For me, it's picking the players off the floor after the mess Calderwood left us in December. We were hammered 5-0 at Turf Moor in March and then beaten against Wolves which left us second from bottom in the relegation zone with six games to go. A one-way ticket back to League One? But, no. Not...
First legs:
Swansea vs Brentford - Sunday, July 26, 6.30pm
Cardiff vs Fulham - Monday, July 27, 7.45pm
Second legs:
Brentford vs Swansea - Wednesday, July 29, 7.45pm
Fulham vs Cardiff - Thursday, July 30, 7.45pm
An eagerly awaited fixture for many. Nottingham and Derby only 15 miles apart. The supporters rate this derby as importantly than those more publicised local arguments in Manchester, London and Merseyside. Derby in good form, winning the last 5 games. It'll be tight, but wouldn't be surprised...
Bristol City at the City Ground tomorrow night. When I did the reverse fixture report, I alluded to the Robins' inconsistency. Saying they're a strange side - ''As likely to go ten unbeaten and not win in ten.'' I was right they haven't won in 7, losing 5. When we played them in November they...
Huddersfield at home today. Still fuming over Sheffield Wednesday's late equaliser last week. Another 2 points pissed away in amateur fashion. Samba Sow (how he wasn't fit after 3 months off, I'll never know) and Ben Watson are apparently (although I'm hearing conflicting reports) available so...
It's back. Football at last. It's been a long, long wait. But next week finally sees the resumption of the Championship. 3 months without the beautiful game. We go to Hillsborough to play Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. They dicked us 4-0 at our place back in the middle of last December. They...
No doubting his talent. Scored numerous important goals for us. Top scorer one year. Goal of the season against Ipswich. You can work on weight and fitness.
What went wrong? A real shame, however.
Amazing how he got us promoted automatically considering the league table with 7 games to go.
2nd: Carlisle - 38 played - 74 points
3rd: Doncaster - 40 played - 72 points
4th: Forest - 39 played - 63 points
:shrug:
Reading twice - Samba with a weak hand to the shot in the 83rd minute, and Cash not stopping the cross, leaving Figs to put it in our own net in the 97th minute.
Boro at home - That useless Scouser Robinson giving away a penalty with 10 minutes to go.
Millwall away - Fuck me, scoring in the...
Reading away on Saturday. We also play them at the City Ground on the 22nd of January in a rearranged match that was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch earlier in the season. Luton at home sandwiched in between. Good opportunity to accumulate more vital points I reckon, but as usual, I'll take...
Turned out to be a real snip at £6m. I never really appreciated him until I've seen him play at Forest. Always knew he could score a few goals in the Championship, but his all-round game is excellent. It's not easy to play up front on your own, especially when your side are not creating much...
I wrote our season off the other night after pissing away 4 points in the previous 2 games. I was probably being overly dramatic, but I despise conceding late goals that cost you maximum points. Either way, we're still 5th in the table with a game in hand. I think automatic promotion is far too...
Middlesbrough at home tomorrow night. Thank God, another game has come around so quickly because I'm still gutted about dropping two crucial points in London last time out. You just know Assombalonga will probably score for them, and celebrate like mad against his former club. Scratch that, just...
Millwall away on the telly Friday night. Never a nice place to go. Ex-Sheep manager, Gary Rowett in charge of The Lions. Be nice to get one over on him. Rowett has picked up 11 points from 18 since he was appointed. They're mid-table, unbeaten in 4 and have only lost 1 of 9 home fixtures this...
I'm still unbeaten (2 wins, 1 draw) with these match threads so I'll go again.
Cardiff at the City Ground today. No Neil Warnock, but they're still a kick and rush side under new manager Neil Harris. Warnock divides opinion, but Cloughie liked him, so that's good enough for me. Harris is...