Official Matchday thread: 01. Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest . Saturday 12th August. Kick off 12:30pm.

[Dan_Bristol]

The basic matchday thread returns, long live the mediocrity!

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest - Saturday 12th August 12:30pm KO

Basic matchday thread continues, lets start with an away win, and get that out of the way!

Welcome back everyone.

This game is also the first live match on TNT sports (new name for BT Sport)

COYR

 

[DapperDan]

I would snatch your hand off for a 3-0 loss at the moment.

My team:

Shelvey (or new keeper)

Worrall (or Felipe if actually fit)
Boly
McKenna

Aurier
Yates
Mangala
Danilo
Aina

MGW
Johnson

 

[Monkman]

Same team for me, though I do have a hope that Awoniyi is fit and was just being rested as a precaution. In which case I'd switch Johnson out for him.

 

[Raymondo Ponte']

Hope we can snatch a point, cuz I don't think we'll gerowt we Sheff U

BUT if we get hammered at Highbury, we'll maybe get something against the Blunts.

Football's nearly as weird as me

UUU REDZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

 

[Trents]

I would snatch your hand off for a 3-0 loss at the moment.

Yeah I'm kinda looking at this the same way. A absolute drubbing could well shatter what little confidence there seems to be at the moment.

But, stranger things have happened in football.

 

[Bonfy177]

First Forest Fisting be the headline.

Game will go to form, 1-0 ta the famous team, Wor Joe wi the winner.

@Dan_Bristol might be worth lining up the Sheffield United thread ready cause you’ll still be in the seat.

 

[Omar Devone Little]

My fear is that this will get very ugly.

 

[Dan_Bristol]

First Forest Fisting be the headline.

Game will go to form, 1-0 ta the famous team, Wor Joe wi the winner.

@Dan_Bristol might be worth lining up the Sheffield United thread ready cause you’ll still be in the seat.

I've cancelled all plans for the season!

 

[Baronvon]

I'd be ecstatic with a draw. Don't think we'll get it mind.

That said, strange things can happen on the opening day. Especially with all the hype around Arsenal spending half the world's wealth on Declan Rice, they could be set for a rude awakening.

That said, when an ironic narrative is the only argument you can make for Forest winning, it's fair to say we're probably going to lose.

 

[Rzar]

Gritty 1-0 win against a side under pressure to win, we will score early and hang on for the rest of the match.

Wait, hasn't this happened before?

I am sure we were doomed last time we played them.

 

[Strummer]

Have you ever seen Mikael Arteta and Mysteron Agent, Captain Black, in the same room?

No, me neither.

Anyway, I’ll take the draw, 1-1, Morgan Gibbs-White for Forest.

 

[Monkman]

Late winner from Guirassy from a Sosa cross.

 

[Project Zeus]

Keep it respectable please, Forest. It would be depressing to get a 5-0 drubbing on the first day of the season.

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[Davie]

Keep it respectable please, Forest. It would be depressing to get a 5-0 drubbing on the first day of the season.

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Happily our last two visits to the Emirates have produced a mere 10-0 aggregate!

 

[OLDMANRED]

Fancy a draw but we might Nick it.
Start the new campaign off as we mean to go on and shut the so called experts up

 

[Ashley]

2-0 defeat. Going to be a very tough game, but I think (and hope!) we'll give a better account of ourselves than last time.

The home game against Sheffield United is the important one.

 

[Grass]

I would say a 2-0 loss.
We will play better and compete better than the same fixture last season.

 

[Cloughie1975]

2-0 defeat. Going to be a very tough game, but I think (and hope!) we'll give a better account of ourselves than last time.

The home game against Sheffield United is the important one.

Given that 6 of our first 10 games are away (including Arsenal,Manchester United,Chelsea,Manchester
City and Liverpool) we probably need to pick up at least 7 or 8 points from our first 4 home
games (Sheffield United,Burnley,Brentford and Luton).

 

[Ashley]

Given that 6 of our first 10 games are away (including Arsenal,Manchester United,Chelsea,Manchester
City and Liverpool) we probably need to pick up at least 7 or 8 points from our first 4 home
games (Sheffield United,Burnley,Brentford and Luton).

Definitely. Those early home games are crucial.

 

[Alf-engelos Mindminackers]

Hope we can snatch a point, cuz I don't think we'll gerowt we Sheff U

BUT if we get hammered at Highbury, we'll maybe get something against the Blunts.

Football's nearly as weird as me

UUU REDZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Sheff U are in f***ing DIRE straits mate.

They've pretty much lost all of their best midfielders and look a significantly weaker side than the one which got promoted.

Even though our squad looks lacking at the moment, it's still better than what they can field, even with injuries.

 

[enlightened]

A loss ... and probably by some margin.

 

[NFFCForeverRed]

Arse 4 Trees 0.

Our inability to pass it out from the back will be badly exposed as a rampant Arsenal run rings around the cart horse like qualities of Boly, Worrall and McKenna

 

[Gareth Edds]

Quietly confident it will not be to bad....... 1-1 with Arsenal struggling under the pressure of being a contender this year.....

 

[tomw94]

If we lose I hope it is only by a couple of goals so we don't destroy our confidence.

If Awoniyi & Felipe are fit I think the side picks itself

Turner
Boly Felipe Mckenna
Aurier Yates Mangala Danilo Aina
MGW
Awoniyi

 

[redforest]

Just keep it respectable and compete Forest, any score line better than the equivalent last year would be a positive start for me