Bluebird Hewitt Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 10 hours ago, Gunnersauraus said: I like Houghton nice guy. I spoke to a British city fan and he wanted him to be their next manager there. Quite a lot to choose from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 20 hours ago, Lucas said: Forest and Derby dropping to League One would be astonishing, especially if Sheffield Wednesday failed to make it up. I know it's very early, but this new Wigan team seem to have gelled very quickly and Lee Johnson has been able to mould Sunderland in to a team he's happy with. That last spot could be a lottery given there's about ten teams who thought they had a realistic chance of automatic promotion and none of them are vying a playoff spot at present. Could be a very interesting season in League One that's proving to be more difficult to get out of than The Championship in recent seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted September 21, 2021 Administrator Share Posted September 21, 2021 Steve Cooper going to Forest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 In the summer when Brennan Johnson was being linked to Brentford I remember a couple of us talking about how baffled we were with Nottingham Forest's transfer policy. So whilst they'll get initial criticism for taking another U turn in terms of direction this one at least feels like its going to make sense. With Steve Cooper's track record you anticipate this will be good for the likes of Brennan Johnson, Alex Mighten and Joe Worrall who really are the players Nottingham Forest should be looking to build the team around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 His style of football is a bit more progressive, but not too far off of what Hughton would have a team play. So this team shouldn't struggle to adapt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 It's quite interesting that Cooper's gone from being linked to Palace in the Premier League to becoming manager at Forest in the Championship. In some ways, it's a bit of a coup for Forest to attract someone who was receiving Premier League interest because had he stayed available, you'd have thought he may have been in the running for a low end Premier League job. He obviously feels like he can do something there, and you assume he's been told by the owner and board enough to convince him he can achieve a promotion there. It will be interesting to see how he does for now without the use of the transfer window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Lucas said: It's quite interesting that Cooper's gone from being linked to Palace in the Premier League to becoming manager at Forest in the Championship. In some ways, it's a bit of a coup for Forest to attract someone who was receiving Premier League interest because had he stayed available, you'd have thought he may have been in the running for a low end Premier League job. He obviously feels like he can do something there, and you assume he's been told by the owner and board enough to convince him he can achieve a promotion there. It will be interesting to see how he does for now without the use of the transfer window. He's fallen in to the same trap many more before him have done in thinking: "I can be the man who can turn this big club around!". You look at the list of ex-managers since they cancelled the Warburton project half way through and its a proper who's-who list of managers who were good appointments at the time but have struggled to gain employment at a similar level since. The only caveat on this occasion is that he will have to answer to Dane Murphy instead of the psychopath who walked on to a pitch in Greece with a handgun in his trousers. So there's a little more hope on this occasions for positive change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 13 points in 5 games so far. When you think how turgid they looked under Hughton that is some turnaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ Posted October 19, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted October 19, 2021 Flying early days but we've seen this so many times from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 1 hour ago, The Palace Fan said: 13 points in 5 games so far. When you think how turgid they looked under Hughton that is some turnaround. Think it's a case of players downing tools when they don't like a manager? Sort of like a shit version of Chelsea where instead of getting tired of a manager after winning something they get tired of a manager after a brief patch of looking decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Have to say, there is a bit of a 'feeling' around Forest this season. Steve Cooper has done a brilliant job, he really has. Great cup run, and looking decent in the league. If they were only 5 or 6 points behind Bournemouth, I'd really fancy them to catch them. Certainly going to be a force in the playoffs should they get there. You'd have thought so anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claret and Blue Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Copper got you boys flying right now. Good luck for rest of the season hope he takes you up.. Had some good games against forest down the years (Burnley) I know some forest lads so be happy for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 I'd love it if Forest could pip this expensive all star Championship side Bournemouth have assembled to second but I don't think there's enough games left to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 1 hour ago, The Palace Fan said: I'd love it if Forest could pip this expensive all star Championship side Bournemouth have assembled to second but I don't think there's enough games left to do it. What keeps it alive is the Bournemouth Forest fixture but Forest need to be within 3pts by the time they play that I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ Posted April 10, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 10, 2022 I think Forest will do it this time. I don't want it to happen as much as it would make fixture day extremely interesting but I do think it's going to. They're relentless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 I’ve not watched a lot of Forest, or the Championship in general tbh. If Cooper’s Forest team are anything like his Swansea team then they’ll go straight back down. They were such a ratty outfit, playing on cyclical fouls too much. But yeah not sure what this team is like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claret and Blue Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Good luck to forest hope you boys go up. Out of any of them sides in or around the play offs id rather see you lot go up than anybody. Cooper doing a superb job. Think you'll lose some of them players if you don't make it up. Johnson especially. . If you don't go up and we come down it's another away day I always enjoyed. Last time I come forest we won 2 nil and Jay Rod got both. He should of had 3 missed a pen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 On 10/04/2022 at 23:43, Danny said: I’ve not watched a lot of Forest, or the Championship in general tbh. If Cooper’s Forest team are anything like his Swansea team then they’ll go straight back down. They were such a ratty outfit, playing on cyclical fouls too much. But yeah not sure what this team is like. Well being a ratty outfit suited you in both fixtures against us so based on that they should be fine . In all seriousness though they'll be the worst team to get promoted in some time purely based on the players theyll lose at the end of the season. Steve Cooper has turned Djed Spence in to a wing back playing out his skin like he did with Bidwell and Roberts but hes returning to Middlesbrough on a long term contract. Joe Garner's been a creative outlet in the middle but he returns to Man United. Zinckernagel, Max Lowe and Kienan Davis have been useful but they're all on loan too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 On 10/04/2022 at 15:43, Danny said: I’ve not watched a lot of Forest, or the Championship in general tbh. If Cooper’s Forest team are anything like his Swansea team then they’ll go straight back down. They were such a ratty outfit, playing on cyclical fouls too much. But yeah not sure what this team is like. When we played them they actually looked more decent than a lot of premier league sides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 1 hour ago, The Palace Fan said: Well being a ratty outfit suited you in both fixtures against us so based on that they should be fine . In all seriousness though they'll be the worst team to get promoted in some time purely based on the players theyll lose at the end of the season. Steve Cooper has turned Djed Spence in to a wing back playing out his skin like he did with Bidwell and Roberts but hes returning to Middlesbrough on a long term contract. Joe Garner's been a creative outlet in the middle but he returns to Man United. Zinckernagel, Max Lowe and Kienan Davis have been useful but they're all on loan too. In fairness playing them made us a bit more streetwise as they essentially fouled us out the game and grabbed a goal from fouling Raya. Was very satisfying outclassing them in the play-off final. We have become a much more streetwise team this season though, you have to be to try and get an edge. Fortunately for us we also have fluidity and quality on the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Danny said: In fairness playing them made us a bit more streetwise as they essentially fouled us out the game and grabbed a goal from fouling Raya. Was very satisfying outclassing them in the play-off final. We have become a much more streetwise team this season though, you have to be to try and get an edge. Fortunately for us we also have fluidity and quality on the ball. I was just pissing myself when I saw the stats. Play off final and they didn't muster a single shot on target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Bluebird Hewitt said: I was just pissing myself when I saw the stats. Play off final and they didn't muster a single shot on target. We played it without Dasilva and Henry too, our biggest players away from Toney. Just such a complete team performance. It was satisfying because a lot of Swansea fans online had been throwing the “Brentford bottlejob” type memes at us all season, so to be so ruthless on the day and reduce them to little it was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted April 15, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 15, 2022 I do like Forest and it would be good to see them back in the top flight, even if it is only for one season before they flop back down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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