Pilko

Dyche isn't a bad manager, he just isn't a particularly good one either. He reminds me of earlier cycle Allardyce circa Bolton. Football is crap but ultimately effective up to a point and he tends to do better when he doesn't have money to spend. Good at building a team that can punch against the odds to stay up or maybe scud the odd 9th/10th place miracle finish out of waifs, strays and those nearing retirement but give him proper cash to spend and he'll spunk it on a load of shite and probably regress the side. They'll stay up, finish about 14-16th under him which is fine for this season as it stands, then next November when they've not moved on any he'll be under pressure and be bulleted by Christmas for someone more progressive. Forest fans just have to hope it's a better pick than Mad Ange this time.

I was only kidding in any case but good of you to say so. Hope you've had a top night tonight Roddles.

Thought he was good, Bruno was the outstanding one in the midfield but he and Miley supported him really well. Saw him running beyond Wolte a few times and the ball either didn't come or was cut out. He'll get chances as he continues to get minutes.

He's such a good player.

He's a great player to have around the squad. Always got a goal or two in him, the first particularly was an excellent finish with nobody up supporting.

Much, much more like it. Long may it continue.

His best game for the club, that. If Rod was doing the Chronicle merit marks he'd get a 6 and "steady away".

Was excellent. Others will rightly take the headlines but that was a massive, composed performance and he barely wasted a ball all night.

Benfica's number 5 must be fucking slow Bruno bursting past him

Shock horror that bald cunt drags on awarding us a pen. Hope he gets cock rot.

This referee is an absolute fucking wanker.

Deserves to play most of the minutes for the time being.

Murphy is just end product. Fucking class

Feels very "nearly there" this, some good patches of play but the odd sloppy ball or bad touch in there at key moments.

Pope, fucking hell man.

Fucking bent bald cunt, waving one for that after ignoring that blatant one earlier.

Probably netted a round dozen and got flagged for the other half. Love Papiss.

You could have come up with something really witty and biting like you're a bit... you know.

Gone off blowing bubbles, have you?

West Ham are absolutely chod

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/peter-beardsley-thinks-newcastle-united-13046061.amp Give him another year.

Dyche keeps them up, but then inevitably gets potted next season when they're bottom six again a few months into the season. Dangling the carrot of Mancini in the press also absolutely horrid if you're a Forest fan.

Does Roy Keane have anything to say ever other than saying people aren't sprinting or running hard enough?

Best fixture Alsoran could pull one out of the hat in that, fair play. Still think their defending for the Gakpo goal was like a Sunday morning kids game mind, you could have thrown a tea towel over about five defenders.