be wrong but the midfield look light weight and lacking pace also missed goal scoring chances dies tend to change games a but like the last night. Once again hope I am wrong but it look like being another one if those nights

My God that was terrible. As another poster so aptly put it, the one big question remaining now this season is can we hold onto 6th place? On 2022’s evidence - not a fecking chance.

I think the “we are going up” rovers fans really are in for a shock over these next few weeks….we could literally be mid table in the next 5 games….

Getting abit sick of Buckley and these missed opportunities…we need Dack back and fast

58% Possession for us, we don't win when we have more possession, they obviously have us worked out.

Well, the manager who gratuitously dropped arguably our best defender is getting exactly what he deserved.

Those of us supporters who want to see us give ourselves a chance by putting our best eleven players out on the pitch, not so much so.

I think the reality is we're overachieving and being found out... it was never going to last, this is why January was so important. It's a miracle we are where we are and had to take advantage of that by spending. We didn't, end of story.


Cooper is really good manager, way too clever

He is isn’t he.
I think there 3rd in the league, and above us, in matches since he took over. They were in the relegation zone when he was appointed.

2 seasons at Swansea in the playoffs and he’ll be there again with Forest this year.

He makes Moanbray look cheerful.

But he is a decent manager that is a given.

I just feel utterly deflated and disappointed. The position we got ourselves in was brilliant. Since has been anything but and it feels like our own doing.

I can’t see this side finishing in the top 6. We’ve lost the fundamentals and what got us into that position:

- dynamic counter attack. Not basing our ‘game’ on possession.

- clean sheets based on disciplined defence and defenders knowing their exact role

 - Brereton has dried up. Probably fatigue, maybe been found out

- TM not being able to think and tinker

The crap January window didn’t help. More of a concern is the gamble the club made in not cashing in. We will now lose 3 key players for nothing this summer and no doubt replace with lesser.

This was the season to go up and unfortunately TM has blown it. He’s undone all of his good work in getting us there.

We need a massive step up second half. This first half has Bern abysmal. Our wing backs been terrible.... just a waste. Cant say Forrest impressed me. Its Rovers that are totally lost. Time to step up big time..

Agreed, the wing backs aren’t working at all. We probably need to change the system.

Rovers have reverted to what we have been for the past few seasons ....... an average mid-table team. We were always punching above our weight in 2nd place but the play-offs will be a distant dream too if Tony doesn't sort this out

One players we need is Davis …what a unit he is!

The commentator better not say the infamous "no changes at the break" line when the second half starts. I'll break the TV

[Joe Baker Legend]

Blackburn Fans Comments 2nd Half......

Am I right in saying we've gone less direct and more possession based?

If so there's the problem, TM chasing his possession football dream rather than promotion.

From memory, we’ve come back from behind to win once this season. I’d argue it can’t be many more times under TM’s tenure. The bloke doesn’t have it in his locker.

All being said, I think we are unlucky to be behind.
much like Swansea and hull , missed chances are costing us dear just now but no point crying on bad luck or bad finishing, time to banish the if buts and maybes

Ooh Rothwell that’s a borderline red. And injured himself in the process

Harsh yellow for Rothwell

Brereton fancy getting a wee bit stronger , goes down too easy

Giles’ set pieces have been disgraceful.

Bloody Rothwell. No need for that foul and yellow card, at all. Since the Bournemouth episode, it seems like he has totally lost focus - perhaps trying too hard. Really frustrated with him.

To be fair that was a penalty on Brereton, defender was all over him. Nearly had the shirt off his back.

Lenihan sent off, tremendous.

f*****g idiotic.

Discipline, ten men again!

And there goes any dreams of 2nd. All about clinging onto 6th place now.

f***s sake. That wasn’t a red. Though a second yellow. So same outcome

Ah welcome back brain dead Lenihan.

You f*cking moron.

We only need Tony's new contract to be announced tomorrow to complete the joke.

Season is imploding. WBA up next with a new manager taking charge of his first home game...another loss on the cards. Top 6 suddenly looking unlikely.

Amazing how quickly things can unravel when you have a manager that has no Plan B when Plan A begins to falter.

season over,  didnt buy a striker in the window, while bournemouth bought everyone we just sat idly by,  well done mowbray!

They've made us look like lower league opposition on several occasions.

Seems to have woken us up.

