TheBigDog

Good post

It really is a ‘nothing statement’ - as you say, they’re telling us what we already know!

And he is picking Nuttall

An element of both I reckon.

It’s a collective ‘mental breakdown’ in footballing terms. It seems that once it started, there was no way to stop it - it was painfully evident that most of the players had simply stopped playing how they could, and were hamstrung and shackled by the tactical approach and positional choices adopted by the management team. Once it started, it spread throughout the squad and the season was lost. The fans could quite clearly see this but are powerless to affect any change - this results in a breakdown in the relationship between fans and players and ultimately the manager. The close-season is the time to reset and excise these demons but given the number who will still be here in August, it does not fill me with any hope that next season will be any better

The photo doing the rounds looks like it’s been tampered with to me…

If that did happen then those ‘supporters’ need to go and find something else to do on match day. At some point, one of the owners needs to address the fans and ask for more patience and understanding… at least until after we get thumped 4-0 at Tamworth on the opening day

Lost the dressing room since the fallout from ‘Christmas Day’

Maybe he is part of the issue? He played 5 (FIVE) centre backs today… Where was Sachdev? Does his loan contract stipulate that he can only play one game a month or summat? If Kitching is injured, then bring Couto back for the final game but don’t play Hogan at left back. His holding midfielder once again was McGahey - play Sheron/Hammond/Gardner there fer chrissakes. Why was Lundstram on the bench? He contributes far more than Conlon. He talks of an imbalanced squad yet he had the opportunity to bring in SIX of his own players - and he started ONE of them today He has to hold his hand up and take some of the blame surely?

Not if you live darn sarf…

Mellon post match: “We looked knackered” “They’ve all got contracts for another year” and the best one… “I don’t understand why people don’t understand” Plus “There’s more going on…” “We’re imbalanced” “ It’s what I inherited” Etc etc And when the interviewer asked MM why the season had fallen to pieces, he denied it, saying we had played some top teams and accused Alan of “lazy journalism”

HE. HAS. TO. GO.

His post match last night was very revealing imho. He knows that he is stuck with a high number of the current underperforming squad for next season. He knows that he needs to bring in a high number of better players next season. He knows that, in order to bring in more than the budget will allow, he has to move on a number of the contracted players.

It's good to be reminded of how optimistic so many of us were at the start of this season... Optimism that was severely deflated after the first game and totally wrecked by match nine. There was then a short uplift during the Redfearn/Thompson tenure rising back to previous heights after the victory at Rochdale, only to come back down to earth the very next game... a period of renewed optimism was completely wiped out by our March madness. We are going to finish 9th or 10th after a previous season finish of 12th. Excited for this poll next August...

I'm not sure that he has proved anything this season...

Gary Birtles joined Forest in 1982 - that’s 42 years ago! It was a different time and things in football have changed dramatically since then… Sadly your argument is outdated and no longer valid - time to get real methinks

“Money talks But it don't sing and dance and it don't walk”

Agreed - let’s get rid of the fans and bring in a new lot.. oh, that’s not what you meant is it?

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He’s had it for a while but he needs to show improvement to stay

Norman McGahey Raglan Hogan Sutton Ward Willoughby Lundstram Gardner Hope Walker with Kitching, Norwood and Conlon coming off the bench. Having equalised in the 93rd minute, we lost to a 96th minute goal… Understrength? Possibly, but still should have had more than enough.

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I don't rate him - too weak for this league

Release 'em all!