J Lingz

[tugger2018]

Slightly off topic here but djed spence answered somebody’s tweet about how much we had missed him
Hopefully get him back in you never say never

[Paplane]

Slightly off topic here but djed spence answered somebody’s tweet about how much we had missed him
Hopefully get him back in you never say never

If we stay up Aurier gets another year and we also have Nico. As much as id like to see him back, would he come to be 1 of 3?

[Fumanchew]

Aurier’s durability has been questionable this season I guess is the only reason to discuss it I reckon

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

I wonder where he will go next.

Probably 3 choices:

MLS, Saudi League or retirement.

[Reds73]

I wonder where he will go next.

Probably 3 choices:

MLS, Saudi League or retirement.

Wouldn’t surprise me if he retired.
He’s got a young daughter and I can’t imagine he would want to be at the other end of the world.

[Red Dog]

I wouldn't mind seeing him involved in coaching within the academy set up if he did his badges. Clearly very good with morale of the team and appeared to be popular with team mates. Could be a good influence as he has experience of the negative aspects of the game as well as the positives.

[ozzyten10]

He needs to get fit and play the highest level he can. He is 29/30 not 35. If it’s not about money anymore he’s be brilliant at a championship club. He will end up at MLS I reckon

[Salvatore Matrecano]

Lingard speaks about his time at Forest and makes out he never wanted to come in the first place. Couldn’t he have said that before he took the free holiday in Greece?


Leaving Manchester United was a wrench. He'd spent 22 years at Old Trafford before leaving for Nottingham Forest in 2022.
The move to the City Ground didn't go according to plan – an injury hit campaign restricted Lingard to 12 Premier League starts before his 12-month contract expired in the summer of 2023.
Lingard does have regrets about the Forest move. He could have gone to West Ham, where he had enjoyed a resurgence during a six-month loan stint in 2021.
He had done so well at London Stadium that he was recalled into the provisional England squad for the delayed Euro 2020, just missing the cut for the final party.
Under David Moyes, the Warrington-born footballer produced some of the best football of his career.
So when the opportunity arose to be reunited with Moyes on a permanent basis in the summer of 2022, Lingard's heart was already in east London.
So why did he end up at Forest?
"The Forest deal, when we were going through that - and I don't want to go into too much detail - but I wasn't in control of anything at that time," he says.
"I basically didn't have a choice. I knew what I wanted to do, I knew what offer was on the table from West Ham and what was on offer from Forest - there was a place I'd have preferred to go.
"But people have their own say and at the time I didn't really feel like I could voice my opinion.
"Now I can see people didn't have my best interests [at heart]. But obviously West Ham didn't happen. I went to Forest.
"The Forest thing happened for a reason, for me to find out certain things."

[Paplane]

Lingard speaks about his time at Forest and makes out he never wanted to come in the first place. Couldn’t he have said that before he took the free holiday in Greece?


Leaving Manchester United was a wrench. He'd spent 22 years at Old Trafford before leaving for Nottingham Forest in 2022.
The move to the City Ground didn't go according to plan – an injury hit campaign restricted Lingard to 12 Premier League starts before his 12-month contract expired in the summer of 2023.
Lingard does have regrets about the Forest move. He could have gone to West Ham, where he had enjoyed a resurgence during a six-month loan stint in 2021.
He had done so well at London Stadium that he was recalled into the provisional England squad for the delayed Euro 2020, just missing the cut for the final party.
Under David Moyes, the Warrington-born footballer produced some of the best football of his career.
So when the opportunity arose to be reunited with Moyes on a permanent basis in the summer of 2022, Lingard's heart was already in east London.
So why did he end up at Forest?
"The Forest deal, when we were going through that - and I don't want to go into too much detail - but I wasn't in control of anything at that time," he says.
"I basically didn't have a choice. I knew what I wanted to do, I knew what offer was on the table from West Ham and what was on offer from Forest - there was a place I'd have preferred to go.
"But people have their own say and at the time I didn't really feel like I could voice my opinion.
"Now I can see people didn't have my best interests [at heart]. But obviously West Ham didn't happen. I went to Forest.
"The Forest thing happened for a reason, for me to find out certain things."