We seem to be beating ourselves here. Disjointed performance, stupid decisions. Forest haven't done much, but they will win easily now. OK for Rothwell to pick up a yellow to break up the attack, but that could very easily have been a red. Frustrating.

Utter shite. Serves us right for not strengthening in January. MOWBRAY OUT

Turned it of going to bed, next four game LLLL

Another tremendous ref. Where the f**k do they find these shithouses?

We're going to have to rein it in a bit here or we could finish with 8 or 9 on the pitch.

Great, now our fans costing us, too.

Idiot in the Blackburn end, scum, lobbing bottle at Samba.

Whoever threw that bottle is an absolute clown.

F**k off

Why have we woken up now we're a man down? Be nice for them to do it all match.

Commentator... "It's lack of goals that's costing them."

Not sure why Mowbray didn't recognise this a month ago.

We go to ground very easily these days.

Full credit to the 10 players on the pitch, best we've looked all game since lenihan was dismissed

Ref losing the game here

Huge let off

That Garner is an annoying little scrote.

Look like we could play til Christmas and not score.

1 goal in 5 after tonight.

They’re better than us. They’re not going to finish top-6 but as it stands I can’t see us beating anyone in the top-6.

This could have been 7 or 8 if they could finish or pick the final pass.

So Hedges is a right back now. f**k off Mowbray you thick ****

Tonight we've been second to every 50-50. The players look shot and out of ideas.

Just 3 or 4 fouls from van hecke there

Penalty

Brereton wouldnt of got that pen.

They are just way too good for us. We have totally lost our way. Death spiral in effect

Game over and goodnight....0-2

We suddenly look awful at the back as well as beyond toothless up top.

Gutted tonight.

Van Hecke has been shocking tonight tbf. Surridge has had him on toast since he came on.

Stone Waller!

Hard to blame Van Hecke he’s out on his feet thanks to his captain

Predicted a 2-0 defeat, only wish I'd put some money on.


Imagine picking one of the Centre backs for MoM. All three were absolutely dire

It's just a question of how far we fall now.

Just need Forest to add another 5 and kick start our season again, thats how it works isn't it?

Sorry to tell you lads. All comes down to Buckley's miss. Fine margins. He scores that and it's a completely different game and we are sat in 2nd. Face it.

Even putting the referee’s abomination to one side, we got what we deserved tonight. Absolutely woeful.

Heads will drop here, honestly can’t see us getting anymore than 3 points from the next 5 games.

Were not good enough. End of.

FT 0-2

We started poorly and Forest deserved to take the lead. Thought our match against Swansea was proof enough that Buckley shouldn't start upfront.


We fought well tonight, makes it especially disappointing that our captain gets himself sent off like that. We can moan as much as we'd like about the ref, but I've seen worse.

[Strawberry Avenger]

"4 players let Davies through and least Zeefuik tried to foul him."

That summed up the difference between Forest and Blackburn.

SA.

[Strawberry Avenger]

"That Garner is an annoying little scrote."

Yeah. But he's quality and you need a bit of 'scrote' in your side. He's got buckets of it. Big scrotes.

SA.

[Joe Baker Legend]

Blackburn The Aftermath......

Forest have been much the better team. Probably the only team except Fulham to come to Ewood and look clearly on top this season.

Basically did us at our own game with the same system. We struggled to create anything much except when they gave the ball away. They regularly created decent chances.

That said we played really well when we went down to 10, so credit there. Dolan was very good, Gallagher had some good moments. We rattled them.

But we're in a tricky spot - the system that did us so well until Christmas now looks like it's been found out completely. Do we stick with it or change things?

Not looking great.

Last few weeks have served as a big dose of realism. Not freshening up the strikers is really going to hurt us I feel.

Such a shame.

I’m afraid our big opportunity has passed us by. Indeed, it’s a shame.

We aren't even going to make the playoffs. Boro and Forest can both catch us in the next few games and have games in hand to aid their cause.

We'll get some form back when it's too late and we'll be chasing the pack, ultimately falling short.

Standard Mowbray, too little, too late.

  I hope Darragh’s offering up a huge round of apologies for that b*lock he dropped tonight. A shameful decision by the captain and reminiscent of the Lenihan from previous years.

Hard to see where we go from here. Bruce’s first home game on Monday when they’ve been terrible for weeks, so that’s a ‘license to print money’ in Mercer terms for WBA to romp home.

