Forest really splashing the cash

[Herman 9,716]

How much did they spend in the end?😬😀

[A Load of Squit 5,130]

1 minute ago, Herman said:

How much did they spend in the end?😬😀

There's still today to go, loads of time to bring in about 5 or 6 new signings. 😀

[canarybubbles 1,915]

I want Forest to go down. Not because I have anything against them specifically, but because if they survive it will increase the criticism on clubs like ours who are not willing to risk their entire existence in order to finish 17th.

[Herman 9,716]

8 minutes ago, A Load of Squit said:

There's still today to go, loads of time to bring in about 5 or 6 new signings. 😀

That’s a lot of hambition. 

[Virtual reality 706]

Anyone judging their spending against a 6-0 hammering at Man City needs a reality check. Judge it on where they finish at the end of the season 

[hogesar 9,618]

1 hour ago, Virtual reality said:

Anyone judging their spending against a 6-0 hammering at Man City needs a reality check. Judge it on where they finish at the end of the season 

It should be a concern for football in this country in general that a team can spend circa £200 million on strengthening their team and yet they're still that far away from a team like Man City. "Competitive league" apparently..

[Ulfotto 623]

1 hour ago, canarybubbles said:

I want Forest to go down. Not because I have anything against them specifically, but because if they survive it will increase the criticism on clubs like ours who are not willing to risk their entire existence in order to finish 17th.

I sort of agree people seem to have short memories and seem to have forgotten already  Fulham 100 million spend which got them nowhere.

People also forget Man City have spend circa 150 million each year for the last ten years.

Edited September 1, 2022 by Ulfotto

[Capt. Pants 4,195]

There's no doubt that the expectation will be that we will have to exceed the what '£70m' we spent last time. Plus we won't have an Emi £35m to net that down. We do have 9 players out of contract though so we could see a massive change in playing personnel.

 

[Herman 9,716]

1 hour ago, Virtual reality said:

Anyone judging their spending against a 6-0 hammering at Man City needs a reality check. Judge it on where they finish at the end of the season 

Where's the bloody fun in that? 

[GodlyOtsemobor 2,248]

1 hour ago, canarybubbles said:

I want Forest to go down. Not because I have anything against them specifically, but because if they survive it will increase the criticism on clubs like ours who are not willing to risk their entire existence in order to finish 17th.

Absolutely 100% behind this. 

 

Unfortunately I don't think it will kill the argument by the wider football knuckle draggers that "money and spending lots of it = Giving it ago at staying up (looking at you Jamie O'Hara) 

I think all it will do is make the same people just say well they didn't spend the money 'well' but at least they showed the right attitude etc. 

[littleyellowbirdie 2,510]

8 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said:

There's no doubt that the expectation will be that we will have to exceed the what '£70m' we spent last time. Plus we won't have an Emi £35m to net that down. We do have 9 players out of contract though so we could see a massive change in playing personnel.

 

I think that the club has made a serious effort to bring in some quasi Premier League players in the likes of Nunez and others this transfer window, at an earlier stage of development. I'm looking at this season in some respects as a very long Premier League pre-season that gives us a chance to form something that has a better chance of surviving in the Premier League without wholesale change. 

[Virtual reality 706]

42 minutes ago, hogesar said:

It should be a concern for football in this country in general that a team can spend circa £200 million on strengthening their team and yet they're still that far away from a team like Man City. "Competitive league" apparently..

Man City have a squad that boasts multiple players that would command £200 million transfer fees. They got Haarland cheap because of a release fee, he would have cost near Forests entire spend alone. 

[Ken Hairy 3,759]

Forest will stay up at a canter imo, can see them 11th-13th by the end of the season. 

[Midlands Yellow 3,936]

8 minutes ago, Ken Hairy said:

Forest will stay up at a canter imo, can see them 11th-13th by the end of the season. 

Agreed, I think they’ll do well at home especially once their new squad bed in. 

[Capt. Pants 4,195]

Fulham looking good too, so far. If Mitrovic can keep up his start to the season they'll be fine as well.

[Captain Holt 520]

Forest will be no higher than 15th, same for Fulham. They'll both be right in the mix.

[nutty nigel 7,509]

All good if the Fulham, Forest and beloved Brentford stay up. But who will go down in their place?

Bournemouth, Bournemouth and Bournemouth?

Edited September 1, 2022 by nutty nigel

[GodlyOtsemobor 2,248]

Another one! Jesus wept

[Haus 259]

2 hours ago, nutty nigel said:

All good if the Fulham, Forest and beloved Brentford stay up. But who will go down in their place?

Bournemouth, Bournemouth and Bournemouth?

Everton

[nutty nigel 7,509]

2 hours ago, Haus said:

Everton

That would be enjoyable but it really should have happened last season. I also can't see how they have got away with the state of their finances.

Bournemouth, Everton and...

[Ken Hairy 3,759]

1 minute ago, nutty nigel said:

That would be enjoyable but it really should have happened last season. I also can't see how they have got away with the state of their finances.

Bournemouth, Everton and...

Leeds 

[TheBaldOne66 681]

Villa

[Yellow Wal 314]

How many of the players Forest have bought will end up at Olympiacos on loan for the rest of the season.

Very useful if your owner owns two clubs isn't it.

[corbs 147]

Would be good to see a few establishment clubs in trouble, Everton, Villa. I’m always cautious so my current anxiety is the way we are beginning to talk about our next promotion, expectations etc.

Noticed Bailey was openly in this camp, but also suggested that there only about 5 good clubs in this division. He should know, but early days for me. He may also be right that the time has gone when you prepare for top tier in 2nd Tier - it may be that now one basically has to overhaul; a new unwelcome development for us old schoolers. I was one naive so and so and under Farke’s first promotion I thought that that core team would ‘give it a go’. 

[PockthorpePete 331]

4 hours ago, GodlyOtsemobor said:

Another one! Jesus wept

'Hello, Steve here, any chance of us signing that Jesus Wept fellow. I'm told he regularly plays for Mexico'

Edited September 1, 2022 by PockthorpePete

[TheBaldOne66 681]

Now signing Batshuiyi apparently from Chelsea!

Thats 20 signings, so how the hell are they going to keep everybody happy? Are they playing on a rota basis? 🤣🤣🤣

[Virtual reality 706]

 

[Haus 259]

2 hours ago, Ken Hairy said:

Leeds 

Id happily take that

[GodlyOtsemobor 2,248]

Can't we offer them Rachica? Surely they'd happily buy someone with a few prem games under their belt. 10m He's theirs 🤣

[sgncfc 1,221]

Forest are hilarious. A very strong rumour about their owner which, if it even contains a grain of truth, will see them crash and burn before Christmas. Even if there is nothing iffy about it, they have no chance of integrating all these players. I know it's only a few games, but so far they are 3 points better off than us last season.

When you sign 20 players, it's not really the team that got promoted. I'd love to see them relegated, and I still think they will be.