Collymore!
Grenville Morris
Stevie Cooper 
Stevie Cooper
He hates the Leicester, he hates the Derby
Forest are magic!
Stevie Cooper
He hates the Leicester, he hates the Derby
Forest are magic!
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Official Matchday 17: Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur, Fri. 15th December 2023 @ 20:00hrs
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valspoodle
Steve Chettle
I'll bet that caught Collymore! by surprise. All the other topic starters for the matchday thread have been binned off so quickly.
Mr. Blonde
Jack Burkitt
Two home games coming up, regardless of the opposition we need to try and recreate that Arsenal atmosphere and make sure Cooper remains the man in charge
An unchanged starting eleven and a dogged 1-0 win to the men in the Garibaldi
COYR!!!
An unchanged starting eleven and a dogged 1-0 win to the men in the Garibaldi
COYR!!!
Collymore!
Grenville Morris
Raced home quickly to get it started with support for Cooper asap!
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
Slight tweak here given we at home, same as today but Kouyate out for CHO, who plays forward with Elanga, Gibbs White behind both and Yates and Mangala sitting.
Green Jumper
"Nottingham Forest Are Premier League"
Hopefully with SC still in charge and on the telly under Friday night lights.
It requires approximately 98 minutes of scrappy bedlam.
It requires approximately 98 minutes of scrappy bedlam.
Ashley
Steve Chettle
Hoping Cooper is still in charge for this one and can pull a win out of the bag!
football post
I'm still here Crewton
Only prediction is that my voice will have gone Saturday morning.
Gerrat em from the off and with a bit of luck we can get something. Their injuries are stacking up now, be nice to see a couple more out after tomorrow.
For now I'll take absolutely anything that gives us an advantage.
Gerrat em from the off and with a bit of luck we can get something. Their injuries are stacking up now, be nice to see a couple more out after tomorrow.
For now I'll take absolutely anything that gives us an advantage.
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Desperately need a clean sheet or two at home.
Red Dog in a Forest
Viv Anderson
If everyone is fit I’d keep the same team.
I’d currently bring Danilo on instead of Sangare.
PynchonForest
John Robertson
This is a real crap shot. On one hand Spurs have been poor recently but a few of their games have been very tough, including tomorrow against Newcastle, though how Newcastle approach this will depend largely on how they prioritize players for midweek vs Milan. On the other hand Spurs play to attack and that makes them quite different than Wolves. If Cooper gets the tactics right and we can stifle them most of the time we have a fighting chance. It's a completely different game than the one today so the approach will undoubtedly be different. Not certain I like how we match up against Spurs, but they are a side with plenty of wildcards (like Romero) so who knows? I think Spurs will prevail but it's not one to bet your mortgage on, one way or the other. I think if Cooper starts the same midfield trio he is asking for big trouble. Dominguez has gone from a revelation to an unused sub. This is truly bizarre.
Malwood
Geoff Thomas
No CHO for me. Not scrappy enough. I'm keeping the same shape, but starting Danilo.
YellowBelly Red
Viv Anderson
Hopefully we won't get distracted by any "return of brennan" nonsense.
He was a very good player for us, deserves respect but lets leave it at that.
He was a very good player for us, deserves respect but lets leave it at that.
Monkman
Grenville Morris
I've been one of Dominguez's biggest admirers, but since West Ham he's been fairly poor for whatever reason. Fine, he deserves the chance to play himself back into his earlier form - until Fulham, when unfortunately he was one of the ones who didn't look like he was trying.
Kouyate, who's barely had a sniff all season, came in, got really stuck in from the off and could have had an excellent goal but for a good save from Sa. It looked an odd choice before kickoff but it was justified within ten minutes of the game starting imo.
Malwood
Geoff Thomas
I didn't think Kouyate was that good against Wolves. I rate him as a player, solid pro who was always decent and dependable last season (except that free kick).
But this season he's looked old, tired and a bit leggy, if you ask me. Like the years have caught him up.
But this season he's looked old, tired and a bit leggy, if you ask me. Like the years have caught him up.
Monkman
Grenville Morris
That was my view until yesterday (although it was based on the very few minutes he's been given this season) but I thought first half yesterday he got through a lot of good spoiling work and looked plenty energetic enough.
REDDERS78
Jack Armstrong
Kouyate showed minerals yesterday, he did his job! I wasnt remotely bothered about so many changes because it was always going to tell us if the problem was a universal squad problem or if certain players are just not currently up for it.
We now have the answer. Cooper needs players he knows will give him 100%, thats the foundation to anything moving forward and irrespective of opposition Id stick with that side. Certainly a side with 5 across the back that does not include Sangare in the middle at this point.
We simply dont have the luxury of allowing him to find his feet at this level any longer.
We now have the answer. Cooper needs players he knows will give him 100%, thats the foundation to anything moving forward and irrespective of opposition Id stick with that side. Certainly a side with 5 across the back that does not include Sangare in the middle at this point.
We simply dont have the luxury of allowing him to find his feet at this level any longer.
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
Assuming all XI who started v Wolves are fit, I would start an unchanged side.
Murillo looked to be limping when he came off, and might be a doubt.
If he is unavailable it gives us a problem as he is the best man to have in that back 3.
Murillo looked to be limping when he came off, and might be a doubt.
If he is unavailable it gives us a problem as he is the best man to have in that back 3.
Monkman
Grenville Morris
Felipe might be able to give us 70 minutes then I guess you could give Omobamidele a run. If only we had a club captain who generally plays well in a 3 who hadn't had a giant mardy.
SparrowsAnus
Geoff Thomas
We saw last year that he makes 3-4 games to get going. He was very good for us last season leading up to the WC when we started picking up results. Immense against Liverpool I think it was.
He was good yesterday, a goal would have capped a very solid display.
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
Not the first time that Murillo has limped off - I'm hoping like the other times he's back for the next one. Felipe should be fine after a week off, and great that Boly came through yesterday.
If Felipe's back I'd leave Boly out for Friday - we need pace against that forward line and, assuming all fit, Niakhate, Felipe and Murillo have more than our others (Omobamidele aside who I'm not sure about?).
If Felipe's back I'd leave Boly out for Friday - we need pace against that forward line and, assuming all fit, Niakhate, Felipe and Murillo have more than our others (Omobamidele aside who I'm not sure about?).
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Aye Cap'n, same XI for me if possible.
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
Being honest? I am sick to death of our back line changing constantly.
I wouldn't make any changes to that position unless they are enforced.
Monkman
Grenville Morris
Yeah it’s no coincidence that we make a lot of defensive mistakes when you consider how many different configurations we’ve had, practically a new one every game.