Really am so dejected and upset tonight. For me it’s the night my promotion dream ended as there’s not a chance that this team or manager are going up. Gutted.

Forest edged it assisted by a poor referee. But again if we'd have started game as we started second half the result could have gone our way. Can only put that down to Mowbray's inability to motivate from the start. Looks like we are in for one of those Februarys.

Still, we were the better team in the second half.

Eh? I don’t think we had one chance where as they had about 8 or 9 clear cut ones?!

Lenihan needs a rocket up his backside for that sending off.  I believe the first yellow was his tenth and the follow up for the sending off means he misses two games.  Buckley I reckon is also on 10 and is therefore suspended for WBA.

Mowbray taking off Khadra was bizarre, he was our only creative player.  As for Rothwell he needs a bollocking as well for that stupid yellow - he only started playing in the last 20 minutes.  For all our effort in the 2nd half we never looked like scoring.  It was an easy win for Forest.

Imagine if we were given penalties that soft...

Disappointing to put it mildly.

Forest better than Rovers all over the field.  Impressed with them.  Spencer, Davies, Garner and then Sturridge all looked bright and real players (as Souey would say).

Tinker man Tony struck again.

Our best defender equipped to handle Davies dropped - Davies waltzed through think it was at least four of our players to set-up the goal and wouldn't have left Nyambe on his backside as he did Zeefuik.

Shaky tonight in defence - Van Hecke poor, Wharton looked out of his depth and Lenihan, IMO, must truly be lacking upstairs (got the Swansea lad unfairly sent off by feigning a head injury and tonight karma struck back!). 

Zeefuik disappointed and looks off the pace, Buckley little boy lost, Travis useless with the ball, Rothwell not involved enough (focus gone) and Giles was up against a good 'un and Cooper had done his homework.

Brereton looks knackered whilst Khadra flatters to deceive too often.  

Cooper is bright as a button and has worked wonders with Forest.  It's what hungry, bright and innovative managers do.  ON your way Mowbray, five years is more than enough - time for change and a new manager who will make a REAL difference.


We got beat by a good team, it happens. They moved the ball well and looked much more incisive in their passing and movement off the ball. They had a centre forward who played like a centre forward. How many of our strikers would have still been on their feet after that series of challenges he rode ? I thought the ref didn’t give us much but Lenihan proved to be a liability again. You’re the captain and you’re already on a yellow card - you must stay on your feet and not go diving in on the half way line.

I thought Dolan looked lively when he came on, I’d drop Buckley and play him in Buckley’s place on Monday. Khadra is just a runner, there’s no end product. We lost our shape completely at the end, just throwing forwards on is amateur hour stuff. Nyambe should have come on for Zefuik. Van Hecke was terrible for the pen, he should have let the lad go, cover was coming across and the lad could have easily missed that chance. Rothwell perked up towards the end but he was missing for most of the game. Brererton was back being Brererton, the two long shots he had - the goalie just threw his cap on them.

All in all the bad run continues - time for plan B I think.

No ifs but or maybes dropping Nyambe for a lesser player (again) has cost us that first goal tonight, Not only that it just wasn't working down that right hand side from the off.  ZF was lost out there tonight, a pointless change and it' at the managers door no one else's.

Secondly and even more infuriating the officials !!!  Absolutely dire how many times does this have to happen ?  Sadly i think we have a bit of a reputation now for being fiesty and shithousery. They are all too quick to blow the whistle against Rovers every time there is a coming together on the pitch. We don't help this though as we do give away far far too many needless niggles being competitive is one thing but stupid is another.

First half rubbish although Forest i didn't think were anything much better just another average team with their tales up. Their manager had his tactics spot on though as expected.

Second half we definitely deserved something although it was inevitable they'd kill it off the longer we didn't score. Gallagher was tremendous but again hooking Khadra was wrong imo. He always seems to get pulled just when he's getting into it, i like Dolan but i didn't think he'd make much difference and he didn't.

Buckley - Good player, has come on leaps and bounds but he's been a weak link recently i think it's time for a rest. Back to the Nyambe thing it makes me so angry when for so long we've strived for balance and a decent back line. Then when we get one the manager seems intent on bolloxing it up over the usual stubborn nonsense.

Thought the crowd was good tonight particularly the BBE not seen it that animated for a long time, shame tensions nearly boiled over. The officials can take the lions share of that though along with the angst and what we now know is the predicted familiar death spiral.

