Nottingham Forest away match day thread

[Wrongagain]

Foul on Massengo shortly after the restart illustrated perfectly how bad we are - kick taken in the attacking half, no real challenges and the ball back with Bentley after a couple of touches. Thank god we are safe this season! Need a complete reset before the new season starts.

[Fordy62]

1 minute ago, bexhill reds said:

It’s nicely brewing, not quite at peak melting frenzy yet

Have we played ok?

[bexhill reds]

2 minutes ago, JonDolman said:

They haven't even got that good a squad. Fantastic job their manager is doing. Everyone ok nows what each other is doing

Cooper has certainly got them organised, underrated manager in my view

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

Down to 10 men now!

[Slippin cider]

Just now, Fordy62 said:

Have we played ok?

No not really….Bents kept us in it otherwise it could be 4 or 5 

Edited February 26, 2022 by Slippin cider

[Red-Robbo]

Just now, Fordy62 said:

Have we played ok?

In a word, no.

[bexhill reds]

1 minute ago, Fordy62 said:

Have we played ok?

Not really, certainly not done anything to suggest that this is an unfair result

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

1 minute ago, Fordy62 said:

Have we played ok?

Played them off the park just really unlucky- crap ref and parachute payments

[Fordy62]

Ahh well. A team playing well away from home was always a big ask. 

We go again?!

[Numero Uno]

Reading 4-1 down….

[Slippin cider]

1 minute ago, bexhill reds said:

Not really, certainly not done anything to suggest that this is an unfair result

Their keeper might as well have had the day off, not troubled at all …

[BCFC Grim]

God it's hard to watch. Season can't finish quick enough. I seem to be saying this after Christmas every season. Used to dread time without football.

[old_eastender]

A small positive Cundy has looked decent since coming on at HT, would like to see him get more game time.

[bexhill reds]

Just now, Numero Uno said:

Reading 4-1 down….

Paul Ince working his magic then. Keeps on complaining that certain factors means that he is overlooked for jobs, but fails to realise that he is just shit in management.

[David Brent]

We move on. Safe trip home City fans 

[cityexile]

Just as a throw away, last two games, players on loan have made a real difference. Understand entirely why we have not gone down that route and are blooding our own. Well beaten today in fairness.

[pillred]

1 minute ago, Spike said:

I've been watching City for around 30-32 years so I'm interested in fans who've been around longer than I have, do you think this is some of the best youth we've developed consistently? I mean I've seen much better Bristol City teams by a long shot but I do think we're finally starting to see us develop good players rather than bringing them in via transfers.

I agree there is a lot to look forward to if we could hold on to the likes of Semenyo HNM and the like but I have been here so many times before, just as we seem to have optimism it's wrenched away as a team from the Prem or a Championship club with parachute payments steal them away, to me it's been Deja vu to many times. I unfortunately can't help but be drawn to the club, after all these years I sometimes wish I weren't.

[blockbrowt1]

2 minutes ago, pillred said:

I had a season ticket for 29 years until 2020, and yes it does make me miserable that we have been so crap especially at home, so yes in the main I have stopped watching us  at home, so far I have seen us win twice and throw away points 6 times and for all the positivity as far as performances there has been no change in the way we throw games away constantly. I admire your optimism but when we lose our promising players in the summer as we will probably do then you like me who has been watching city for well over 55 years will suddenly see that it just goes on and on waiting for the fleeting success that is being a city supporter.

Agree with you Pill. Really fed up with them. It would be nice to have a win more often and especially with no goals against. Like you been watching on and off for 50 odd years. Expecting better next season top half pushing for playoffs at least for me if not Pearson should go. Understand we are going through a transitional period but not good enough for me. 

[bexhill reds]

Just now, cityexile said:

Just as a throw away, last two games, players on loan have made a real difference. Understand entirely why we have not gone down that route and are blooding our own. Well beaten today in fairness.

Yep, can’t complain about the result. Really not in the game at all

[Dan Robin]

Losing against Coventry was disappointing, but a loss today is acceptable. 

Glad to have James back, but an injury to Kalas would be a huge blow.

[Slack Bladder]

City are the only team not to have scored on my Both Teams To Score accumulator

I need a consolation goal come on City, this was a nailed on both teams to score.

[BCFC Grim]

Just now, Dan Robin said:

Losing against Coventry was disappointing, but a loss today is acceptable. 

Glad to have James back, but an injury to Kalas would be a huge blow.

That performance was not acceptable!

[Jerseybean]

We were well beaten by a decent Forest team who were on top throughout. We only managed one shot on target. Thought Spence was unplayable at times quite remarkable that Boro let he leave on loan.

