Posted April 29th, 2008
by Rahoul Baruah
- The best defensive record in all four divisions.
- Nathan Tyson, Kris Commons, Lewis McGugan, Kelvin Wilson, Julian Bennett, amongst others.
- The need to make amends for last season.
- The fact that Cheltenham and Bournemouth both definitely need results.
I have seen people elsewhere report that they are praying to Sir Brian. 20-something thousand Reds will be at the City Ground, and many thousands more will be listening in, or watching teletext. Everyone just think positive…
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Posted April 27th, 2008
by Rahoul Baruah
Whatever your views of the manager, the players, even the chairman and the CEO, I would have thought that most people would want to concentrate their efforts on supporting the Reds on the pitch.
Obviously the ball is in Donny’s court, if they get a result then they are up. If they don’t, then we must win. I would describe myself as cautiously optimistic, and certainly wouldn’t want to have to go through the pray-offs again.
The reason we are suffering is because the Reds have been unable to consistently get results; like Bournemouth, we are giving ourselves a fighting chance by putting a run together at the right time. I hope that Bournemouth get their seventh straight victory(!) to escape relegation, while Cheltenham get a draw to stifle Donny. Let’s just wait and see…
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Posted April 3rd, 2008
by Rahoul Baruah
After what must be regarded as an excellent victory at Carlisle, now comes the real test. Forest have been inconsistent all season, which is amazing for a team in the top few places in the league. They have not strung three wins together, and they really need to do that if they want to:
a) Have a chance (however slim) of automatic promotion (for what it’s worth, I think it is possible but highly improbable)
b) Secure that place in the play-offs
c) Have some momentum leading into the play-offs; other years have shown that the teams who make a late run in the season proper are able to carry that form on, and secure promotion
I am trying not to get carried away, and CC still has much to do if he is to regain the faith of the fans - I do think that if he manages to get us promoted, he may do better next season in the CCC (I hope!). There have been too many times when a good result raises our hopes and expectations, only for us to see the players and manager spanner it up the following week. I am not just talking about CC’s reign, but also under the stewardship of Messrs Barlow and McParland, Hart, Platt, Clark and even Clough…
Final thought of the day, which I saw posted on a message board: did you realise that Barnsley have beaten more Premier League sides this season that Derby?
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