Not good either to see their keeper trying to play the victim and make it all about himself.

Tonight was a bad night.


Forest were without two of their top three goal scorers in Grabban and Zinckernagel. The latter was on the bench and replaced in the line-up by Jack Colback. I wonder if that was a decision to add more defensive strength to the middle of the park by Cooper, or whether simply necessitated by injury or fitness issues.

Forest got the Villa forward, Keinan Davis, in January, on loan, and he could be the man to propel the team up the league. He's the type of striker that we could have done with to bolster our forward line. We could do with a defensive midfielder too, to support Travis.

With Lenihan suspended, we're an injury away from Bradley Johnson as a centre back. He'll do a job, perhaps, but it would be a concern against mobile forwards.

All in all, the January transfer window efforts by Mowbray haven't come to fruition and there remain notable gaps, exacerbated by sending some reserve players away. However, clearly the incoming players need to time to fit in and I wouldn't judge them too harshly yet.


I can see forest going up, if I could take anything from them it would be cooper, head and shoulders above dinosaur

Based on just the highlights, Forest's forward, Keinan Davis rattled Lenihan by dropping deep and dragging him out of position, both for the first goal and the sending off. Lenihan, I suspect, went in for the rash challenge that got himself red-carded both out of frustration and concern because the opposition movement had opened the Rovers side up, again.

We certainly didn't play well but I thought Forest looked good and perhaps the best team I've seen apart from Fulham.

I don't see that as an excuse for our utterly undisciplined performance.

First half was abysmal at best, Rovers were just not in the game.

Cant fault the second half efforts with 10 men, but what it showed was Forest carved through us with ease, even with 11 on the pitch and emphasised the short fall in Mowbrays selection. Injuries are now taking its toll and the season is ending in a whimper of this carries on.

So much to get frustrated about last night. Totally undisciplined at the back, though I suspect we should give some credit to Forest’s manager for that: suck Lenihan forward then you are only facing two kids. Lenihan’s two yellows were totally unnecessary yet he didn’t take the yellow he should’ve done when miles out of position for their first.

Cook surprised me as I lazily assumed he was a fading former PL defender who Bournemouth had just binned off, but he made some vital plays at the back for them. Not as old as I thought too at 30...

Look at Garner’s involvement last night and look at Rothwell’s. And to think we nearly signed Garner on loan a year or two ago.

One stat that needs a mention is that Forest were the better team and deserved the points.

Meanwhile we can use our pussy and plonker as crutches.

Yeah, they played like I want Rovers to play.

Goals change matches - it would have been a different match if Buckley had scored. Our success so far this season has been built on scoring first - and then hitting on the break. Forest appear to be set up very similar to ourselves - to hit teams on the break - how they would have done if we had scored first - difficult to say.

Yes I can buy that but Forest did have quality all over the pitch and bench.

Replacing the excellent Davis with a very decent Surridge an example of that.

I was going to name their good players but its easier to name those who had a poor game. None.

And that’s when two of their best players, the right winger and right back were  relatively quiet.

Oh how I wish we had Steve Cooper and his backroom boys. Look how he has turned around a struggling side who, last night, played us off the park. Best team (apart from Fulham) to come to Ewood this season.

[Tricky]

Decent comments from the Rovers lot really.

I was expecting them to be bitching about the Ref, Samba, garner gesturing to their fans after he scored. Nothing. The odd comment about the ref, but a lot of comments praising both Forest and Steve Cooper.

Thanks for posting these Joe.

[Strawberry Avenger]

"Cooper is really good manager, way too clever."

They got that right.

SA.

[Strawberry Avenger]

"Oh how I wish we had Steve Cooper and his backroom boys. Look how he has turned around a struggling side who, last night, played us off the park. Best team (apart from Fulham) to come to Ewood this season."

Fair praise.

SA.

[Joe Baker Legend]

Stoke Fans Pre Match Comments.......

This could be a cracking match

Think we will go 352
Maja and Brown up front
However if we do go 433 it could be a right shoot out

Every chance that it could go to 3-3. Or 4-4.

Humdinger. We need to take it to them and try to win the game.

Nothing to fear. Need to get at their back three as they are dog slow, and their keeper is utter shit.

Our forwards should have a field day.

