Shearstone
Derby delenda est
100% true. He's gone back to France to fulfil his real dream of being a ballet dancer. Apparently he's going to be in the Lyon Ballet's production of Swan Lake.
Dilane Bakwa
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Canadian_red
Jack Burkitt
The shockwaves don't seem to have made it to any reputable outlet.
Est.1865
Premier League Survivors
I think Bawka absolutely deserved some heavy criticism. He has looked completely lost and terrified on the pitch at times.
In contrast to Hutchinson, Bawka looks incredibly inexperienced and dare I say not too seasoned/mature just yet?
That’s said, first half looked excellent and clearly has natural talent.
Hopefully he ends the season strongly.
Indored
Viv Anderson
Gliding past Cuccu was excellent, but the cross was much better, he really can deliver a good ball when he gets the chance, also very decent corners.
Doesn’t seem to anticipate where the ball will be played though but that can be taught.
He has all of the talents needed, just needs the confidence.
A good pre season and think he has a very good chance of improving.
Doesn’t seem to anticipate where the ball will be played though but that can be taught.
He has all of the talents needed, just needs the confidence.
A good pre season and think he has a very good chance of improving.
DizzyBala
Jack Burkitt
He's been pretty poor every time I've seen him bar yesterday.
It's like when Kalimuendo scored a couple goals and some of our fans went on like he's Prime R9.
MansfieldRed
Jack Armstrong
I mean let's face it, we could have had Pele up top for the majority of the season and he'd have looked like Emile Heskey.
Monkman
John Robertson
He looked good in cameos at Arsenal and Swansea way back in autumn. Since then he's had an injury and a manager who publicly shamed him. Other than that he's had scraps, no sustained minutes in the side. Far too early to judge.
derbyshirered
Jack Burkitt
All I can say is well played
Exactly this.
His ability was there when he arrived - look at his showreel and read the reports of folk who had followed his French career - ask ourselves why a player with ability underperformed against expectations.
Yesterday demonstrated he had ability and was prepared to put the effort in . He really cared.
Confidence matters too. A coach that believes in him, a system that suits - wasn't he playing a kind of wing back role at one stage - and yesterday he had the bonus of a crowd buoyed by an early goal contribution, supporting him.
Wingers and confidence is a strange thing. Look at Elanga's Toon struggles. Has his ability vanished overnight? He had his struggles at Forest early days - finding the crowd expectations and reactions tough - (remember Luton away?)
Amazing what can happen when the coach, player and fanbase planets align.
BakwaTheNet
The Weakling formally know as Red_Rich
Seems legit, he’s achieved all there is to achieve in football with a standing ovation from the Forest away support.
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derbyshirered
Jack Burkitt
At THE MINUTE WORTH KEEPING
Red Echo
Viv Anderson
I've got some magic beans to sell if you're interested
Well, he was central to our first two goals yesterday in a very important game, so I’d say he’s made a meaningful contribution to his fee.
donny
Jack Burkitt
Both goals he played a part in came from his strength, cutting in and wrongfooting the defender, and, getting a very good cross in. Whilst his right foot isn't as good as his left, for most of yesterday, you couldn't tell, as Sideshow Bob was running round like he was stepping on rakes..
Professor Wolfgang Schnell BSc. PhD.
Fulchester United
Obligatory...
Fitzcarraldo
Ian Storey-Moore
I think of the issues for Dilane (and others) he's probably not had any other manager really have a look at him. Sure he's training everday but you can tell when a manager's spent a bit of time with a player through subtle shifts in their approach. Yesterday, he was much more disciplined and relaxed. Not trying to just do something whenever he got the ball.
Collomosse in the Mail has published an extensive inside track on VP which mentions Bakwa's rejuvenation.
Behind a paywall but here's link
www.dailymail.com
Highlights
He says Wrexham did it for Dyche after he threw particular players under the bus.
VP saw that players like McAtee and Bakwa's Forest data didn't match their historic records , so his team put them on personal development plans with specific training regimes. That with TLC which was missing under Ange and Dyche said to have made the difference.
(For me) Noticeable that all this years coaches said they had a very special set of players but its taken VP to get more of them to play like the special players they were expected to be.
Behind a paywall but here's link
How Pereira transformed Forest - and made the players feel loved again
Daily Mail Sport's Forest expert TOM COLLOMOSSE reveals how Pereira united a divided squad - and made the second string feel like the main men.
Highlights
He says Wrexham did it for Dyche after he threw particular players under the bus.
VP saw that players like McAtee and Bakwa's Forest data didn't match their historic records , so his team put them on personal development plans with specific training regimes. That with TLC which was missing under Ange and Dyche said to have made the difference.
(For me) Noticeable that all this years coaches said they had a very special set of players but its taken VP to get more of them to play like the special players they were expected to be.
Locadoodledoo
First Team Squad
Another good half for this fella, he's growing on me now and I'd be happy to keep him for next season.
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
Did a couple of good things and then a couple of really bad things first half. Completely anon second half. He's getting better but it was such a low bar he's still miles off it for me.
Canadian_red
Jack Burkitt
Newcastle started doubling up on him because of how dangerous he was looking. Granted, he didn't carry that danger through to the second half at all but overall, a good showing.
I thought he played really well in the first half and was probably out best player up to half time. Given how poor he was earlier in the season, it’s going to take people a while to adjust their preconceived perception of him, but as with Morato it’s important to applaud a player when they actually play well.
Haych
Stuart Pearce
I thought he was poor again, had about 5 minutes of looking somewhat competent then returned to the player who doesn’t run at people and instead turns around and passes it backwards.
If we’re relying on him and N’Doye again we will be hoping the three promoted teams are awful.
If we’re relying on him and N’Doye again we will be hoping the three promoted teams are awful.
ubik
Grenville Morris
I'll forgive him the six forward rolls as he was kicked on the Achilles earlier, down near their corner flag. Yellow card offence but the ref saw no foul. Bakwa realised to get a free kick off Tierney he'd have to be theatrical.