Oztalgian 3,345 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 6 hours ago, Mess said: Seems the standard of the half time bacon rolls is going to remain unchanged. Bacon Rolls, My, how times have changed, when I populated the East stand near the Trent End 18 yard line all you could get was Tea, Coffee, a luke warm pie and a hot cup of Bovril. I think the Magpies season may well be defined during the rest of January and February as they have a number of difficult games coming up, starting with Stockport(1), Barrow(4), Mansfield(3), Gillingham(8), Newport(17), Wrexham(2), Crewe(5) and ending with a struggling Sutton United. If Forest are pinged 10 points then I am afraid it will be all over for premier league football. I am confident that the Stags will be promoted as they have a much easier fixture list over the same period. I do admit that their ability to snatch a draw or a defeat from the jaws of victory is a concern. Derby do look set for promotion this season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 624 Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 I think Forest had the beating of Brentford this evening but ran out of steam after their energy sapping midweek FA cup replay at Blackpool. All very unfortunate as they really need the points if a points deduction is in the pipeline. They had looked the better team until Ryan Yates went off injured but started to look tired afterwards. There's a video clip on Facebook showing Toney moving the ball just before his free kick that produced Brentford's equalizer. I didn't spot it at the time but it should have been picked up and Toney booked. Very unsporting but apparently he has a reputation for underhand stuff. I thought it was a very good free kick until I saw the footage. https://fb.watch/pHW377Ifge/? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 County - The top of the table clash with Stockport was postponed due to a frozen pitch. Home against 5th placed Barrow next Saturday. Stags - Match against bottom club Sutton United postponed due to a frozen pitch. Match rescheduled for Tuesday 23rd Jan. Forest - Forest slip one place down the ladder following a controversial 3-2 away loss to the Bees. The Reds took the lead in the 3rd minute and the Bees equalised with a controversial goal via a free kick 16 minutes later to leave the score 1-1 at half time. Brentford took the lead in the 58th minute that triggered a ten minute goal scoring spree that ended with Brentford winning 3-2. Away at Bristol City in the cup on Friday and then home to the Gunners on Tuesday. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Stags - A team vying for promotion can only manage a 1-1 draw at home to bottom placed Sutton, is this the wobbles that Mess spoke about in an earlier post? After falling behind in the 8th minute Stags equalised around half an hour later. A rather dull second half yielded no goals. Away at AFC Wimbledon on Saturday. By the way, what is with the 7:45pm kick off? Strange time, why not 7:30 as usual. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Another strange kick-off for the Bristol City vs Forest 4th round Fa Cup tie, 7:45 pm, why? Only a handful of chances in a dull first half with none being converted and half time at Ashton Gate sees the score at 0-0. An uninspiring second half saw no change in the score. City did not have a shot on target in the whole game and Forest only two. 5 cautions were issued 3 to City and 2 for Forest players. Very little excitement for the almost 26,000 fans on hand. Replay date not known as yet. Meanwhile back in the fight for survival in the EPL, Forest home against Arsenal 30th Jan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Forest's replay at home against Bristol City will be at the City Ground on Monday 5th February Good luck to the Magpies at home to 5th placed Barrow and the Stags away at 10th placed AFC Wimbledon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 County - 11,243 faithful were on hand at Meadow Lane to see the Magpies draw 1-1 with Barrow after going behind at the half-way point of the first half. They equalised in time on at the end of the first half and that is how the match ended. Notts had 80% of the possession but were behind Barrow in the stats that matter, shots on goal, corners etc. Barrow collected four yellow cards, are they a dirty side? Notts had one. The draw sees them fall to the last of the play off places. It is fair to say that they have lost their mojo and need to start turning things around soon to arrest the slide down the table. The Stags at Field Mill will be doing their best to make life difficult for County next Saturday. Stags - Went to Plough Lane to play AFC Wimbledon and came away without any points after conceding a goal at 90+7 minutes and having a goal at 45+2 scored against them in the first half. They managed to get an equaliser in the 66th minute but yet again a late goal was their downfall losing 2-1. Probably not too bad a result given that Stags played with ten men for 70 minutes after Bowery was sent off with a straight red card. Stags also had five yellow cards and Wimbledon three. They maintain third place in the league, the last of the automatic spots with 51 points, 1 point clear of Barrow and Crewe with a game in hand. Of course next week's focus will be on the local derby with Notts County at what will be a packed Field Mill. I just hope that the fans behave and don't spoil what should be a great game. