Calvin Plummer
Vital Football Legend
Forest are the only Championship club not to have scored a first half goal away from home this season. Hopefully, that will continue today.
Be a tough game this, Forest were by far the better side against Stoke last week and had enough chances 2nd half to of won by a 3 goal margin, some good goalkeeping and bad misses prevented.
How have Forest got so bad from last season? Spiraled out of the play-offs and have seemed to continue that trend, they have a decent squad and really would have had them pegged for top 10 this year.
14 players signed in the summer then sacking the manager who signed them. No way can you keep a group mentality with that basket case of a situation.
Any home game against today's opponents takes me back to a snowy Tuesday night in 1964 - I can still feel the flakes hitting my face - and an FA Cup 3rd Round replay. 0-0 after 90 minutes but then just a few minutes into extra time the ball runs loose on the edge of the penalty area at the Kop End and the 17-year-old Howard Kendall swoops on it and lashes a rising drive into the roof of the net past the flailing arms of their keeper - the exultation is indescribable. That was the start of an adventure that went all the way to Wembley where it ended if not in victory at least in glory.
If anyone had told me then that years later I would sit indoors 250 miles away watching the same teams playing on a computer screen - apart from the fact that I wouldn't have known then what a computer was - I would have thought it beyond comprehension. But that is what I will be doing later and though if we score I won't shout out loud as I did then I will still feel a thrill. There wouldn't be any point otherwise would there?
I dont expect much entertainment today. Forest are always dire to watch and are experts at parking the bus. The last few games against them have been worse than watching paint dry.
Find it mental Forest can barely score more than one goal in a game and they had a game recently with Lyle Taylor, Knockaert and Joe Lolley all on the bench.
Flat back 4 against a winger of Knockaerts quality who will be tricky and cheat. Can’t understand the logic.
Browne, Pearson and Sinclair all missing...The game suddenly looks a lot more difficult.
This is a team who are 100% in a false position Who will come good at some point. Lets hope it’s not today.
No goals in that Forest side right now, we score first, we win.
Think they were a bit unfortunate not to get 3 points at Stoke and with the players in their squad, it's very strange to see where they are. It's all been a bit unsettled behind the scenes by the sound of it.
They'll play for a draw just like most games recently. Have only scored more than once in their last 11 league games so very much a team that looks better on paper than on the pitch.
McKenna - “Knockaert here in the twilight of his career”
He’s 29.
Playing ok but two early chances for Forest.
12 mins gone Forest with 3 chances to our zero.
Bunch of over dramatic girls this lot. Scream every time someone breathes on them.
Classic Forest.
Yeah I remember that big Nancy Stuart Pearce.
That Cafu is pathetic. Second time he’s gone down with a scream like his legs been broke.
Game following the usual pattern at home this season. North End just can’t keep possesion for more than 3 or 4 passes and Forest are having much more of the ball. Could go either way this and already I’m thinking a draw wouldn’t be a disaster. At the moment we’re like the away team, just trying to play on the break.
Forest having the better of it no doubt but not creating much.
There’s no way Sow should be on the pitch still.
BBC Final Score match reporter commented that 6 Forest players are wearing gloves - 0 PNE players.
That first half was a complete non event.
This has been rather like Tuesday with our opponents playing a passing and running game and us generally just hoofing it upfield.
Interestingly ingame betting has Forest as favourites after the first half.
We're losing the middle of the pitch, this is I think the big issue.
Thankfully forest's shooting is shite.
Couldn't even guess how much their wage bill dwarfs ours, Knockaert & Grabban's wages are probably the same as our first eleven.
Great save from Samba.
What a save that was.
Crossbar!
Forest riding their luck.
How did Barky's shot not go in!!
Hope we don’t rue these chances.
Forest are parking the Winnebago!
Barky should’ve had a hattrick today.
Oh no. Forest Penalty.
Handball by Fisher.
Fisher. Please leave this club.
0-1. Just when we were starting to look good.
Never a pen? He is blocking the shot with his body there isn't he?
Pen all day long.
Double touch penalty? FFS?!
Shouldn't have stood.