We have to try and stop Spence and Johnson who have been causing havoc down the Forest right.It’ll be interesting to see how O’Neill will try and combat that with the way we set up but after watching that tonight I for one am looking forward to the City Ground on Saturday

It’s no time to be scared of the opposition now mate. We’ve got to play on the front foot and back ourselves. Spence can’t hurt us if JPB keeps him penned into his own half. We’ve got to win 10 out of last 17 games so we may as well just bloody go for it.

Couldn’t agree more mate but i just wonder if he’ll change to try and nullify them or just go for it like you say

I'm not a gambling man but I'd cheerfully stick a tenner on an away win.

MO'N will be daft to change anything from tonight!!!

At present, I think we are better defensively with a 4-3-3. Jagielka and THB are building a good understanding. Powell, Brown, JPB and Maja should all be starting.

We cannot afford not to go for it in every game here on in, as we try to catch up lost ground - keep the same starting XI save Maja for the injured Campbell. Bring Thommo onto the bench.

I think their keeper getting a bit of stick but personally think he's ok despite a couple of errors lately.

On a good run but expecting us to go there and get something. We've beaten better sides.

Whatever happens on the pitch, it should be a cracker off it.

A perfect away day game.

Anyone know how many Stokies are heading across?

We got 2,000 tickets mate(the same for every team visiting the City Ground) all sold

We should target their RB who is brilliant going forward but next to useless at defending!

They're on form but don't be scared.

Same side that wiped the floor with the Swans, but Madge to start over Campbell. Cardiff beat them not long ago, they're not invincible and better to die on our feet than, er, die on our knees.

We will need to keep there crowd quiet early on as they will be up for it after thrashing Leicester at the weekend.
If we can do that i see us going on to control game.

One point would be a good result on the day against Forest who are in cracking form but draws are not good enough heading into the business end of the season with ground to make up.

Forest fan told me they still sing about winning the European Cup (fair enough) Do we have any witty songs to pre-empt this e.g. about Cloughie or Malmö being toss opposition

We still have yearly parades on the pitch from winning the League Cup 50 years ago. I think we would do the same to be honest.

Malmo really were shite though.

It will be like watching the world war vets (rightly) paraded in zimmerframes before we win another trophy
And don't forget those two Auto-Glass Trophies!!

If we stick to our new 4-3-3 formation, we give them a call to make. Do they change their 3-5-2 or will they be comfortable going man for man against us?

I wouldn't be changing after last night. Let them worry about us. A draw is a better result for them than it is us. If we can get the win, we are right back in the mix.

West Brom when they were the best team in the division at the time and unbeaten. Fallen apart since. Forest in form but nothing to fear.

I think we don't want to go all Liverpool on them and start flaunting our history. And silverware

Joe Worrall was back 3 weeks early from breaking ribs on Sunday. Good defender and brave to go with it. It won't be easy with him in the side, a do or die defender.

Needs the shithouse that is Nick Powell to give him an early elbow in the ribs then just to see if he is man or mouse?
PS I've broken ribs so I know how bloody painful they are


Can any Nottingham stokies advise whether they're insufferable at the moment or just giddy as f**k?

They think they are world beaters!

As do we!

As a gesture of goodwill , can someone bring some sandwiches for those Leicester fans who are still desperately struggling to break that window

"We've Won it Two Times" is always a great reply to when they start singing "Champions of Europe You'll Never Sing That"..
They're still convinced they were formed before us & are the oldest league club!
I keep trying to edit & change their Wikipedia page claim that they're the oldest club but someone keeps editing it back! They must have 24hr monitoring of it or something, sad Gits

Looking forward to this one, lucky to get a ticket and amazingly not done forest away.

Notts county bar by ground caters for away fans as well so looking forward to few beers and think our pace can hurt them.

2-3. Maja, Powell and brown

Despite living in Nottingham I don't know any Forest fans. I live in a prominently County or Derby area. I haven't noticed any over the top reaction or seen any more Forest paraphernalia on display.

They’ve opened up a bit of a gap on us a win would be fantastic but it’s important we don’t lose

[Ciscokid]

Stoke Fans Pre Match Comments.......

This could be a cracking match

Think we will go 352
Maja and Brown up front
However if we do go 433 it could be a right shoot out

Every chance that it could go to 3-3. Or 4-4.

Humdinger. We need to take it to them and try to win the game.

Nothing to fear. Need to get at their back three as they are dog slow, and their keeper is utter S**t.

Our forwards should have a field day.

