NOTTS FOREST

What a difficult one for LJ the team has been fantastic over the last three games.

However some clearly looked knackered come the end last night.

I liked what i saw of young Moore looks quality,probably will keep his spot as Little looked crocked when he came back out.

Marlon Pack what a performance fantastic last night.

How is Korey and O'Neil going to reclaim their placed with Bobby Reid also playing well.Both players have improved beyond recognition.

Fielding looked good last night.

Flint looks back to himself.

I thought Bryan struggled with the big guy who ran him ragged.

Leeds and BCFC look a million times where they were last year,both improved massively.

Thought it was a great advert for the championship last night.

Forest should be three points and hopefully keeping us in the top six.

 

Think Matthews will start ahead of Moore on Saturday if he is anywhere near fit with Moore covering on the bench. O'Neil will be in for Tomlin. The rest will depend on the fitness of the others although I cant see Paterson wanting to take a rest this weekend

 

Paterson will probably be desperate to face his old club and make a point!

 

i have him down to score against Forest.

 

HOPEFULLY HE MAKES 3 POINT's

 

I would play O'Dowda or Freeman in the Tomlin slot behind Ab and Paterson
Pack and Reid currently pick themselves

Fielding
Moore
Flint
Mags
Bryan
Pack
O'Neil
Reid
O'Dowda
Paterson
Abraham

Freeman on standby if we are chasing the game

 

O'Neill will start with Bobby Reid pushed further forward in Tomlins roll.

Rest will stay the same apart from Moore or Matthews.

Thought Bryan done brilliantly against their number 24. I caught the beginning of Cardiff v Leeds the other day and the commentators and pundits were creaming themselves over him. Plus that tackle Bryan put in when he was through was fantastic.

 

I thought Bryan struggled against him,funny old game.

 

Nobody on the pitch had an easy ride, but Pack was head and shoulders above everyone.
I thought Bryan had an accomplished game and showed his quality throughout

 

He was the opposition best player but Bryan did well overall.. it was a very hard job.

 

Been a critic of Freeman in the past but he looks a different player lately and is worth his place in the side. Pack as I have said before is our most improved player and is getting better and better with each game. Not sure what the injury update is on Korey, but I can see it being a while before he forces his way back in. This is possibly the best and strongest midfield squad we have ever had.

 

The Forest board on here is dead, but they are quite active on JA606 so I started a thread there: http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/353817
For the first time ever with this clash I am feeling very slightly confident. I predict a 2-1 win for us.

Lets hope I haven't jinxed it

 

We have a decent (recent) record against them home and away. Lets hope we're not over confident going into the game on Saturday.
I've gone for a 2-0 win to us. We now seem to be able to keep clean sheets which is very much a step in the right direction and the mark of many successful teams.

 

a clean sheet is worth a point at least .... 46 clean sheets = 46 points to start the season with!

 

Imagine if someone drew 46 games 0-0. 46 points would probably see you relegated though

 

Back in 1998/99 at some point I remember we were joint top scorers in the football league, level with Arsenal. Akinbiye was scoring most of ours.
The only difference was that whilst Arsenal were top of the Prem - we were rooted to the bottom of the championship and ultimately got relegated in our first season. I think it was under Benny - we were losing 4-3 every game!!!
A bizarre situation.

 

98/99 season that was.

 

Corrected - cheers!

 

That's right, I think he scored 24 goals that season and we went down.

 

Pedantic part of me coming out there! It is the first season of football that I consciously remember knowing what was going on, I was only 7. Seem to remember a few stand out moments; losing 2-0 to Everton in the cup, losing 5-2 to Crewe, 6-1 to Wolves and 5-0 to Bradford, conceding in the last minute away to West Brom (I remember listening on the radio)... not a great season! The first goal I ever saw us score was against Norwich on the final day, Lorenzo Pinamonte I think it was. The only highlight was that draw at Sunderland on Sky where Keith Welch had a blinder.