bobbydazzla

Socks low Socks over knees Socks with holes cut in

I've been to loads of aways, never had a single point on my account because the tickets either came from pals or buses. Being 20-30 years of age and travelling away with pals are some of the most memorable days I've had in my life. Having kids put an end to it, but that's the way it goes. It was ace whilst it lasted. Real shame that the young lads and lasses coming through now can't do the same as most other generations have done. Because as a youngin, experiencing a celebratory or defiant away end makes you realise what football support is really about.

Can we call your excellent scoring system xPilko, or xP for short ?

Schar in midfield ?

I’d be fine with finishing below them in the league if we’ve lifted the Champions League trophy. Or probably even the FA cup. Maybe even if we retain the League Cup. Not gonna lie.

Your kids are fortunate that their dad is into going to NUFC games and got them on the ladder early. Also that their dad was willing and able to get them season tickets and also willing and able to take them to away games. For loads of kids that isn’t the case and they’re now frozen out. Someone who is your kids age wasn’t able to get themselves to away games or get a season ticket under their own steam pre-2021 because they were too young. If an 18 year old gets hooked on NUFC now without their parents taking them down the path, then what chance have they got ? They’re frozen out and the “where were you when we were shit” argument you’ve put forward is completely irrelevant in their case.

Since 2019 Man City have been ringfencing a % of their away tickets for 18-25's only, so if NUFC claim it can't be done for legal reasons they're talking shite.

There'll always people who lose out unfortunately. But I strongly believe there has to be a way to open up the closed shop and give access to younger adult fans. And I'm middle aged by the way, so this view isn't about getting personal benefits for myself. However under a rolling points scheme, going to 5 or 6 aways a season would still mean you're maintaining a reasonably decent rolling points total. So you're not losing everything unless you stop going away completely.

It involves some of the old guard who can't be arsed anymore, being honest with themselves about the fact they can't be arsed anymore. And if they admit to themselves that they can't be arsed, then see it as a good thing to pass the baton to the new blood. Take some pride in that. How you get them to admit it though, I've got no idea. And at a practical level at least introduce rolling away points over a 3 or 5 years history, so someone who went away loads 20 years ago but hardly goes now can't sit on hundreds of points forever. And prioritise younger adult fans wherever possible; much cheaper tickets, set aside a % of the away tickets for 18-25 members, give that group first access to any season tickets etc.

Away tickets are a closed shop and that closed shop is mainly populated by older people who stacked their points years and years ago. Home tickets aren't a closed shop but the amount of ST's we have combined with the high tickets prices, the ballots, sitting alone etc mean it's becoming similar to a closed shop. You need new blood to keep things moving forward. You need the next generation bringing passion and enthusiasm. But home and away, our match going fan base is dominated by the middle aged or older and they're all people who kept going through the Ashley years. I've banged on about this enough times on here, but I think it's absolutely mental that there's no way for anyone and most importantly, for youngins, to break into the closed shop. It's 5 years since the takeover and it's still the people from the Ashley era holding all the cards. What's a 19 year old supposed to do to get on the ladder ? They were a bairn when the takeover happened and they're a young man now, but can't go away and will probably struggle to get to home games. We'll lose that generation unless we make some massive changes to ticketing.

Hasta la vista, baby

12 assists and 6 goals last season in a Forest team that typically sat back and hit teams on the counter I’m not saying Elanga has been good for us because he hasn’t, but he’s not a shit player You’re quoting his stats from when he’s barely grown pubes as a justification for why you think he’s shite

He’s a winger man, if he scores 20 goals in any season at any point in his career I’ll happily let you do the nasty with my missus whilst I sit at the corner of the bed and watch. And I love my missus very much.

He’s 23 man. He had 1 x good and 1 x great season at Forest. He’s been poor here but that doesn’t mean he’s a poor player. Why not go back and see how his xG was when he was in his mams womb ?

Chris Wood scored 20 goals last season He was shite here You do the math

Inflation

He’s been shite for us, but his history proves he’s not shite The two things can be mutually exclusive

I don’t think anyone has said we want Ultras. What we’ve said if is it would be better if we didn’t have tens of thousands of sour faced middle agers and OAP’s who would rather sit in silence or when they do get vocal it’s to grumble negatively about our own players.

He’s not played well for us so far - yes He’s worse than Des Hamilton - no He’s proven he has what is takes to be good in PL - yes Should we write him off - no

I am a decent kid. But you’re saying Elanga is worse than Des Hamilton doesn’t deserve a squad number and you’re telling me to log off. I love drugs but whatever you’re on is some psychedelic goodness that I’m yet to experience.

Hard to predict a through ball in 1997 when you weren’t born until 2002

You do know that £45m now isn’t what £45m was in 1997 ?