Notts Forest (H) Friday 25th October 8pm

[Sol thewall Bamba]

1 hour ago, Fox92 said:

I think this was when Pearson went mental at their penalty.

 

Maybe I've got the wrong game actually. I thought it was when Whitbread conceded a penalty.

Wasn't that during the season where there were a tiny number of Championship games on the BBC? 

[Fox42]

5 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

That 4-3 made Sky think matches between Leicester and Wolves would always be goal fests. Pretty sure they put our games on whenever they came around and always made reference to that game.

We then later found out that the common denominator was in fact Diogo Jota more so than Wolves 💀

[Jobyfox]

12 minutes ago, TheGoldenGod said:

Christ...get ready for a Nil Fecking Nil by the looks

The sensible money would probably be on a 0-0, although I’ve got a horrible feeling of 1-0 to them with Wood as the goal scorer.

 

So now I’ve said that - It’ll be a goal fest 

Edited 22 October 2024 by Jobyfox

[Fox92]

1 hour ago, CosbehFox said:

Cooper’s time at City will be defined by this game regardless of result. 
 

It will be a rotten game. They’ve ended up assembling one of the strongest centre back pairings in the league. They are now so Nuno as well - Ward-Prowse is Neves and Wood is Jimenez. Some of our games against Nuno Wolves were up there with the worst for entertainment going 

I will never understand how Nuno and Puel gave us a 4-3.

 

34 minutes ago, Fox42 said:

It dawned on me recently… when’s the last time we haven’t conceded at least 2 goals in a game at the City Ground?

In the league..... years ago.

 

Off the top of my head. I've been to at least 3 games that have gone 3-2 either way there. Also seen the 4-1 under Rodgers, 5-1 under Pearson. A couple of draws, usually 2-2.

 

They are usually entertaining games tbh. My first ever visit there was the 1-1 draw when Connolly scored in the last minute.

 

22 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Wasn't that during the season where there were a tiny number of Championship games on the BBC? 

I think you maybe right. I was getting confused with the 0-2 and 2-2.

Edited 22 October 2024 by Fox92

[JonnyBoy]

2 hours ago, HEGGSY said:

 

Yeah, 2014 Championship winning season, 2-2 at their place.

 

think it was also Riyads debut and he scored after a Kevin Phillips missed pen?

being at trent uni I got a ticket in the block next to away fans and got turfed in it shortly after riyad’s goal. Our end was phenomenal that night from view of home section 

[CosbehFox]

1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Wasn't that during the season where there were a tiny number of Championship games on the BBC? 

It was on Sky. It’s famously when Pearson went after Beagrie in the post match interview 

 

https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2012/nov/10/leicester-city-nottingham-forest-championship

He told Sky TV: "It shouldn't be a penalty, I don't give a monkey's what your pundits say. He [Zak Whitbread] got the ball. The referee was in a good position. If the referee can't get that right or if your assistant hasn't got the guts to give it, it's about time these people became accountable. We've had this taken away from us by other people who can't do their jobs properly."

 

Outplayed them in that game and Forest manager O’Driscoll admitted as much 

 

Edited 22 October 2024 by CosbehFox

[davieG]

Craig Pawson to referee Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest
Ahead of Friday’s clash, the Premier League have now announced the match officials for every game this weekend.

For the meeting at the King Power, Craig Pawson will be the referee, Eddie Smart and Nick Greenhalgh will be his assistants, Darren Bond is the fourth official and Paul Tierney and Harry Lennard will be on VAR duty.

[Spudulike]

2 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

It was on Sky. It’s famously when Pearson went after Beagrie in the post match interview 

 

https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2012/nov/10/leicester-city-nottingham-forest-championship

He told Sky TV: "It shouldn't be a penalty, I don't give a monkey's what your pundits say. He [Zak Whitbread] got the ball. The referee was in a good position. If the referee can't get that right or if your assistant hasn't got the guts to give it, it's about time these people became accountable. We've had this taken away from us by other people who can't do their jobs properly."

 

Outplayed them in that game and Forest manager O’Driscoll admitted as much 

 

Sky eventually got rid of Beagrie. Always had the same prepared script. Always had us down as a set piece team eventhough we hadn't scored from one since the Brian Little days. Dope. Nigel was right.

[Bert]

5 hours ago, Fox92 said:

I think this was when Pearson went mental at their penalty.

 

Maybe I've got the wrong game actually. I thought it was when Whitbread conceded a penalty.

Think that was a 2-2 draw. 

[MattFox]

27 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

Sky eventually got rid of Beagrie. Always had the same prepared script. Always had us down as a set piece team eventhough we hadn't scored from one since the Brian Little days. Dope. Nigel was right.

Got sacked for beating his girlfriend not his punditry 

[albrok]

4 hours ago, Fox92 said:

I will never understand how Nuno and Puel gave us a 4-3.

