Dave Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I like this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoU Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 One more point and we've reached the play-offs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bealios Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 In real terms we can't be caught by anyone below Leicester. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I like this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 In real terms we can't be caught by anyone below Leicester. mathematically speaking... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 92 points is now the cutoff for automatic promotion - or 91 with our current GD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Aim for 10 points, then with the superior GD thats a 21 point gap. thats 7 wins and 1 defeat for forest. that way we can afford 7 points at home (including a defeat) and just need one away win. even with this difficult set of games for us, 10 points will still do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Aim for 10 points, then with the superior GD thats a 21 point gap. thats 7 wins and 1 defeat for forest. that way we can afford 7 points at home (including a defeat) and just need one away win. even with this difficult set of games for us, 10 points will still do Or just get the 5 wins that we need to make it happen regardless of how anyone else does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Dreampt last night we didn't go up. Was absolutely horrible, felt worse than relegation. Please don't fuck it up, lads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leazes.ender Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 After drawing today Coventry can be added to the list Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Dreampt last night we didn't go up. Was absolutely horrible, felt worse than relegation. Please don't fuck it up, lads. wtf? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Dreampt last night we didn't go up. Was absolutely horrible, felt worse than relegation. Please don't f*** it up, lads. that's not a dream - it's a nightmare can you imagine what the meeja would do to us.........for years and years and years................. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 We're in the Play-offs. Blackpool Middlesbrough Sheff Utd Doncaster Coventry Bristol City Barnsley Reading Preston Ipswich QPR Derby Scunthorpe Watford Sheff Wed Crystal Palace Plymouth Peterborough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Mongo Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Not bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoU Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexumaster Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Play-offs? Piece of piss! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 getting there.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Play-offs? Piece of piss! i remember thinking that in 1990. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Should also have all those who were predicting our demise and relegation before a ball was kicked this season in absolute raptures. (Or possibly tears ?) There again aren't they the same people who are predicting relegation from the PL next season, again before a ball is kicked and before we've even been promoted ? TBF - its not just the rags wondering if we'd just go straight back down. As for the rags, every now and again you'll read a spiteful petulant piece against us But it's just disappointment they've been proved massively wrong. Now its up to Ashley and management if they're willing to improve the squad to the needed amount, if and when we DO go up, and the press get out of their sulks and start actually having a go at us again Must admit some surprise they haven't made far more of the Carroll/Taylor spat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I think people only expected us to struggle because they thought there'd be more sales in the summer. Once it got to September with the squad pretty much intact, it was obvious we were going to have a strong season, and the January window and clever loan deals dotted over the season just confirmed that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I think people only expected us to struggle because they thought there'd be more sales in the summer. Once it got to September with the squad pretty much intact, it was obvious we were going to have a strong season, and the January window and clever loan deals dotted over the season just confirmed that. Our squad was "pretty much intact"? We basically lost our entire strikerforce in Owen, Martins and Viduka, we lost arguably two of our best defenders in Beye and Bassong as well as losing Duff, who like it or not, was our most productive midfielder last season going by goals and assists (IIRC, not sure on that one). That is six first team players, or more than half a team, who were lost and not replaced. The only part we "managed" to keep somewhat intact was our shite midfield, which we all would have said needed strengthening, even for this division, and that didn't happen either. I'd say we had every right to expect us to struggle with the team we had going into this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I think people only expected us to struggle because they thought there'd be more sales in the summer. Once it got to September with the squad pretty much intact, it was obvious we were going to have a strong season, and the January window and clever loan deals dotted over the season just confirmed that. Our squad was "pretty much intact"? We basically lost our entire strikerforce in Owen, Martins and Viduka, we lost arguably two of our best defenders in Beye and Bassong as well as losing Duff, who like it or not, was our most productive midfielder last season going by goals and assists (IIRC, not sure on that one). That is six first team players, or more than half a team, who were lost and not replaced. The only part we "managed" to keep somewhat intact was our s**** midfield, which we all would have said needed strengthening, even for this division, and that didn't happen either. I'd say we had every right to expect us to struggle with the team we had going into this season. Then our squad was bigger and better equipped then we all thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Based on our performances at the end of last season, and the players that went out, I can see why we expected to do badly. I thought it myself. Turns out we were lucky/good in that the players that went were mostly ones we wanted to get rid of anyway, and we bolstered that with some clever signings. We have a better squad and team now than the one that went down, IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I think people only expected us to struggle because they thought there'd be more sales in the summer. Once it got to September with the squad pretty much intact, it was obvious we were going to have a strong season, and the January window and clever loan deals dotted over the season just confirmed that. Our squad was "pretty much intact"? We basically lost our entire strikerforce in Owen, Martins and Viduka, we lost arguably two of our best defenders in Beye and Bassong as well as losing Duff, who like it or not, was our most productive midfielder last season going by goals and assists (IIRC, not sure on that one). That is six first team players, or more than half a team, who were lost and not replaced. The only part we "managed" to keep somewhat intact was our shite midfield, which we all would have said needed strengthening, even for this division, and that didn't happen either. I'd say we had every right to expect us to struggle with the team we had going into this season. We lost 3 players that were of any real importance to us (Martins, Beye and Bassong). Lovenkrands was a more important player then Owen and Viduka was finished, Duff was borderline and may have done well but we wouldn't have wanted him when we got back up. A lot of people thought we'd also lose Gutierrez, Coloccini, Taylor, Carroll, Enrique, Lovenkrands and Guthrie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon_Crazy Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I think people only expected us to struggle because they thought there'd be more sales in the summer. Once it got to September with the squad pretty much intact, it was obvious we were going to have a strong season, and the January window and clever loan deals dotted over the season just confirmed that. Our squad was "pretty much intact"? We basically lost our entire strikerforce in Owen, Martins and Viduka, we lost arguably two of our best defenders in Beye and Bassong as well as losing Duff, who like it or not, was our most productive midfielder last season going by goals and assists (IIRC, not sure on that one). That is six first team players, or more than half a team, who were lost and not replaced. The only part we "managed" to keep somewhat intact was our s**** midfield, which we all would have said needed strengthening, even for this division, and that didn't happen either. I'd say we had every right to expect us to struggle with the team we had going into this season. We lost 3 players that were of any real importance to us (Martins, Beye and Bassong). Lovenkrands was a more important player then Owen and Viduka was finished, Duff was borderline and may have done well but we wouldn't have wanted him when we got back up. A lot of people thought we'd also lose Gutierrez, Coloccini, Taylor, Carroll, Enrique, Lovenkrands and Guthrie. Yeah well said. Thought it myself last summer when the clear out happened that we got rid of some big earners that were useless to us really. The 3 you said were decent players for us especially Beye and Bassong. I thought our squad depth would hit us, but Carroll has stepped up this year and then the new players since January have added a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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