Posted August 14th, 2009
by Rish
There was an interesting comment from Billy Davies ahead of Wednesday night’s Littlewoods Rumbelows Coca-Cola Carling Cup Tie against Bradford which seems to have gone under the radar:
I’ve said all along that we want to be a club that wins games of football – it doesn’t matter whether it’s the League Cup, friendly matches or bounce games. That’s the mentality we need in the club and that’s what we’re trying to do.
This reminds me of a comment that Frank Clark made when he was Forest boss, along the lines of “success breeds success”; basically, try and win every game you play, as this can only raise your confidence levels and make you more likely to keep winning.
I like this attitude. The one thing that Forest have struggled to do under the stewardship of Colin Calderwood was to maintain a winning streak (with the honourable and notable exception of the extraordinary run that eventually gained us promotion). A lack of consistency has cost the club dear over many years. Instilling a winning mentality is vital – just look at Arsenal’s “Invicibles” or Manchester United for most of the last fifteen years.
However, as usual, there is a gripe. Billy Davies has been moaning about not signing any defenders. Obviously I sense that he is making political comments for the benefit of Marthur and the transfer committee, but it seems strange that he has signed so many forwards and midfielders, and not acquired a single centre-half. It seems even more odd that apparent number-one target Rob Jones has joined Scunthorpe (can they really offer better terms than Forest?), and that Forest fan Shaun Barker has joined the woolly ones. We knew we were short in defence, how come we have let these two (and others) get away, and do we now regret letting Brendan Moloney and Joe Heath go out on loan?
The good news is that Chris Gunter should be back for tomorrow’s match against West Bromwich, along with his Welsh teammate Robbie Earnshaw. The indications are that Nathan Tyson should be fit, despite being carried off following a “robust” challenge at the end of Wednesday’s match, and that Chris Cohen (captain against Bradford) will continue at left-back.
Finally, I would like to draw your attention to a piece by the excellent Galaxy42 over on Vital Forest, in which last year’s skipper James Perch gives his blessing to the hypnotic powers of Paul McKenna as skipper, and admits that it may be Christmas before he kicks a ball again. Get well soon Perchio.
Tags: billy davies, chris cohen, chris gunter, colin calderwood, frank clark, james perch, mark arthur, nathan tyson, nottingham forest, rob jones, Robert Earnshaw, shaun barker, west bromwich albion Posted in General
Posted July 16th, 2009
by Rahoul Baruah
While Nottingham Forest may not be a big name in some parts of Scotland, Lee Westwood seems to think that Tiger Woods is a bit of a fan.
Meanwhile, another Forest fan, Shaun Barker, joins the Sheep, citing Nigel as the major influence. And our search for a defender continues, with us apparently having offered far less than the stated £1.6m for Danny Fox.
And if that wasn’t enough, Notts County’s new executive chairman has us in his sights.
Tags: danny fox, lee westwood, nigel clough, nottingham forest, notts county, peter trembling, shaun barker, tiger woods Posted in News
Posted July 13th, 2009
by Rahoul Baruah
Following our pre-season one-nil victory over Sporting Lisbon, fitness coach Julian Darby is happy with the run out the players got.
Staying in Europe, Radoslaw Majewski looks like he is coming to us on a season-long loan. Blackburn were prepared to pay £3m for him a couple of years back and he certainly looks pretty decent on Youtube – but the article hints at some personal problems and his move to England is supposed to keep him out of trouble. Let’s hope Billy can keep him in hand.
And finally, it looks like Blackpool are resigned to losing Shaun Barker. However, will he come to us or to the Sheep?
Tags: julian darby, nottingham forest, Paul Anderson, radoslaw majewski, shaun barker, sporting lisbon Posted in News
Posted May 18th, 2009
by Rahoul Baruah
New contracts for Arron Mitchell, Shane Redmond and Mickael Darnet – yet to make their debuts for the first team, but it’s looking like we’ll get the chance to see them soon enough.
Billy Davies has got the squad ready for training and is already talking to clubs about signings. But Shaun Barker may not be one of them – especially as Blackpool have already rejected Derby County’s bid for him.
Still no news on Rob Jones as yet, with Hibs wanting to wait till the end of their season before opening talks, while Flash ‘Arry reckons Chris Gunther is not for sale. However, things are looking more promising for Isiah Osbourne as Villa look to shake things up for next season.
Tags: arron mitchell, billy davies, chris gunther, derby county, isiah osbourne, mickael darnet, rob jones, shane redmond, shaun barker Posted in News
Posted May 11th, 2009
by Rahoul Baruah
Agogo is on his way out.
Derby want £5m for KFC.
The fight is on for Paul “Ando” Anderson’s signature.
Sport Billy wants the rest of his loan stars to sign up – including McSheffrey (although Palace are after him as well).
And he’s after Shaun Barker (who I know nothing about) as well.
Lastly, Setanta’s future is in Nigel Doughty’s hands.
Tags: billy davies, crystal palace, derby county, gary mcsheffrey, junior agogo, kris commons, Paul Anderson, setanta sports, shaun barker Posted in News