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 624 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Both Notts and Mansfield seem to have lost out to poor refereeing today. Notts should have had a penalty and Barrow should have had a man sent off when Jodi Jones was scythed down as he closed in on goal. Overall it was a very frustrating game as Barrow resorted to anti football with lots of niggly stuff and time wasting which the ref let them get away with. Barrow had a very underhand tactic when they had a corner with the Notts goalkeeper being blatantly impeded at least three times all going unpunished. On balance a draw was a fair result with Notts struggling to find much fluency as Barrow's quick tackling kept the Pies under pressure. Mansfield are having a difficult time with recent results, injuries and now a suspension following a sending off. Mansfield are definitely wobbling. I very much hope it continues when Notts play them next week. A quick comment on Forest who didn't look particularly comfortable against Bristol City. If they get anything against Arsenal on Tuesday I will be very surprised. I think they are starting to feel the pressure and a replay against Bristol City they could do without. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 If Forest can get past Bristol City in the City Ground replay on Feb 5th they will be rewarded with a home tie against Manchester United. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Forest - A scoreless first half must have given the Forest faithful some hope of at least a point. A late "consolation" goal by Taiwo Awoniyi was not enough to salvage a draw for the Reds as they went down 1-2 at home to the Gunners. Two goals in seven minutes, both from Forest errors, midway through the second half were enough to keep Arsenal in second place two points behind Liverpool but having played a game more. A quick look at the statistics reveals that Forest were never really in the game with the Gunners having possession for three quarters of the game The loss now sees Forest in real danger of slipping into a relegation place as Luton have a game in hand and one point behind, a win by Everton and a loss by Forest at AFC Bournemouth next Sunday would put them in a perilous position especially if they get a points deduction. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 624 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Oz, The Forest result was no surprise at all. They didn't play well and their late goal was never going to change the outcome. The fans have been calling for Turner's head for a few games now and his mistakes have cost Forest several points. I wonder if Nuno will get a replacement in before the transfer window slams shut. Forest are coming to Bournemouth this Sunday where I now live. They really need to win but I think the best they can hope for is a draw. The clubs below the Reds have started to pick up points so the pressure is mounting and that's before any points deduction 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 7 hours ago, Mess said: The fans have been calling for Turner's head for a few games now and his mistakes have cost Forest several points LizzieM said they needed a new goalkeeper back on January 8th. Nuno must act quickly as they cannot afford these continual mistakes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,090 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 There must be some one out there who would like to be a Goal keeper for our Red Men or come back Shilton / Chris Woods any one who can save goals Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, mary1947 said: There must be some one out there who would like to be a Goal keeper for our Red Men or come back Shilton / Chris Woods any one who can save goals What about Peter Grummitt? Probably the best goalkeeper never to gain a full England cap. He played for England U23's three times. Unfortunately Gordon Banks, Peter Bonetti and Ron Springett were around at the same time. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,229 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 First goalkeeper i saw for forest was Harry Walker.....anyone else see him play? Another memorable keeper was Harry Nicholson........remember him ? very big bloke........recall Alec Jeffery Doncaster star of the distant past splitting his forhead open when he ran into Nicholson's chest... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 5 minutes ago, benjamin1945 said: First goalkeeper i saw for forest was Harry Walker.....anyone else see him play? I can only go as far back as Arthur Lightening and Charlie (Chick)Thomson. I remember that Chick was replaced by Peter Grummitt. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 817 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 The first goalkeeper i saw for the Magpies was Jimmy Linton back in the late 50s when i went to Meadow Lane with my Grandad. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,520 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 That Maidstone keeper was brilliant in the cup game against Ipswich at the weekend, I think he would be better than the dodgy/unreliable lot that Forest have on their books. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Forest - have signed 31 year old goalkeeper Matz Sels on a three year deal for 5 million pounds from French Ligue 1 side Strasbourg. He played for Newcastle between 2016-18. They have also signed Rodrigo Ribeiro Under 20 striker on loan until the end of the season from Sporting Lisbon He has not scored any goals in Portugal's Premier League in seven appearances and only scored 11 in 42 appearances in the 3rd tier of Portuguese football. