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All opinions of course, but I think a) his cross and corner taking abilities are PL level B) his ball playing abilities are very decent, higher end pro level C) his general goalkeeping and positioning and decision making is appalling - there would be keepers at non league level who were better at that aspect

I know it's often open season on the FT here, but let's fight one battle at a time, eh? They're singing the right tune on this one. As for the other stuff, the club are getting away scot free due to positive results at the moment. But I do sense there's better scouting again and better contract/recruitment policy. FFP time will tell. Stadium upgrade time will tell.

Yeah, looked at a few of the YouTube comments and they summed it up well, the intro set the tempo for a thriller....the outtro a melancholic piece, that Jack and George are fighting a losing battle

We always have to remind ourselves that it wasn't ward who authorised 12m transfer fee nor a renewal of a four year contract worth millions nor Ward who picked himself for those disastrous 23 of 26 games (Everton, wolves and west ham the exceptions, tho still think he got lucky at wolves with that save in half time, but benefit of doubt etc) The guy's career and reputation has been trashed by playing. Sheffield United could and would find better keepers from leagues 1and 2 and I suspect a good dozen or so in the non league

Going further back, Forest in the Micky Adams promotion season, when we were 15 points ahead and beat them at home to go 18 points ahead (tricky Trev scored I think)

80s still banging then out

Wow. Pure regression therapy. That has just sent me back to my early childhood

Very similar style, same era, the world in action theme. Creepy. Evocative. Gorgeous.

The Sweeney outtro was a beautiful piece of work. By the Harry South big band, apparently

It's the tough games where playing to - and absolute belief in - a system really comes in handy.

Our accent. It is understated, underrated and cool af. Vicky Park Asians - been both good and bad for us Should've been the Granby Halls City, Tigers, County The Haymarket. Squalid, ugly, down at heel. Popular. Negativity. Edit; our old 1950s council estates. The Saff. Monsell. Braunstone. New Parks. Mowmacre hill/Stocking Farm. Thurnby Lodge

By that reckoning then, if we win the next game, there are only 11 realistic winners of the tournament left. And by the team the QF comes, promotion should be all bit mathematically done. Let's have a real pop at this.

Gary Mabbutt appears to have turned in to Bob Monkhouse

Fantastic description. And you are right, the waters flow differently over time. As a kid of the 80s, forest and Cov were always the two. Cov mainly of frustration, as such a non entity of a club could constantly finish above us. One addition to your excellent summary, forest of the sixties and seventies were far more Nottingham city than they are now. Now the fanbase, like ours is county based, is Nottinghamshire too. These godforsaken notts pit villages have nothing in common with the city of Leicester or rural Leicestershire market towns .....their instinctive rivalry is with a.mirror image county on the other side of the M1 - similar god forsaken northern type pit / mill towns I think however the next 20 years will see Derby left behind, in the way football left the likes of Preston, Blackpool and Huddersfield behind

From what I can recall of the Cardiff keeper, he looked perfectly average. Which is waaaay above Ward's level. I've reconciled myself to it. He'll be here til the end of his contract and will be consigned as the most expensive keeper in history; 12.5m, around 11m wages and around 125m in lost revenues.

I think they are harmless. I like them not liking us. But I actually quite like them - they've been through the ringer these last 20 years and come out of it fairly well. As for that red filth....it is pure, distilled hatred. I honestly would rather they were wiped off the face of the earth.

Good manager. Solid appointment.

I fancy us for a run all the way, with a fair wind. Man City v Liverpool ideally. Arsenal out Anyone else - spurs, villa etc - is doable.

I see this Sunderland lad has been cleared of rape. Presumably the bollox told by the bird will go unchecked. It's a real conundrum for the legal system tbh. They want to take allegations of rape super seriously and provide reassurance to complainants but - and I can say with absolute first hand experience - there are women who abuse the trust and make spiteful, vindictive allegations with absolutely no fear of any blowback.

Agent talk. His agent has identified one of the worst keepers ever to play in the PL, Fotheringham, to try and make the link vaguely plausible. There isn't a chance Ward leaves. Absolutely nada. Those 26 games have essentially destroyed his career. He's better off out of it and best suited to being the world's highest paid warm up assistant and cone carrier

I don't get the fuss over the Brighton boyfriend song (which is funny. Childish, but funny) nor the Chelsea rent boy songs. The law involving themselves in that. ..while Rome burns etc

Tbf, I wrote him off before I'd even seen him kick a ball. I'm a reasonable man. Not yet convinced but far more convinced than when I first hadnt seen him

...and a 'firm' wearing shirts?

That's the most likely scenario, however after the resurrection of Vestergaard, nothing should be ruled out. It's possible we may insist he stays, as we want him there as a squad option, whether he likes it or not.