Positives for me being Matty James getting minutes, Williams managing 90 minutes, Robbie Cundy doing a solid job for 45 minutes, Klose’s and Scott’s performances and several excellent saves from Bentley. Given the refereeing I’m also relived we didn’t see a red card.

 

 

[Numero Uno]

1 minute ago, BCFC Grim said:

That performance was not acceptable!

Write a strongly worded letter to the club…..

[BCFC Grim]

Just now, Numero Uno said:

Write a strongly worded letter to the club…..

What the **** are you talking about.

[bexhill reds]

4 minutes ago, pillred said:

I agree there is a lot to look forward to if we could hold on to the likes of Semenyo HNM and the like but I have been here so many times before, just as we seem to have optimism it's wrenched away as a team from the Prem or a Championship club with parachute payments steal them away, to me it's been Deja vu to many times. I unfortunately can't help but be drawn to the club, after all these years I sometimes wish I weren't.

No immediate reason for them to go. They are improving as players and getting 1st team Championshipexperience week in week out, none of them would be Prem starters at this stage in their careers. 

[pillred]

1 minute ago, Slack Bladder said:

City are the only team not to have scored on my Both Teams To Score accumulator

I need a consolation goal come on City, this was a nailed on both teams to score.

Did better than me, I had 5 teams that let me down it, makes Saturday more exiting though doesn't it.

[Malago]

Beaten in individual battles all over the park.  No outfield player can come out if that game and say they got the better of their man

Ref looked like Pa Larkin and referred like him.  Didn’t cost us the game but his one eyed referring didn’t help.

[Red-Robbo]

It's all my fault, boys.  Every time I follow a game entirely via Otib's matchday thread, we are dogshit.

I'll go for a long walk next away day.  (There's no f-in way I'm going to travel to Blackburn)

[Clevedon Red]

Did I hear that stat right, 346 days since an away clean sheet?

[pillred]

1 minute ago, BCFC Grim said:

What the **** are you talking about.

It's called humour you should try it sometime.

[BCFCGav]

Were any of the subs injuries? 

[pillred]

2 minutes ago, bexhill reds said:

No immediate reason for them to go. They are improving as players and getting 1st team Championshipexperience week in week out, none of them would be Prem starters at this stage in their careers. 

Hope your right one more season and we might just start to go places.

[ralphindevon]

Not our worse performance of the season but I think every player will be thinking they’ve been under par today.

[Curr Avon]

Just one shot on goal in the second half. Weimann ballooned over from Scott's FK on 90.

A game to instantly forget. Midfield dominated. Poor in possession and few chances created.

Bentley kept the score down with some excellent saves and Cundy impressed in the second half, snuffing out Keenan Davis.

 

 

 

 

[westonred]

Too many players had an off game HNM Semenyo Weimann Martin Kalas to name a few, the only players coming out with any credit Bents Cundy and Klose

Two deflected goals didnt help and the Ref was so petty and favoured NF, every time they fell over he gave them a free kick, saying that though we were bloody awful and didnt deserve anything from the game

[bexhill reds]

Just now, pillred said:

Hope your right one more season and we might just start to go places.

My only reservation is that money talks rather than football education. You can earn a good living in Chelsea’s loan squad, but not play that much football. 

[Bedred31]

Being comfortably beaten away by a clearly better side is one thing. Being very comfortably beaten by the team in 9th doesn’t sound so promising. 

[ralphindevon]

2 minutes ago, BCFCGav said:

Were any of the subs injuries? 

No, but Kalas did go off injured

[Curr Avon]

Just now, Curr Avon said:

Just one shot on goal in the second half. Weimann ballooned over from Scott's FK on 90.

A game to instantly forget. Midfield dominated. Poor in possession and few chances created.

Bentley kept the score down with some excellent saves and Cundy impressed in the second half, snuffing out Keenan Davis.

Massengo was poor, and Kalas was the shakiest I've seen in a long time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

4 minutes ago, Clevedon Red said:

Did I hear that stat right, 346 days since an away clean sheet?

@Rudolf Hucker to confirm

[Jerseybean]

2 minutes ago, Malago said:

Beaten in individual battles all over the park.  No outfield player can come out if that game and say they got the better of their man

Ref looked like Pa Larkin and referred like him.  Didn’t cost us the game but his one eyed referring didn’t help.

In a game without a single serious foul or a handball how ever did we end up with four yellow cards? The ‘Darren Bond is the worse ref in the Championship’ Facebook page might have a bit of traffic tonight! 

