Comments on: The perpetual Forest manager dilemma…

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:03:08 +0000

Rish - I agree. I Would rather see 442, but you can’t say that we don’t create chances playing 433 because we do! If we had put away 1/3 of the chances we create we would be top of the league - our finishing has been appalling all season, and that is down to the players.

By: Rish

Rish — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:56:01 +0000

Calderwood doesn’t help himself or the players with his odd team selections. But defeats against Carlisle and Walsall (as painful and abject as they were) were not down to team selection, it was down to decent players like Commons, Cohen and Agogo spannering decent chances into the crowd…

By: joe

joe — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:02:35 +0000

Since Brian left I have always backed every manager and always been disapointed when a change has been made( even including Kinnear and Megson)as all managers need time and the club needs stability, but if we don’t win tonight I’m afraid enough is enough. A change now could spur us on to a good final run in to lift us to second, If not I’m afraid another season in Div 1 on a championship budget will bring on serious consequences!!

By: alan wood

alan wood — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:52:18 +0000

NFFC is right.Calderwood will not get us promoted because of his attitude and tactics.I’d love to know what our players really think when they see his teamsheet and listen to his tactics.John Pemberton should be given responsibility for the 1st team until the end of the season.At least we would have some hope..If by chance cc decides to attack teams and play our players in their best positions we may make it ,but I cant see cc changing his ways now..Bring positive Pembo in now to at motivate the players.What have we got to lose!!!!!!!

By: JG

JG — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:20:36 +0000

Paul, i think you are talking a lot of sense. If I had all my clients on my back I would soon be under-performing.

Being booed off after the loss to Carlisle (due to a GK error and the inability to finish off 1 of many chances in the first half) will have given the players just the lift they needed for the Crewe game…….

Don’t get me wrong, if you pay your money you have every right to boo (I was at Wembley many years ago when the whole crowd was booing Barnes, myself included), but I just don’t think it is constructive for Forest given the current league position and the amount of games to go.

By: EgorTheRed

EgorTheRed — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:57:40 +0000

Yes Mattyboy he is slowly killing the club. We WONT get promoted this season and so where does that leave us?

By: mattyboy

mattyboy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:26:28 +0000

I agree with what been said regarding us scaring the players into making mistakes. But surely if Calderwood had done a better job we’d be sitting pretty right now and making plans for the Championship? Instead, we’re staring down the barrell of another wasted season thanks to the Managers ineptitude.
I for one don’t boo. Yes, i’ll grumble when Smith fucks up another clearance, Holt fails to use his pace down the wing or Julian plays another aimless ball down the left expecting Commo to be there (he’s not, Jules). I’ll have a deep sigh when the team is announced and it looks like we’re playing 5-4-1. At home. Against a top team like Millwall, or Northampton. I’ll even admit to getting out of my seat and hollering abuse when carslisle scored and Calderwood stood motionless, clueless. I don’t blame the players. I blame Calderwood for this debacle. He bought well during the summer, but has failed to get the best from these players.
What other Manager would play Holt on the wing?? Who would buy a cracking right winger then play Holt in that position?? And I wont get started on the loan/transfer/striker issue.
Learn from his mistakes? Bollocks, he’s just making the same ones and a few more besides.
He WILL go in the summer. So the question is; do we say “thank you very much Colin, for leading us to a magnificent 8th in the 3rd Division, here’s a few quid, enjoy your next job”. Or do we bite the bullet now and ride the next few weeks on a wave of adrenalin and optimism.
For all the Calderwood apologists among you, I applaud your loyalty (I can even understand your reasoning).
But you know he’s slowly killing our Club, don’t you.

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:57:47 +0000

LOL

Cockup!!

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:56:43 +0000

no, no, no. I do not believe in the flimsy excuse that the players are simply “scared”
These are grown men on huge salaries for gods sake

The fans are turning up, but week in week out we are devastated by the lack of passion shown in our club, top down. It starts with Doughty, we employ a defensive minded manager who is negative on a football pitch. It’s that straight forward. The fans have shown support but they bottle it with inpet half hearted attempts at football.
The constant miss placed passing, the farcical substitutions.

I will remind you, the players and manager are under no pressure. They get paid either way.!!!!!.
Anyway, i’m holding my boos for now. If it’s a cock at Southend then bye bye Calderwood

By: Mazz

Mazz — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:04:26 +0000

Paul, I couldn’t agree more. We (the fans) scare the players and manager…they are scared of losing. One loose ball…there are groans, one first half without a lead…there are boos. The team will lose more confidence with jeers, than with a poor performance. They are professionals, they don’t need us to tell them they performed badly. We just rub salt into the wounds by booing them. Even verbally attacking the manager re-inforces to the players that things are dire, and they are ‘losing’ the fans. Let’s try to be positive for the last ten games…hold the boos until the season is over…hold the criticism until the season is over. Let’s support Nottingham Forest - including the manager to the end of the very last game. Only then should we demand, or expect, an appropriate reaction from our very supportive Chairman.