Showed it on Sky, looked debatable but not conclusive for my money.
Be a tough game this, Forest were by far the better side against Stoke last week and had enough chances 2nd half to of won by a 3 goal margin, some good goalkeeping and bad misses prevented.
How have Forest got so bad from last season? Spiraled out of the play-offs and have seemed to continue that trend, they have a decent squad and really would have had them pegged for top 10 this year.
14 players signed in the summer then sacking the manager who signed them. No way can you keep a group mentality with that basket case of a situation.
Any home game against today's opponents takes me back to a snowy Tuesday night in 1964 - I can still feel the flakes hitting my face - and an FA Cup 3rd Round replay. 0-0 after 90 minutes but then just a few minutes into extra time the ball runs loose on the edge of the penalty area at the Kop End and the 17-year-old Howard Kendall swoops on it and lashes a rising drive into the roof of the net past the flailing arms of their keeper - the exultation is indescribable. That was the start of an adventure that went all the way to Wembley where it ended if not in victory at least in glory.
If anyone had told me then that years later I would sit indoors 250 miles away watching the same teams playing on a computer screen - apart from the fact that I wouldn't have known then what a computer was - I would have thought it beyond comprehension. But that is what I will be doing later and though if we score I won't shout out loud as I did then I will still feel a thrill. There wouldn't be any point otherwise would there?
I dont expect much entertainment today. Forest are always dire to watch and are experts at parking the bus. The last few games against them have been worse than watching paint dry.
Find it mental Forest can barely score more than one goal in a game and they had a game recently with Lyle Taylor, Knockaert and Joe Lolley all on the bench.
Flat back 4 against a winger of Knockaerts quality who will be tricky and cheat. Can’t understand the logic.
Browne, Pearson and Sinclair all missing...The game suddenly looks a lot more difficult.
This is a team who are 100% in a false position Who will come good at some point. Lets hope it’s not today.
No goals in that Forest side right now, we score first, we win.
Think they were a bit unfortunate not to get 3 points at Stoke and with the players in their squad, it's very strange to see where they are. It's all been a bit unsettled behind the scenes by the sound of it.
They'll play for a draw just like most games recently. Have only scored more than once in their last 11 league games so very much a team that looks better on paper than on the pitch.
McKenna - “Knockaert here in the twilight of his career”
He’s 29.
Playing ok but two early chances for Forest.
12 mins gone Forest with 3 chances to our zero.
Bunch of over dramatic girls this lot. Scream every time someone breathes on them.
Classic Forest.
Yeah I remember that big Nancy Stuart Pearce.
That Cafu is pathetic. Second time he’s gone down with a scream like his legs been broke.
Game following the usual pattern at home this season. North End just can’t keep possesion for more than 3 or 4 passes and Forest are having much more of the ball. Could go either way this and already I’m thinking a draw wouldn’t be a disaster. At the moment we’re like the away team, just trying to play on the break.
Forest having the better of it no doubt but not creating much.
There’s no way Sow should be on the pitch still.
BBC Final Score match reporter commented that 6 Forest players are wearing gloves - 0 PNE players.
That first half was a complete non event.
This has been rather like Tuesday with our opponents playing a passing and running game and us generally just hoofing it upfield.
Interestingly ingame betting has Forest as favourites after the first half.
We're losing the middle of the pitch, this is I think the big issue.
Thankfully forest's shooting is shite.
Couldn't even guess how much their wage bill dwarfs ours, Knockaert & Grabban's wages are probably the same as our first eleven.
Great save from Samba.
What a save that was.
Crossbar!
Forest riding their luck.
How did Barky's shot not go in!!
Hope we don’t rue these chances.
Forest are parking the Winnebago!
Barky should’ve had a hattrick today.
Oh no. Forest Penalty.
Handball by Fisher.
Fisher. Please leave this club.
0-1. Just when we were starting to look good.
Never a pen? He is blocking the shot with his body there isn't he?
Pen all day long.
Double touch penalty? FFS?!
Shouldn't have stood.
Showed it on Sky, looked debatable but not conclusive for my money.
