Firstly, the inevitable apologies for the lack of service in the past couple of weeks; thankfully the rush of signings tailed off in this time (although the Matt Mills deal appears to be dead, there are new rumours linking us with the unfortunately-named Danny Shittu), and neither of us made it to any pre-season matches, so we wouldn’t have had anything interesting to say anyway 
I do not share the same level of optimism that Chris Gunter and many fans seem to share (although to be fair to the defender, I cannot see any quotation saying “Forest can win the league”). This is largely because I am cautious in nature when it comes to this type of thing, but more so because I cannot bear the thought of us doing a Derby. While it is true that five of the new boys played with us last year (and all of them to great effect at one point or another), it is never clear how new signings will gel – although early reports suggest that Raddy Majewski and Paul McKenna are just the tonic in midfield. My Dad reported that, against Notts County, there were too many long balls lumped upfront, and an attendant lack of quality.
I am also concerned for the balance of the squad – even assuming that Tys will play much of his football on the left, do we really need six strikers? And while I agree that getting more regular first-team football will be good for them, how much of a future are Matt Thornhill, Joe Heath and Brendan Moloney likely to have at the club? I am not pointing fingers here, but I await developments with interest.
The good news is that we are planning to continue with our podcasts this season, so even if we cannot always write down our thoughts, we will still be sharing our ramblings with you via this site and on iTunes.
Finally, and I know this is utterly trivial, does anyone else think that it is silly that Joel Lynch wears number 33? I can understand Jules keeping number 29, but I would have the other new boys filling the gaps between 22 and 28 (although this has been taken by Majewski). I am also concerned by the club changing the home shirt after just one season, with suggestions that this may happen again next year – but more on that if I get the chance…