We have to try and stop Spence and Johnson who have been causing havoc down the Forest right.It’ll be interesting to see how O’Neill will try and combat that with the way we set up but after watching that tonight I for one am looking forward to the City Ground on Saturday

It’s no time to be scared of the opposition now mate. We’ve got to play on the front foot and back ourselves. Spence can’t hurt us if JPB keeps him penned into his own half. We’ve got to win 10 out of last 17 games so we may as well just bloody go for it.

Couldn’t agree more mate but i just wonder if he’ll change to try and nullify them or just go for it like you say

I'm not a gambling man but I'd cheerfully stick a tenner on an away win.

MO'N will be daft to change anything from tonight!!!

At present, I think we are better defensively with a 4-3-3. Jagielka and THB are building a good understanding. Powell, Brown, JPB and Maja should all be starting.

We cannot afford not to go for it in every game here on in, as we try to catch up lost ground - keep the same starting XI save Maja for the injured Campbell. Bring Thommo onto the bench.

I think their keeper getting a bit of stick but personally think he's ok despite a couple of errors lately.

On a good run but expecting us to go there and get something. We've beaten better sides.

Whatever happens on the pitch, it should be a cracker off it.

A perfect away day game.

Anyone know how many Stokies are heading across?

We got 2,000 tickets mate(the same for every team visiting the City Ground) all sold

We should target their RB who is brilliant going forward but next to useless at defending!

They're on form but don't be scared.

Same side that wiped the floor with the Swans, but Madge to start over Campbell. Cardiff beat them not long ago, they're not invincible and better to die on our feet than, er, die on our knees.

We will need to keep there crowd quiet early on as they will be up for it after thrashing Leicester at the weekend.
If we can do that i see us going on to control game.

One point would be a good result on the day against Forest who are in cracking form but draws are not good enough heading into the business end of the season with ground to make up.

Forest fan told me they still sing about winning the European Cup (fair enough) Do we have any witty songs to pre-empt this e.g. about Cloughie or Malmö being toss opposition

We still have yearly parades on the pitch from winning the League Cup 50 years ago. I think we would do the same to be honest.

Malmo really were shite though.

It will be like watching the world war vets (rightly) paraded in zimmerframes before we win another trophy
And don't forget those two Auto-Glass Trophies!!

If we stick to our new 4-3-3 formation, we give them a call to make. Do they change their 3-5-2 or will they be comfortable going man for man against us?

I wouldn't be changing after last night. Let them worry about us. A draw is a better result for them than it is us. If we can get the win, we are right back in the mix.

West Brom when they were the best team in the division at the time and unbeaten. Fallen apart since. Forest in form but nothing to fear.

I think we don't want to go all Liverpool on them and start flaunting our history. And silverware

Joe Worrall was back 3 weeks early from breaking ribs on Sunday. Good defender and brave to go with it. It won't be easy with him in the side, a do or die defender.

Needs the shithouse that is Nick Powell to give him an early elbow in the ribs then just to see if he is man or mouse?
PS I've broken ribs so I know how bloody painful they are


Can any Nottingham stokies advise whether they're insufferable at the moment or just giddy as f**k?

They think they are world beaters!

As do we!

As a gesture of goodwill , can someone bring some sandwiches for those Leicester fans who are still desperately struggling to break that window

"We've Won it Two Times" is always a great reply to when they start singing "Champions of Europe You'll Never Sing That"..
They're still convinced they were formed before us & are the oldest league club!
I keep trying to edit & change their Wikipedia page claim that they're the oldest club but someone keeps editing it back! They must have 24hr monitoring of it or something, sad Gits

Looking forward to this one, lucky to get a ticket and amazingly not done forest away.

Notts county bar by ground caters for away fans as well so looking forward to few beers and think our pace can hurt them.

2-3. Maja, Powell and brown

Despite living in Nottingham I don't know any Forest fans. I live in a prominently County or Derby area. I haven't noticed any over the top reaction or seen any more Forest paraphernalia on display.

They’ve opened up a bit of a gap on us a win would be fantastic but it’s important we don’t lose

Be interested to learn where in Nottingham there are only supporters of Notts and sheep. Pretty sure I've not been there.

[Tricky]

Stoke Fans Pre Match Comments.......

This could be a cracking match

Think we will go 352
Maja and Brown up front
However if we do go 433 it could be a right shoot out

Every chance that it could go to 3-3. Or 4-4.

Humdinger. We need to take it to them and try to win the game.

