Rotherham United – 0 Nottingham Forest – 1 This was the game I opted for, and to be honest, it wasn’t great! Having seen most of the high profile new signings featuring down in Rushden I was kicking myself a bit, but the Don Valley Stadium represented a new ground for me, so I took [...]
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Every time I hear Dexter’s name it brings to mind ‘Frontier Psychiatrist’ by The Avalanches as his first name features at the start. At this rate of signings, I think I might need some frontier psychiatry as it does feel rather akin to being strangely hypnotised! Anyway. As if you didn’t know, it’s been confirmed [...]
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I’d planned to head up to Rotherham today, utterly convinced that I would end up – like the Reds fans at the Ilkeston friendly did – watching players I’d never heard of probably producing questionable football. Luckily Forest have confirmed that both the game against Rotherham United and that against Rushden and Diamonds will feature [...]
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Rumours such as these would have seemed outlandish – but then, after the happenings of the last few weeks and days, my own definition of the term ‘outlandish’ is becoming a little more extreme than once it was. Rather than start stories for every single rumour doing the rounds at the moment it makes more [...]
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He was hotly tipped to join following a mixed loan spell last season – carrying an injury he initially endured what I’d politely describe as a fucking torrid time at left back, however, upon recovery he started to show much more promise and certainly made me re-evaluate my initial dim view of his abilities. £200k [...]
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Saturday’s friendly opponents Notts County are at the centre of a rather brief yet corking rumour courtesy of The Sun. As we know, our formerly smaller neighbours have undergone a takeover by a mysterious Middle East consortium called Munto Finance – and many of our Magpie-flavoured brethren are preparing for life as one of the [...]
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For six months he is, anyway. He’s gone on loan to Wednesday’s friendly opponents Rushden and Diamonds. Of course, we also play Rotherham United that day too – so who knows which game will see the first team squad travelling and which will see a team of youngsters like the Ilkeston Town friendly that took [...]
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Whilst we’ve of course known about them for some time, the deals to secure the services of Paul McKenna and Chris Gunter were finalised today. McKenna signs a three year deal in a £750k move from Preston North End, Gunter signing a four year deal in a £1.75m move from Tottenham Hotspur. A huge welcome [...]
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Burton Albion – 1 Nottingham Forest – 4 Two preseason games took place today, but the game at Ilkeston Town contained only Mark Byrne who has been within even a sniff of a first team place. Forest ended up two down and bagged a consolation from a late penalty from Tim Hopkinson – the sketchy [...]
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I was positively excited at the prospect of Gunter coming on a season-long loan, to have agreed a fee of £1.75m to bring him to the City Ground permanently has illicited perhaps the nearest is bloody amazing! We have agreed personal terms with the defender, and the deal is just awaiting a medical to be [...]
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