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boobles

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15,241 posts

214 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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Any of you guys do the "Forest Lotto" ?

I have just signed up to it............. biggrin

Gargamel

14,957 posts

260 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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boobles said:
Any of you guys do the "Forest Lotto" ?

I have just signed up to it............. biggrin
Is it just like the football ? A guaranteed draw every week....




(I'll get my coat)

boobles

Original Poster:

15,241 posts

214 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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It's all mine I tell you! All mine!

boobles

Original Poster:

15,241 posts

214 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014
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Any of you gayers fly the flag for club?

Here's mine proudly at the bottom of my garden!


McClure

2,173 posts

145 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014
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Lascelles has been called up to the England squad.

Should've called up Mancienne wink

Devilstreak

8,088 posts

180 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014
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Only for training isn't it though?

McClure

2,173 posts

145 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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Devilstreak said:
Only for training isn't it though?
Is it? Oh.

Never mind, won't benefit us long term anyway.

Hackney

6,810 posts

207 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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Spotted something at the Ipswich game the other day which led me to reasses my views on referees.
I've previously thought that they show varying degrees of ineptitude right up to being outright biased against Forest.

Forest players tend to take throw-ins from where the ball went out
Forest players tend to take free kicks from where they happened
Forest players tend to take quick free kicks even though opponents are only one or two yards from the ball
Forest players don't tend to wretly opponents in the area
Forest defenders don't tend to shove opponents when long balls come in
Forest players don't tend to waste time

Previously I thought referees allowed opponents to get away with all these things but not Forest.
What I've realised is that because we don't do those things the referee actually allows both teams to get away with it. It's just that we don't do it, so don't benefit.

See the subtle difference?
It doesn't make the referees any less inept, it's just that we're not being singled out. They just don't apply certain rules. Forest play to the rules, our opponents often don't.

A classic on Saturday was while a player was being treated Ipswich had the ball for a throw in. The RB put the ball on the floor, kicked it ten yards up the line then walked to where it stopped and picked it up. Then when the ref waved play on he gained another 5 yards or so.
In the second half Weldwyk went to take a quick throw and gained about a yard. The ref waved him back, but at the same time the Ipswich LB blocked Weldwyk from taking the throw anyway.

Devilstreak

8,088 posts

180 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Well yesterday's performance was poor.

Think I've found the reason, Last night I saw Assombolonga in the Bowery club in town. That's the second time I've seen him there in 4 weeks hehe

Back to the football, maybe it was a good thing to lose our unbeaten record as we were setting up not to lose in the last few games I feel. Maybe now we will go out to win games like we did in August.

Onwards to Tuesday

Gargamel

14,957 posts

260 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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We never seem to play well after the international breaks.

Haven't actually won a match in about four games now. Need to go for it a bit more I think.

boobles

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15,241 posts

214 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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My sister was in Nottingham watching the game in a pub with some friends that they met on holiday.

Not very happy was her verdict!

Gargamel

14,957 posts

260 months

Tuesday 21st October 2014
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Chance to put the wrongs right tonight. We won't get anywhere being cautious. Watford a re on a great run, and I don't think have lost a home game for quite a while.

Need to get at them, a win tonight puts us level with Watford on 24 points. Hopefully we will be back to our best.

Anyone going?

boobles

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15,241 posts

214 months

Tuesday 21st October 2014
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I am not going but I fear that unless we play at our very best, we are likely to be on the end of a hiding. Hope I am wrong of course.

Gargamel

14,957 posts

260 months

Tuesday 21st October 2014
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Back to all square, happy with a point, would love it if we go on and nick it.

McClure

2,173 posts

145 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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Decent result, Antonio and Assambalonga are surely Championship signings of the season so far.

Long season ahead, but could do with 3 points against Blackburn.

Gargamel

14,957 posts

260 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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McClure said:
Decent result, Antonio and Assambalonga are surely Championship signings of the season so far.

Long season ahead, but could do with 3 points against Blackburn.
The Championship remains the same every year, a run of four or five results see you in the top two or at least the playoffs. 5 points covers half the team at the moment, which is why those draws are so painful.

But generally the team with the best strike force gets out of the division, so I am still confident. However we need to find a way to avoid our traditional Feb March slump

McClure

2,173 posts

145 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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Gargamel said:
But generally the team with the best strike force gets out of the division, so I am still confident. However we need to find a way to avoid our traditional Feb March slump
Agree.

I think we'll avoid the Feb-March slump, I think that was a Billy creation - he'd spend January telling the world he needs a new team and then wonder why the existing players' motivation and confidence would collapse. Eejit.

boobles

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15,241 posts

214 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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I see we did the


a favour!

McClure

2,173 posts

145 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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redcard

boobles

Original Poster:

15,241 posts

214 months

Monday 27th October 2014
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No wins in 7 games yet still only 4 points of top! Imagine how far we could have been ahead of everyone else had we won 4 or 5 of these games.