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 County and Stags - There were enough shots on goal, saves and hitting the woodwork to change the result of this game in favour of either team. It was Davis Keillor Dunn's 15th goal of the season in the eighth minute that ultimately made the difference. A capacity crowd were on hand to see the Stags keep the pressure on Stockport. County at home to 10th placed Gillingham next Friday and are now in danger of giving up their play-off spot. Stags away at bottom placed Forest Green Rovers next Saturday so should get the points unless they have another "wobble". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 624 Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 There was little sign of the Mansfield wobble this afternoon as they put in a very solid shift against Notts on a pitch that had more sand on it than Skegness beach. Nigel Clough was in the stands after criticising the officials last week about penalties, a sending off and some other highly debatable decisions. Today I think it's fair to say the Stags got away with a few themselves. Jodi Jones was kicked around by a very agricultural Mansfield defence with very little retribution from the referee and Notts had two decent penalty shouts waved away. Mansfield are a hard team to beat and they certainly stifled Notts passing game with some very tough tackling helped by the awful pitch. Their goal was a quality strike but they had little else to offer in attack. Notts hit the woodwork twice and a goal line clearance so I think on balance a draw would have been a fair outcome. They're up to second now and look like strong automatic promotion candidates whilst Notts are clinging on to the last playoff place by their fingernails. Derby are up to second in League one and Forest arrived in Bournemouth this afternoon for their match against the Cherries tomorrow. A point for Forest tomorrow is the best they can hope for IMHO. Some Reds fans are already calling Nuno negative. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Forest - A very welcome point away at AFC Bournemouth sees the Reds move up one place in the table with 21 points. Luton are below them on 20 having played one game less and below them Everton on 19 points. Bournemouth took the lead in the 5th minute and it took Forest until added time in the first half to equalise. There were no goals in the second half and the game ended 1-1. Forest were unable to take advantage in the last 6 minutes of Bournemouth being a player down after Phillip Billing was sent off. Matz Sels Forest's new goalkeeper made his debut and from all accounts acquitted himself well. Home against Bristol City on Wednesday in the FA Cup and then 9th placed Newcastle on Saturday in a 5:30? kick off. What is that all about. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 624 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 A very welcome point after a spirited performance by Forest at Bournemouth this afternoon. Bournemouth resorted to some very rough play and had a man sent off for a nasty tackle from behind on Callum Hudson-Odoi who had to be substituted soon afterwards The Forest team gave it a real go and if they do finish up being relegated because of a points deduction then the board has to take the blame for the appalling cock up in their management of the ffp incident. Hats off to the Forest lads who never stopped trying. They could really do without the midweek cup replay. I think Nuno should field a weakened team so they can go into the Newcastle game with a full strength side. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Forest - Can't really see if Forest fielded an understrength team but I am starting to feel that Nuno is a No No as I do not discern any significant change in Forest's performance since he came on board. Forest started well and scored in the 8th minute with a goal from Divok Origi. The Robins equalised 6 minutes later. Lots of chances for both teams but no more goals in normal time and the same in extra time so the game went to penalties. Forest went on to win 5-3, Matt Turner acquitted himself well making some crucial saves and including one of the penalties to give Forest a home tie against Manchester United on 28th February. Back to the EPL on Saturday with a home game against Newcastle and a 5:30pm kick-off? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,345 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 County - After taking the lead in the 13th minute the Magpies crumbled to a 1-3 home defeat to Gillingham. The Gills took a 2-1 lead into the half time break and scored again just after half time to take all three points. According to the game stats County had 72% of the possession, I would question their effectiveness as they suffered a significant home defeat that tipped them out of the play-off spots as Gillingham moved above them. I can't see Notts regaining their spot anytime soon as they face a difficult time in the rest of February. Their next game is on Tuesday away against mid table Newport County and then away at Wrexham, then home against, Crewe and finishing February at home against cellar dwellers Sutton United which surely they should win. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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