Nothing to fear. Need to get at their back three as they are dog slow, and their keeper is utter S**t.

Our forwards should have a field day.

We have to try and stop Spence and Johnson who have been causing havoc down the Forest right.It’ll be interesting to see how O’Neill will try and combat that with the way we set up but after watching that tonight I for one am looking forward to the City Ground on Saturday

It’s no time to be scared of the opposition now mate. We’ve got to play on the front foot and back ourselves. Spence can’t hurt us if JPB keeps him penned into his own half. We’ve got to win 10 out of last 17 games so we may as well just bloody go for it.

Couldn’t agree more mate but i just wonder if he’ll change to try and nullify them or just go for it like you say

I'm not a gambling man but I'd cheerfully stick a tenner on an away win.

MO'N will be daft to change anything from tonight!!!

At present, I think we are better defensively with a 4-3-3. Jagielka and THB are building a good understanding. Powell, Brown, JPB and Maja should all be starting.

We cannot afford not to go for it in every game here on in, as we try to catch up lost ground - keep the same starting XI save Maja for the injured Campbell. Bring Thommo onto the bench.

I think their keeper getting a bit of stick but personally think he's ok despite a couple of errors lately.

On a good run but expecting us to go there and get something. We've beaten better sides.

Whatever happens on the pitch, it should be a cracker off it.

A perfect away day game.

Anyone know how many Stokies are heading across?

We got 2,000 tickets mate(the same for every team visiting the City Ground) all sold

We should target their RB who is brilliant going forward but next to useless at defending!

They're on form but don't be scared.

Same side that wiped the floor with the Swans, but Madge to start over Campbell. Cardiff beat them not long ago, they're not invincible and better to die on our feet than, er, die on our knees.

We will need to keep there crowd quiet early on as they will be up for it after thrashing Leicester at the weekend.
If we can do that i see us going on to control game.

One point would be a good result on the day against Forest who are in cracking form but draws are not good enough heading into the business end of the season with ground to make up.

Forest fan told me they still sing about winning the European Cup (fair enough) Do we have any witty songs to pre-empt this e.g. about Cloughie or Malmö being toss opposition

We still have yearly parades on the pitch from winning the League Cup 50 years ago. I think we would do the same to be honest.

Malmo really were shite though.

It will be like watching the world war vets (rightly) paraded in zimmerframes before we win another trophy
And don't forget those two Auto-Glass Trophies!!

If we stick to our new 4-3-3 formation, we give them a call to make. Do they change their 3-5-2 or will they be comfortable going man for man against us?

I wouldn't be changing after last night. Let them worry about us. A draw is a better result for them than it is us. If we can get the win, we are right back in the mix.

West Brom when they were the best team in the division at the time and unbeaten. Fallen apart since. Forest in form but nothing to fear.

I think we don't want to go all Liverpool on them and start flaunting our history. And silverware

Joe Worrall was back 3 weeks early from breaking ribs on Sunday. Good defender and brave to go with it. It won't be easy with him in the side, a do or die defender.

Needs the shithouse that is Nick Powell to give him an early elbow in the ribs then just to see if he is man or mouse?
PS I've broken ribs so I know how bloody painful they are


Can any Nottingham stokies advise whether they're insufferable at the moment or just giddy as f**k?

They think they are world beaters!

As do we!

As a gesture of goodwill , can someone bring some sandwiches for those Leicester fans who are still desperately struggling to break that window

"We've Won it Two Times" is always a great reply to when they start singing "Champions of Europe You'll Never Sing That"..
They're still convinced they were formed before us & are the oldest league club!
I keep trying to edit & change their Wikipedia page claim that they're the oldest club but someone keeps editing it back! They must have 24hr monitoring of it or something, sad Gits

Looking forward to this one, lucky to get a ticket and amazingly not done forest away.

Notts county bar by ground caters for away fans as well so looking forward to few beers and think our pace can hurt them.

2-3. Maja, Powell and brown

Despite living in Nottingham I don't know any Forest fans. I live in a prominently County or Derby area. I haven't noticed any over the top reaction or seen any more Forest paraphernalia on display.

They’ve opened up a bit of a gap on us a win would be fantastic but it’s important we don’t lose

Be interested to learn where in Nottingham there are only supporters of Notts and sheep. Pretty sure I've not been there.

Somewhere like Eastwood or Heanor (derbys, I know) maybe?