Comments on: Colin a victim of past managers’ mistakes?

By: DJCopa

DJCopa — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:35:13 +0000

Top Man!

As a Forest Fan born and bred in Portsmouth (My Dad brought me up on a diet of Forest), I don’t get to see as many games as I’d like. I pick up alot of how we fared from the many websites around. This is by far one of the most informative and enjoyable I have come across.
All too many have an in-built negative attitude to all things Forest (Kinnear/Megson hasn’t helped, but give the man a chance) – Regardless of the result – Keep up the good work to you and Mr. Calderwood!!!!

C’Mon The Forest!

By: Daniel Newham

Daniel Newham — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:12:54 +0000

I couldn’t have put it better myself. The reason he recieves the stick is because some made their mind up when he was appointed (a disgusting thing to do by so-called ‘forest fans’) and are too stubborn to change their mind.

If we were playing well and losing, it wouldn’t be good enough. We’re not playing pretty football but winning, and it still isn’t good enough. Some even criticised CC’s tactic of sitting back to hold onto our lead on Saturday. This is perfectly acceptable if we do it badly and concede the lead but as it is we did it perfectly and held on without them getting much of a sniff.

Basically, he’s in a position where he’s damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t. Forest fans can be moronic sometimes.

By: AC

AC — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:00:42 +0000

Spot on. You will notice that Chelsea do not play open, attacking football for 90 minutes of every game. None of the past greats did either. Believe it or not, the various Clough sides were quite happy to ‘shut up shop’ for a result. Those that doubt this, watch the video of our second Euro cup win – the second half was like the Alamo. Strange how – for many Forest fans – Clough’s sides ‘defended well’, but Calderwood is ‘negative’. Note that this posting is not meant as a criticism of the great man, just saying it how it was in a time before many of the moaners were born.

By: john

john — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:12:58 +0000

I believe Colin Calderwood is naturally a cautious manager but I saw plenty of justification for that approach last week.
Forest played much more positive manner in the Johnstones Paint against Gillingham than in the league on the same ground four days earlier.
With the cautious approach, the 1-0 victory was never really in doubt.
The more gung-ho Forest gave Gillingham three or four clear openings late in the game and on another day that tie would have gone to penalties.
Again on Saturday, I didn’t particularly enjoy watching Bristol City hogging the ball for the last 20 minutes after the defensive substitutions, but the reality is that Paul Smith’s best work was done in the first half.
After the disgraces that were Platt, Kinnear and most particularly Megson, I am actually quite enjoying watching a Forest manager who appears to have some idea about what he is doing.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:11:26 +0000

Thank god somebody is talking sense. How refreshing to read this article keep up the good work.

By: Wacko Jacko

Wacko Jacko — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:05:38 +0000

Absolutely, anybody criticising Calderwood at this point in time is an idiot. We are winning games and we are top of the league and that is all that counts. If Agogo had stayed on the pitch we would have lost, it was clear that he was exhausted (understandably after the running he had put in)and needed to be substituted.

By: Johnny Marr

Johnny Marr — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:06:00 +0000

Moaning Forest fans, never, I won’t have it!

By: Tom Fun

Tom Fun — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:57:05 +0000

A Forest fan on the internet and making sense … music to my ears. Keep up the good work.