I can't comment on Puel but Nuno's football has been suprisingly entertaining at Forest.

 

Well it depends. 60 minutes of it are an absolute snoozfest, a game is hardly ever not 0-0 at half time. But past the 60 minute mark the games almost always turn into pure entertainment which is definitely by design.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

3 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

It was on Sky. It’s famously when Pearson went after Beagrie in the post match interview 

 

https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2012/nov/10/leicester-city-nottingham-forest-championship

He told Sky TV: "It shouldn't be a penalty, I don't give a monkey's what your pundits say. He [Zak Whitbread] got the ball. The referee was in a good position. If the referee can't get that right or if your assistant hasn't got the guts to give it, it's about time these people became accountable. We've had this taken away from us by other people who can't do their jobs properly."

 

Outplayed them in that game and Forest manager O’Driscoll admitted as much 

 

Just remembered I think it was the Cove home game around that time that was on BBC. I think we won 2-1, King scored.

[Super_horns]

Watch out for a big Greek with a "hacking cough"

 

 

[Wymsey]

 

[Collibosher70]

It'll be a tough game...sure I want us to win....but f@#&£t are a bloody hard team to beat...and from what I've seen of them pretty decent in the air.

Fingers crossed we scrape a win...but for God sake mark chris wood.

[Fox92]

37 minutes ago, albrok said:

I can't comment on Puel but Nuno's football has been suprisingly entertaining at Forest.

 

Well it depends. 60 minutes of it are an absolute snoozfest, a game is hardly ever not 0-0 at half time. But past the 60 minute mark the games almost always turn into pure entertainment which is definitely by design.

I do think if you get the first goal on Friday then it'll be a struggle for us to get back into the game. You've conceded something like 5 or 6 goals all season so far, which is amazing considering you've played Liverpool, Brighton, Chelsea and Fulham already.

[South Notts NFFC]

2 hours ago, Fox92 said:

I do think if you get the first goal on Friday then it'll be a struggle for us to get back into the game. You've conceded something like 5 or 6 goals all season so far, which is amazing considering you've played Liverpool, Brighton, Chelsea and Fulham already.

It's been the complete opposite to last season, where we were on the wrong end of a 3-2 score in 7 games as well as there being a few 2-2s.

 

I can explain this difference using only two words, Nikola Milenkovic. The impact he has had has been absolutely incredible.

[ronnup]

Pawson always ****s us

[Plastik Man]

3 hours ago, Super_horns said:

Watch out for a big Greek with a "hacking cough"

 

 

Just look out for the chap dressed as Demis Roussos queuing outside the away end. 

 

 

 

 

[The Doctor]

9 hours ago, Fox42 said:

It dawned on me recently… when’s the last time we haven’t conceded at least 2 goals in a game at the City Ground?

any game? fa cup round 3 in 2011/12, 0-0 draw (Beckford hat trick in the replay). League, December 2004, 1-1 where Connolly scored 

Edited 22 October 2024 by The Doctor

[Gamble92]

8 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Wasn't that during the season where there were a tiny number of Championship games on the BBC? 

No that was when we first went back up to the Championship. We blown that 2-0 lead against Cov at home. 

[MattFox]

18 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

No that was when we first went back up to the Championship. We blown that 2-0 lead against Cov at home. 

Chris Wheel game at pride park was on the bbc i think 

[Gamble92]

5 minutes ago, MattFox said:

Chris Wheel game at pride park was on the bbc i think 

It definitely wasn't 

[StriderHiryu]

Here's my match preview:

 

 

In this video, I am also going to try something new, to explain why Steve Cooper's use of Fatawu as a right back (or James Justin as it has been in recent games) leads to issues.

 

I am going to use two examples. In both examples, we are going to imagine that Leicester from a goal kick start building and one of the CDM's goes for a ball to one of the wingers, which gets cut out. The opposition then go direct and try to counter as fast as possible, which is exactly how Forest play.

 

 

^ In this example, because the right back moves so far upfield and Buonanotte drifts in centrally, on the counter, Fatawu gets 2 on 1's, meaning Faes has to step over. That makes a gap behind him, which can be exploited. Fulham's Iwobi scored a goal very similar to this earlier in the season.

 

 

^ In this example, Ricardo is in the team. This time round, because he covers the RB position when in the defensive phase, he can get back to help out on the wings, wheres Buonanotte can stay central. In this case, because we aren't overrun, I suggest that Ricardo wins the ball back and sets Fatawu on his way, who goes for a trademark long shot by cutting in. You can even see that in this example, Buonanotte makes the trademark "half space run" to drag players out of position to help Fatawu have more room to cut in.

 

 

Now both these examples are totally imaginary and do involve some "Disneyland" scenarios. but hopefully they go some way to help explain the problem with Cooper's system, and why so many goals have come down our right hand side (the opposition's left) this season. It's the system not the player!

 

[Finnegan]

What an absolute ****