Comments on: Forest done like Kuipers in disappointing home draw..

By: Yiannaki

Yiannaki — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:08:39 +0000

Mattyboy, 4 draws & 1 win in 5 games is not inconsistant, it shows Forest are becoming draw specialists. As long as it’s against teams chasing play-offs (promotion is all but gone unless we win our next 2 MASSIVE games) I don’t ming too much. Of course I prefer we win but if they don’t & we don’t then theres no ground loss. As another Trickie said, a draw prevents teams close to us not catching us or moving away from us.

Anyway, here’s to 3 points on Fri & a chance to catch 2nd…. (even if it’s a distant chance)

By: alan wood

alan wood — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:57:23 +0000

I hope we gain enough points for the playoffs and as Donny will have to be overcome in the playoffs a win on friday would be a good psycological boost.I just hope walsall dont make it …I hope mcleary does get a run on the right as we are too predictable now.You can take predictable any way you want,………..

By: WackoJacko

WackoJacko — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:27:09 +0000

Calderwood always seems to ’succumb’ to changing the formation so that we have more width when games aren’t going well, so why oh why doesn’t he just start with it in the first place?! I don’t think the formation in the first half resembled 4-4-2 (wih or without a right-winger), although we did play ok.

I just can’t stand Calderwood’s tinkering and tactical ineptitude anymore. The prolonged substitiution fiasco where the whole bench appeared to be dilly dallying over what to do next and the interview afterwards just further confirmed the impression of a manger now bereft of ideas on how to improve. The players shuffling about to Lewis McGugan’s instructions when he came on was just cringe worthy. The players themselves must be wondering why this manager just can’t decide what system he wants to play and stick to it, or indeed why he just won’t play 4-4-2! How Carlisle and Doncaster with their squads compared to ours can be so far ahead in the league with just a handfull of games to go is beyond justification. I hope I’m wrong, but anybody who thinks we can win 3 pressure games in the playoffs is kidding themselves. Forest haven’t won under pressure for more seasons than I care to remember, so what will make them start now?! On top of that, with Tinkerbell pulling the strings, i’m not sure we will even finish in the playoff places.

By: Dave Jackal

Dave Jackal — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:20:31 +0000

indeed!

By: nffc

nffc — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:13:32 +0000

It almost said “stool” the first time, though - and at times it was like watching a steaming pile of stool!

By: Dave Jackal

Dave Jackal — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:10:47 +0000

sorry thats “stood out”

By: Dave Jackal

Dave Jackal — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:10:20 +0000

I was also there and the thing that really stould out was our lack of movement off the ball. It backs up what Klaus is saying above that our players don’t communicate. We do have good players, on paper arguably the best squad in the league, but they are distinctly ordinary without a decent coach/manager with some tactical nouse, beyond defending. Arthur and Smoulds need to ship out… I fear if we scrape through the playoffs we’ll have another year of this… hmmm.

By: EgorTheRed

EgorTheRed — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:17:45 +0000

Why oh why do ordinary keepers become “world class” when they cross the threshold of the City Ground - or do we make em look good???

By: Klaus

Klaus — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:31:16 +0000

Well, i was there, we all but scored in the 1st half, held back by some very good keeping, even if he was a toss pot ! For a change my lads wanted to sit near the front so we sat in the Brian Clough, one thing stood out a mile our lot do not communicate on the pitch ! The Seagulls were chirping at each other through out the game while Forest bumped into each other went for the same ball or no ball at all, and well in my humble opinion were poorly organised except at the back. I listened with interest to 2 old timers sat behind me who summed it up really well “its a bloody disgrace when the best 2 Forest players are 2 defenders, Bennet & Morgan, Tyson run his socks off but went no where”. I guess we are all fed up with this division and now even the old guys are fed up ! Here we come play off lottery !

By: Pavlo Poliak

Pavlo Poliak — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:24:03 +0000

Couldn’t agree more!