[Sleepy1968]

9 minutes ago, Clevedon Red said:

Did I hear that stat right, 346 days since an away clean sheet?

If you did, we really shouldn't be trying to spoil it for another couple of weeks.

Edited February 26, 2022 by Sleepy1968

[maxjak]

Been out for the day, and have kept off the net and radio for a change.  On the way back just now, I said.....Forest will have won 3-1 or 2-0 I reckon?  Lo and Behold!..........We are just so pheckin predictable, I just wish they would surprise now and again?   Haven't read the match report yet........don't know if i can be bothered   Never mind NP eh?   We are where we are apparently?

[Finley_Smith10]

We are very bad away from home 

[pillred]

1 minute ago, Marina's Rolls Royce said:

@Rudolf Hucker to confirm

We also have not won back to back games for over a year, just another statistic to go with the longest non winning run at home ever, there are others but that's enough for now. 

[Sleepy1968]

1 minute ago, maxjak said:

Been out for the day, and have kept off the net and radio for a change.  On the way back just now, I said.....Forest will have won 3-1 or 2-0 I reckon?  Lo and Behold!..........We are just so pheckin predictable, I just wish they would surprise now and again?   Haven't read the match report yet........don't know if i can be bothered   Never mind NP eh?   We are where we are apparently?

You're better off staying ignorant. Put it this way. There were no attacking highlights involving City.

[Dolman_Stand]

Our better players had unusually poor games today, never seen Williams look that sluggish before, HNM was anonymous, Semenyo sloppy in possession.

A game to forget and fair play to Forest who looked a good side, don't forget they have beaten much better sides than us this season. They should be the benchmark for where we want to be in 12 months time

Edited February 26, 2022 by Dolman_Stand

[Simon bristol]

3 minutes ago, Dolman_Stand said:

Our better players had unusually poor games today, never seen Williams look that sluggish before, HNM was anonymous, Semenyo sloppy in possession.

A game to forget and fair play to Forest who looked a good side, don't forget they have beaten much better sides than us this season. They should be the benchmark for where we want to be in 12 months time

They brought in a decent manager didnt they?

[RedM]

Absolute garbage. I can't defend that. 

[1960maaan]

After some promising performances recently, that was rubbish. Too many off days, and from some good pass and move football early on, we managed to fall back to early season form.
Kalas was poor, Williams was poor but I'm happy to give him a free pass. Everyone else ineffective, even Scott had his least impact in a game, delivery was poor and his head seemed to drop after a blocking from Weimann. 
Bentley was the only one that was any good. Good saves , quick off of his line.
A mention for Cundy, who in his cameo looked solid. Which may be just as well as he may be needed to start if Kalas's injury is anything.

I was disappointed that we didn't swap Martin out earlier. In a game of passing and movement, we could have done with Wells's mobility earlier. Even get James on and push Weimann up. 

Another bad day. 2nd best nearly everywhere, again the Ref fell for anyone falling over near a challenge, no wonder Semenyo lost it for a second

 

13 minutes ago, Curr Avon said:

Just one shot on goal in the second half. Weimann ballooned over from Scott's FK on 90.

A game to instantly forget. Midfield dominated. Poor in possession and few chances created.

Bentley kept the score down with some excellent saves and Cundy impressed in the second half, snuffing out Keenan Davis.

I actually thought we started ok. Passing and movement was good, I even thought how different we looked from a couple of months ago. We faded so quickly and lost shape . The change of shape seemed to work against us, can understand it with Pring on a Hello though. Scott waisted at WB, Williams didn't seem sure of his role and Massengo looked lost.

2 minutes ago, RedM said:

Absolute garbage. I can't defend that. 

We can't defend anything

[YGBjammy]

Didn't watch the game but seen on Fotmob app we had an xG of 0.36; not great even away from home!

[David Brent]

Would love for us to dominate a game like that one day, especially at home

[And Its Smith]

One step forward, one step backwards.  

[maxjak]

As always.........feel sorry for our away followers, who spent their hard earned to support us?  They probably  made more of an effort getting there and back, than our motley team did on the pitch?   Although it is great to see what an enormous difference NP is beginning to make, shortly after his one year anniversary has passed? 

Edited February 26, 2022 by maxjak

[Red_Alligator]

A very poor performance from the lads today, excepting Bentley of course. 

I feel for those who travelled. 

 

 

[petehinton]

Really weird presser from Nige

[RedM]

3 minutes ago, maxjak said:

As always.........feel sorry for our away followers, who spent their hard earned to support us?  They probably  made more of an effort getting there and back, than our motley team did on the pitch?   Although it is great to see what an enormous difference NP is beginning to make, shortly after his one year anniversary has passed? 

