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Post by Art Vandelay on Jan 30, 2021 5:17:45 GMT
I think Lampard made sense if they were going to take a long term approach, sticking it out with him, bringing through their young players etc. But it turns out it was just business as usual and therefore a waste of everyone's time.
I can't think of a worse keeper than Kepa who's played regularly for top half team. He really is useless. They should have moved him on after he refused to be subbed that time, then they could have pretended it was because of that and maybe still got a decent fee. Now everyone knows they want rid because he's so bad he makes Willie Caballero look like a young Petr Cech.
and I doubt most people would even notice they'd released Rice, we're all still wondering how they let Salah and De Bruyne go...
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Post by corncobguy on Feb 7, 2021 7:48:34 GMT
The Soucek red card was ridiculous, as were the ones for David Luiz and Bedrenek earlier this week
We have VAR but how come we still see howlers each week?
I know there is no way back, it's here and it wont be taken away, but is there a way to measure it tolerable?
My suggestion would be for VAR officials to have 20 seconds to review a decision. If no clear and obvious error is apparent then the refs decision stands.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Feb 7, 2021 8:34:47 GMT
It'd be fast at least but I doubt it'd make any difference. Do people normally make better decisions if they're rushed into making them quickly? They might even get worse. It's just so awful. I think there have been more instances of VAR stepping in to overrule the ref's initial correct decision with a wrong one than the other way round. So were putting up with all the negatives and not even getting any positive. There have been so many accidental handballs and dive pens that the ref has ignored initially 'corrected' by VAR. So the decisions are no better, just different at best, and you have wait ages to get them. Plus the dozens of goals everyone was quite happy with ruled out because of some dubious measuring to the millimetre system.
Even when VAR doesn't actually get involved it still ruins the moment. I would have enjoyed that last second Everton equaliser today but I felt almost nothing as I was just waiting to see it it'd be ruled out for handball or something or other they spotted in the build up. Honestly think I'd rather Forest stayed in the Championship as long as it's var free. I'd rather actually enjoy a goal at Millmoor than feel nothing at a goal at old Trafford....
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Post by randomtask on Mar 13, 2021 9:29:11 GMT
Word is that Chris Wilder is being replaced at Sheffield United by Neil Lennon which is absolutely fucking hilarious  I think it could only be funnier if he was replaced by Roy Keane or Paul Ince!  |
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Post by Art Vandelay on Mar 14, 2021 8:17:32 GMT
Oh dear. I hope not for their sake. That would have to be one the most disappointing managerial changes in quite a while.
What do we think is the worst received managerial change in Premier League history? Keegan to Kinnear has got to be a contender.
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Post by savo on Mar 14, 2021 8:40:30 GMT
When Megson went to Bolton 😂
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Post by mrsmith on Mar 14, 2021 17:07:46 GMT
When Megson went to Bolton 😂 That was the most absurd appointment ever, especially given his recent track record was getting us relegated to League One where we were absolute shite and then 2-months doing nothing particularly good at Leicester, although he left before he could do them any harm. Now Leicester are in the top four of the Premier League and Bolton are in League Two - coincidence? |
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Post by Art Vandelay on Mar 15, 2021 8:32:36 GMT
Sacked Forest managers have a surprisingly good record of getting Premier League jobs. Megson, Kinnear, McCLaren, and Hart all somehow ended up managing Premier League teams soon after leaving Forest. Freedman is something quite high up at Palace, Pearce assistant at West Ham, and even the worst of the lot David Platt somehow got himself a Premier League winners medal with Man City. Amazing really.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Mar 31, 2021 7:42:16 GMT
Art's Trivia Challenge
12 Welsh players have scored 20 or more Premier League goals. Who be they?
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Post by corncobguy on Mar 31, 2021 11:01:03 GMT
I imagine these are the easy ones...
Giggs
Hartson
Bellamy
Speed
Bale
Not sure about the others, a few guesses -
Iwan Roberts
Robert Earnshaw
Robbie Savage
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Post by savo on Mar 31, 2021 18:40:14 GMT
Ramsey will be one.
Hughes
Rush
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Post by Art Vandelay on Mar 31, 2021 18:55:18 GMT
Yes to Giggs, Hartson, Bellamy, Speed, Bale, Hughes, Rush, Ramsey and Savage.
No to Earnshaw and Roberts. I thought Iwan Roberts but turns out he only had 9, felt like he'd have more than that.
One easyish one left who I thought of with Hughes and Rush and two tricky ones. An easily forgotten midfielder and a forward who mostly played in the Championship......
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Post by savo on Apr 2, 2021 8:12:40 GMT
Former Forest legend Dean Saunders?
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Post by corncobguy on Apr 18, 2021 19:02:08 GMT
I had to look up the answers, thanks Art🤔
Saunders, Nathan Blake and Simon Davies are the other three.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Apr 19, 2021 7:01:01 GMT
And the final three are Saunders, Nathan Blake and Simon Davies.  |
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Post by corncobguy on May 22, 2021 10:39:34 GMT
Sabri Lamouchi linked with the Wolves job
I'd quite happily put a tenner on them going down if so
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Post by Art Vandelay on May 23, 2021 7:37:06 GMT
Although getting this shambles to the verge of the play offs must be the equivalent of finishing about 5th with Wolves. I just looked up what he's been up to since leaving Forest - Al Duhail of Qatar. It wouldn't be the first place I'd go if I were looking for new manager for an established Premier League team....
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Post by Art Vandelay on May 24, 2021 20:09:17 GMT
What's the problem with Steve Bruce? Newcastle fans mostly seem to hate him while Benitez was regarded as some kind of hero yet their records are almost identical. I don't get it.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Aug 5, 2021 6:39:40 GMT
Danny Ings joinging Villa came out the blue didn't it? Normally you get days, or even weeks, of speculation but that seemed to just happen. I can't remember the last time a high profile transfer just appeared like that. It was like the old days when you'd pop on Teletext and just find "Bergkamp signs for Arsenal' or whatever. I like it.
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Post by corncobguy on Aug 5, 2021 19:56:38 GMT
Danny Ings joinging Villa came out the blue didn't it? Normally you get days, or even weeks, of speculation but that seemed to just happen. I can't remember the last time a high profile transfer just appeared like that. It was like the old days when you'd pop on Teletext and just find "Bergkamp signs for Arsenal' or whatever. I like it. It was odd, but I'll strike it down as a one off. I assume it's in the selling clubs/agent interest to make it common knowledge to bump up interest Ben White moved earlier this week as well, but I'm pretty sure I heard it was done before the Euros Grealish is over the line, but it's been an open secret for the past month Messi to Man City then? |
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