Forest Red

Well done Bristol - a shit game that could have gone either way. Good luck for the season

19 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said:

That’s it. Cover yourself early. 

Give your head a wobble mate - winning a cup tie in a competition we were never going to win or staying in the Prem worth 10’s millions?

This is shit - MGW crocked - Taiwo struggling - this isn’t worth it. Not really fussed if we lose.

And lettuce wrist McFlappy Turner does it again - what a shit keeper

Here’s Var to ruin the game - Origi scores.

Felipe and Origi have risen Lazarus like from the treatment table and Greggs respectively. We’ll be playing with 10 men as Origi lumbers about miles off the pace. Other than that Nuno has thrown a curveball and is playing 3 at the back for the first time.

Turner

Montial  - Omobamidele- Niakhate - Felipe - Toff

Kouyate - Danilo

MGW 

Origi - Elanga

52 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

Really. I reckon even Andy King can manage a full hundred metres.

Oh I see what you did there - you and your Bristolian humour!

21 minutes ago, NOTBLUE said:

Done by half time,You won’t be so cocky when you seen our starting eleven.

Cocky? Neither Awoniyi or Elanga can do 90m twice in a few days. 

Here we are again - FA Cup night under the lights by the Trent. We’ve got players back now so the defence is stronger and Kouyate will come straight in to midfield alongside Danilo. Elanga is back as is Awoniyi so the frontline will be a lot quicker. I think we will field the strongest side and try to get it done by half time to rest Awoniyi and Elanga for the weekend. Hudson Odoi will probably be out after the studs down his Achilles vs Bournemouth.

Turner

Montial - Omobamidele - Murillo - Toffolo

Kouyate - Danilo

Williams - Gibbs White - Elanga

Awoniyi

1 hour ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

 

But considering your club are FFP cheats, is it wise to continue spending? 

FFP cheats? No - what ever the outcome of process it doesn’t affect our spending in this season. It revolves around whether Johnson’s sale to Spurs was part of he 22/23 accounts or this years accounts

4 hours ago, bcfc01 said:

https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/nottingham-forest-afcon-squads-named-9003494

Nigeria v Cameroon tonight

Senegal v Ivory Coast Monday 

Senegal should beat Ivory Coast so Willy Boly, Serge Aurier and Ibrahim Sangare should be back for the replay.

 

 

Just a brief update as the question is being asked: Willy Boly is Murillo’s usual CB partner and we are much more solid with him back. Mad Serge might be on the bench though Montial was pretty poor on Wed so he could start. Sangare was a £30m signing from PSV in the summer and meant to be transform our midfield but he’s struggled with the pace of the Prem so far. The replay could be Awoniyi’s first game back - thank **** - He’s deceptively quick and knocks CB’s about for fun. We’re trying to sign two wingers from Ajax and Dortmund and hopefully a competent GK - Could be Kasper Schmeichel. There could be 4 or 5 changes from Wednesday. Unfortunately Elanga will still be out. His speed is what unlocked Newcastle and Man U in recent games - I never though I’d see a player quicker then Bren Johnson play for us.

14 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said:

So, as we’ve seen Manning favours a high possession, high pressing style of football that is similar to what teams like Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea use. He likes to play with three at the back, two wing-backs, two creative midfielders and a lone striker. This system allows us to dominate the ball, create chances and press the opposition high up the pitch. It also gives us defensive solidity and flexibility to switch formations if needed.

This style of play works well against Premier League teams because they also like to play out from the back and keep the ball. We can disrupt their rhythm, force them into mistakes and exploit the spaces they leave behind. However, this style of play is not as effective against Championship teams because they are more physical, direct and like to play a much deeper block against us.  We’ve struggled against teams like this in the league, so, are we better suited to play in the Premier League than the championship?

In theory perhaps but when it’s played at the pace of tonight you will get torn apart in the Prem. Your three at the back becomes 5 at the back because the wing backs get penned in. The two in midfield get bypassed and you can’t get out your own half. We tried playing exactly like that when we went up and were getting mullered 4 and 5 nil. 

3 minutes ago, ralphindevon said:

Wednesday the 7th I’m guessing for the replay, Forest play the Sunday before

Yes away at Bournemouth Sunday 4th

3 minutes ago, 22A said:

Agreed; a great game for neutral viewers. Four bookings in the first half, but it wasn't a dirty foul ridden game.

It’s what happens when VAR isn’t around to ruin the game. Plenty of robust tackles but nothing dirty - the ref had a decent game. Hopefully we should have Awoniyi and Sangare back for the replay.

Decent cup tie - nil - nil a fair result. We were pretty poor though better second half. See you at the City Ground

Nuno’s not happy - MGW and Williams on

Fair play - you were miles better than us. This is the worst we’ve played for some time. It looks like we were on the piss  last night and had a hair of the dog before kick off. If Nuno doesn’t wake them up at half time you’ll deservedly go through.

5 hours ago, Forest Red said:

 

Turner

Montiel - Omabamidele - Murillo - Tavares 

Yates - Mangala

CHO - Danilo - Dominguez

Wood

 

It’s the team I predicted plus MGW has made the bench.

9 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

So we are saying that Robin Hood was colour blind?

The boring answer was that when the club was formed in 1865, they bought 12 tasseled caps in colour of Garibaldi red (named after the Italian freedom fighter and his ‘redshirts’) Thus our nickname is the Garibaldi Reds. Our first ground was at the Forest Racecourse hence, Nottingham Forest. The whole Robin Hood nonsense happened a lot later.

36 minutes ago, chowie said:

Steady on, Baldrick is one of our biggest fans.

Fair enough, but you wouldn’t want him goal for you though? I wish one of our keepers had a cunning plan to keep a clean sheet.

2 minutes ago, supercidered said:

They sound like characters from Blackadder The Third.

It is like watching Baldrick in goal most games.

18 minutes ago, Lew-T said:

That keeper of yours is a bit of a car crash from the games I have come across.

Which one? Lettuce wrist Mcflappy Turner or too petrified to leave his line Vlachedimos? 

1 hour ago, chinapig said:

What's the deal with Worrall? He seems to have gone from key player to outcast rather quickly.

He fell out spectacularly with Steve Cooper - Coops dropped him for the trip to Anfield, Worrall threw his toys out the pram and refused to travel to the game. As he’s club Captain, most people think he’s in the wrong. The other issue is he’s too slow and can get bullied by Prem forwards so he’s lucky to make the bench anyway.

6 minutes ago, DaveF said:

That's a pretty strong team!

Surely some rotation from last match considering arsenal on Tuesday. Players like Mckenna, Williams, Aguilera, Toffolo to come in?

We’re still learning about Nuno but he doesn’t seem to rotate for the cup, he didn’t for Blackpool. The players you quoted + Worrall are all the options we have. The rest of the bench will be U21’s. Aguilera is the only attacking option on the bench. Yates went off injured vs Blackpool and we had to put Nico Williams in Midfield.

4 minutes ago, Tinmans Love Child said:

I don't have fond memories of that 2-1 win, I literally couldn't believe what I was watching!

Neither could we - Lyle Taylor - one of the worst striker in Forest history actually kick the ball into the net.