Win, lose or draw it's always pretty boyant on the coach journey home. But today it just feels flat. No away win since Peterborough in Oct is demoralising. We have seen some good performances, eg Preston but some awful ones too and today is right up there.

We can take the losses, but to be outclassed in all areas (except goalkeeping maybe as we didn't test theirs enough to judge) is hard to take.

We had a good away following but were as quiet as I've seen us for large periods of the game. We had nothing on the pitch to cheer and we couldn't lift the players when we did. When Forest were loud, they were loud.

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

21 minutes ago, RedM said:

Absolute garbage. I can't defend that. 

Can we afford your wages? If so, you'll fit in fine.

[Slippin cider]

43 minutes ago, Curr Avon said:

Just one shot on goal in the second half. Weimann ballooned over from Scott's FK on 90.

A game to instantly forget. Midfield dominated. Poor in possession and few chances created.

Bentley kept the score down with some excellent saves and Cundy impressed in the second half, snuffing out Keenan Davis.

 

 

 

 

Exactly this …a game to instantly forget! 

[Davefevs]

1st half and 2nd half resembled each other.  Flat performance today.

Big week for the Sports Science….rest and recuperate the order of the day.

Thought Robbie Cundy did really well.  As did Klose and Bentley.

Ref was a effing disgrace…again.  Nothing really bad, just a complete “homer”.  Embarrassing officiated.  My work mate was linesman (near side / camera), he gave us nothing either.  Klose’s yellow at the end shows complete ineptitude by the ref.  Boils my piss.  Didn’t affect the result, but still, this can’t go on.

[Super]

Forest never broke sweat. We are a long way off them. 

[Slippin cider]

1 minute ago, Super said:

Forest never broke sweat. We are a long way off them. 

They never got out of second gear, we were utterly useless today .

[Banjo Red]

Apart from Bents and Klose the rest are very underwhelming kalas I think could be sold to free up the wages very average. Pring great player question marks over his fitness levels cant last 90 mins before today. Dasilva great as of late but his size worries me that he gets targeted during games would prefer a taller fullback.

Cundy looked very assured as I said earlier can't be any worse than what we have already.

Edited February 26, 2022 by Banjo Red
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[Midred]

4 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

1st half and 2nd half resembled each other.  Flat performance today.

Big week for the Sports Science….rest and recuperate the order of the day.

Thought Robbie Cundy did really well.  As did Klose and Bentley.

Ref was a effing disgrace…again.  Nothing really bad, just a complete “homer”.  Embarrassing officiated.  My work mate was linesman (near side / camera), he gave us nothing either.  Klose’s yellow at the end shows complete ineptitude by the ref.  Boils my piss.  Didn’t affect the result, but still, this can’t go on.

Does seem bizarre that Pring gets booked for 1st foul of the match but several repeat offenders for Forest just get a talking to!

[Red-Robbo]

5 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

 My work mate was linesman (near side / camera), he gave us nothing either. ... Boils my piss.  

 

Why not boil your piss in his work mug. That'll teach him. 

[Davefevs]

1 minute ago, Midred said:

Does seem bizarre that Pring gets booked for 1st foul of the match but several repeat offenders for Forest just get a talking to!

Colback especially…several fouls, even the one in isolation on Semenyo is a yellow.

[And Its Smith]

27 minutes ago, petehinton said:

Really weird presser from Nige

Seemed spot on to me

 

cant carry players, sluggish in midfield, had opportunities to do better in final third but it didn’t happen, passing was well off today,  today was more about us looking inexperienced, Pring needs to be more aggressive, Cundy did okay,  Wells was frustrated due to lack of fluidity but looked bright, quality into forwards wasn’t great, Kalas couldn’t carry on

whats weird ?

Edited February 26, 2022 by And Its Smith

[Davefevs]

1 minute ago, And Its Smith said:

Seemed spot on to me

 

cant carry players, sluggish in midfield, had opportunities to do better in final third but it didn’t happen, passing was well off today,  today was more about us looking experienced, Pring needs to be more aggressive, Cundy did okay,  Wells was frustrated due to lack of fluidity but looked bright, quality into forwards wasn’t great, Kalas couldn’t carry on

whats weird ?

Pretty spot on imho too.

[REDOXO]

Positives Cundy did well. James got a few minutes. Bentley excellent. 
 

Negatives pretty much everything else! Particularly the final ball and Pring being made to look like a cart horse.