A bit revisionist his opinon is now I suspect. And anyway, the Lingard who came to us would have also failed at West Ham who, at the time, were playing at a much higher standard. If he couldn't get in our team then, no way is he getting into the West Ham team.

I still don't regret signing him though. It announced to the world that we were back in business and were serious.

[RedMW]

Lingard speaks about his time at Forest and makes out he never wanted to come in the first place. Couldn’t he have said that before he took the free holiday in Greece?


Leaving Manchester United was a wrench. He'd spent 22 years at Old Trafford before leaving for Nottingham Forest in 2022.
The move to the City Ground didn't go according to plan – an injury hit campaign restricted Lingard to 12 Premier League starts before his 12-month contract expired in the summer of 2023.
Lingard does have regrets about the Forest move. He could have gone to West Ham, where he had enjoyed a resurgence during a six-month loan stint in 2021.
He had done so well at London Stadium that he was recalled into the provisional England squad for the delayed Euro 2020, just missing the cut for the final party.
Under David Moyes, the Warrington-born footballer produced some of the best football of his career.
So when the opportunity arose to be reunited with Moyes on a permanent basis in the summer of 2022, Lingard's heart was already in east London.
So why did he end up at Forest?
"The Forest deal, when we were going through that - and I don't want to go into too much detail - but I wasn't in control of anything at that time," he says.
"I basically didn't have a choice. I knew what I wanted to do, I knew what offer was on the table from West Ham and what was on offer from Forest - there was a place I'd have preferred to go.
"But people have their own say and at the time I didn't really feel like I could voice my opinion.
"Now I can see people didn't have my best interests [at heart]. But obviously West Ham didn't happen. I went to Forest.
"The Forest thing happened for a reason, for me to find out certain things."

Played like he didn't want to be here as well

[Fumanchew]

Is he trying to say his agent coerced him here and I’m assuming because the agent was gonna get a bigger fee from us? Or some sort of gentleman’s agreement which is what led to the leak of us not paying agents evolved from?

[Tricky]

Lingard speaks about his time at Forest and makes out he never wanted to come in the first place. Couldn’t he have said that before he took the free holiday in Greece?


Leaving Manchester United was a wrench. He'd spent 22 years at Old Trafford before leaving for Nottingham Forest in 2022.
The move to the City Ground didn't go according to plan – an injury hit campaign restricted Lingard to 12 Premier League starts before his 12-month contract expired in the summer of 2023.
Lingard does have regrets about the Forest move. He could have gone to West Ham, where he had enjoyed a resurgence during a six-month loan stint in 2021.
He had done so well at London Stadium that he was recalled into the provisional England squad for the delayed Euro 2020, just missing the cut for the final party.
Under David Moyes, the Warrington-born footballer produced some of the best football of his career.
So when the opportunity arose to be reunited with Moyes on a permanent basis in the summer of 2022, Lingard's heart was already in east London.
So why did he end up at Forest?
"The Forest deal, when we were going through that - and I don't want to go into too much detail - but I wasn't in control of anything at that time," he says.
"I basically didn't have a choice. I knew what I wanted to do, I knew what offer was on the table from West Ham and what was on offer from Forest - there was a place I'd have preferred to go.
"But people have their own say and at the time I didn't really feel like I could voice my opinion.
"Now I can see people didn't have my best interests [at heart]. But obviously West Ham didn't happen. I went to Forest.
"The Forest thing happened for a reason, for me to find out certain things."

Funny that! I recall him saying he HAD the choice between us and West Ham, but he felt the love with Forest, which he didnt feel with West ham.

The lad is full of shit!