Not a proper report, this one, as I haven’t actually been to the game, nor have I listened to it on the radio. In fact, I pretty much ignored the first half as I wanted to avoid the disappointment/be pleasantly surprised (delete as applicable – of course, after 45 minutes, it was neither).
From what I could tell, it was 4-4-2, with Anderson and Fletcher, but no Perch or Earnshaw. Lynch came on for Jules at left-back, and Anderson and Fletcher were replaced by Davies and McGugan respectively; unfortunately, we were 2-0 down by then, and by the manager’s own admission, this was down to more mistakes at the back. I have no idea if Forest played better after the subs came on, but we did do something that hasn’t happened in a while – we scored a goal, albeit a free-kick, rather than from open play. Still, we are not in a position to be picky.
For what it’s worth, the stats were fairly even at the end of the match, but we all know that this rarely tells the whole story. I have also, predictably, heard reports that the cries for Calderwood’s head became that much more vociferous in the second half.
If you were at the match, what happened? Is it the manager’s fault, or the players? Will the return of the likes of McGugan, Garner, Earnshaw and Anderson from injury make a difference? I will be going to both the home matches this week, so will be intrigued to see if anything changes (I am not particularly optimistic though)…
