*****Official Match Thread v Nottm Forest*****

[lappinitup 629]

[sonyc 5,484]

So Hugill, Dowell, Cantwell, McLean all fit or almost then?

Knew Todd was close.

[lappinitup 629]

Suddenly that bench looks strong.

[Midlands Yellow 3,920]

Easy win coming up, the most confident I’ve felt all season. 

[sonyc 5,484]

1 minute ago, lappinitup said:

Suddenly that bench looks strong.

Yes it's so great to see those names. Can't be far away now.

[The Real Buh 3,423]

Cantwell has risen!

[sonyc 5,484]

Just now, Midlands Yellow said:

Easy win coming up, the most confident I’ve felt all season. 

I pray we have a strong performance tonight. Really press high and look dangerous and Teemu carries on with his form.

[Midlands Yellow 3,920]

Just now, sonyc said:

I pray we have a strong performance tonight. Really press high and look dangerous and Teemu carries on with his form.

You’ll be very at ease by 8pm. 

[Bill 1,788]

wouldn't it be a great gesture if City played this as the players ran out

 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,673]

Mclean/dowell/hugill/cantwell on the bench

 

 

[Midlands Yellow 3,920]

1 minute ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

Mclean/dowell/hugill/cantwell on the bench

 

 

You do look happy there. 

[sonyc 5,484]

3 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

Mclean/dowell/hugill/cantwell on the bench

 

 

And here was I thinking you were a much younger chap...

[The Bristol Nest 513]

That bench us such a pile of good news!

[Don’t be Krul 398]

Are they on the bench because of the home grown rule? Haven’t looked at the rules about this but nothing to stop Farke naming injured players with no intention of playing them

[cambridgeshire canary 6,673]

5 minutes ago, sonyc said:

And here was I thinking you were a much younger chap...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Jordan

 

Not sure I would want to be that old but would happily take his money 😉

[Midlands Yellow 3,920]

2 minutes ago, Don’t be Krul said:

Are they on the bench because of the home grown rule? Haven’t looked at the rules about this but nothing to stop Farke naming injured players with no intention of playing them

That would be suicidal, they all must have 20 minutes in them if needed. 

[......and Smith must score. 1,331]

7 minutes ago, sonyc said:

And here was I thinking you were a much younger chap...

He is........it’s what happens when you watch Norwich too much 😀

[Don’t be Krul 398]

2 minutes ago, Midlands Yellow said:

That would be suicidal, they all must have 20 minutes in them if needed. 

What I mean is there has to be a certain number of homegrown players in the matchday squad and looking at the starting XI don’t think there’s enough, hence naming injured homegrown players on the bench

[sgncfc 1,221]

18 minutes ago, Midlands Yellow said:

You’ll be very at ease by 8pm. 

Doubt it. Forest are playing with a strong front 3 - not a lone striker - so Hughton recognises the weakness we have. It's a very attacking line up for a Hughton team, Lolley, Ameobi and Taylor all very capable players and with Knockaert on the bench to give us a difficult last 20 minutes or so. I don't see us keeping a clean sheet. Hopefully we will have enough to score more than they do, but like others I hope those on our bench have a few minutes in them.

I'm going for a 3-2 win.

[Crabbycanary3 994]

So add Krul, Gibson, Byram, Quintilla, Rupp, Placheta, Hernandez and Idah to that lot, and it gets very interesting

Edited December 9, 2020 by Crabbycanary3

[Midlands Yellow 3,920]

2 minutes ago, sgncfc said:

Doubt it. Forest are playing with a strong front 3 - not a lone striker - so Hughton recognises the weakness we have. It's a very attacking line up for a Hughton team, Lolley, Ameobi and Taylor all very capable players and with Knockaert on the bench to give us a difficult last 20 minutes or so. I don't see us keeping a clean sheet. Hopefully we will have enough to score more than they do, but like others I hope those on our bench have a few minutes in them.

I'm going for a 3-2 win.

You could be correct but they are very poor and we have far superior firepower. At least we are both brave enough to make predictions before a ball is kicked. 

[Bill 1,788]

3 minutes ago, sgncfc said:

Doubt it. Forest are playing with a strong front 3 - not a lone striker - s

I'm going for a 3-2 win.

blimey, Hughton will have three over the halfway line

maybe one of them might even venture out of the centre circle

[Hank shoots Skyler 2,094]

Senior players on the bench we can bring on during the match?! What a strange concept.

[Van wink 2,994]

6 minutes ago, Hank shoots Skyler said:

Senior players on the bench we can bring on during the match?! What a strange concept.

Great isn’t it, would love to see Todd come on and have an impact.

[Hank shoots Skyler 2,094]

1 minute ago, Van wink said:

Great isn’t it, would love to see Todd come on and have an impact.

Me too, glad the whole Farke / Cantwell spat can also finally be put to bed too.

Turns out all Farke said about him being injured was true, who'd have thought it?!

[Mello Yello 2,273]

Hopefully a 'Hot Toddy' just in time for Christmas..... 

[ricardo 7,336]

Surely well past time for a really convincing performance.

[Crabbycanary3 994]

1 minute ago, ricardo said:

Surely well past time for a really convincing performance.

Agreed. We have had a mountain of shots in certain games. It would be timely of a few were to find the net, in one game

[hogesar 9,611]

16 minutes ago, Midlands Yellow said:

You could be correct but they are very poor and we have far superior firepower. At least we are both brave enough to make predictions before a ball is kicked. 

Theyve been poor but they aren't poor players. They have a very good squad for this level.

[kinggoblin 37]

Norwich to be winning at half time/full time 2/1 😀 that will do for me