filbertway Posted 20 August 2007 Share Posted 20 August 2007 How did we lsoe with al lthose quality youths out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets Be having You Posted 20 August 2007 Share Posted 20 August 2007 Late goal hoodo again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted 20 August 2007 Share Posted 20 August 2007 I just got back from the game, i'll write a little report in a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted 20 August 2007 Share Posted 20 August 2007 From the OS. Leicester City 1-2 Nottingham ForestPosted on: Mon 20 Aug 2007 Leicester City went down 2-1 to near neighbours Nottingham Forest in the opening game of their Pontin's Central League cmpaign at the Marston's Stadium on Monday evening. Ricky Sapplton grabbed the only goal for the Foxes on the night - the butch forward reacting quickly to prod home from close rage in the 35th minute of the contest. City fielded a squad containing a mixture of youth and experience for the local derby clash - with Jimmy Nielsen, Alan Maybury, Matty Fryatt and Richard Stearman all named in the starting line up. The first effort of the evening came in the third minute. Levi Porter swung in a corner from the left, but Andy King was unbalanced and his volley fell wide of the target. Fryatt was released through on goal by Eric Odhiambo five minutes later, but his effort from 12 yards was well blocked by James Perch. The Foxes came close again a minute later - Ricky Sappleton just failing to guide home a glancing header from a Levi Porter cross. Forest's first effort on goal came in the 12th minute - Felix Bastians crashing the ball against the bar from a free-kick just outside the City area. Bastians wasn't far off again four minutes later - his header from 12 yards rebounding off Nielsen's left-hand upright. Sergio Hellings tried his luck from range with 18 minutes on the clock, but his shot from 25-yards fell just wide of the target. Mark Bryne smashed in a fierce volley from 25 yards in the 23rd minutes, but Nielsen was up to the task in the City goal and made a comfortable save. The Foxes took the lead 12 minutes later. Forest goalkeeper Shane Redmond was unable to hold on to a rasping Joe Mattock long-range drive, and Sappleton was there to fire home the rebound. Bastians hit the woodwork for the third time moments later - his curling shot clipping the outside of Nielsen's left-hand upright. A free-flowing move almost brought City a second in the 39th minutes. Fryatt's cross from the left was met by Sappleton on the far post, but Tom Sharpe was there to make a last ditch block for the visitors. Nielsen was forced into action in the last minute of the half- getting down well to block Emile Sinclair's effort. City made a double change on 58 minutes - Billy McKay and Ryan Beswick replacing Porter and goalscorer Sappleton. Forest equalised with 75 minutes on the clock. Matthew Thornhill picked up the ball on the edge of the City area and without breaking stride hit a well struck first time drive past the diving Nielsen. Mattock came close to regaining the lead for the Foxes three minutes later, but his low drive was smothered by Redmond. The visitors grabbed the winner with five minutes of the game remaining - Bryne scoring from a clever lob after the Leicester defence had only half cleared. Highlights from the game will be available on Leicester City World from noon on Tuesday. City: Nielsen, Maybury, Mattock, Hellings, Stearman, Rowe-Turner, Odhiambo, King (Magunda 83), Sappleton (McKay 58), Fryatt, Porter (Beswick 58). Subs not used: Cisak, Garner. Forest: Redmond, Perch, Heath, Power, Bencherif, Sharpe, Byrne (Treacy90), Thornhill, Sinclair (Fairclough 52), Salem (Brown 87), Bastians. Subs not used: Roberts, Green. Yellow: Power Att: 547 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City fan @ Aston Uni Posted 20 August 2007 Share Posted 20 August 2007 From what i saw this evening i never want to see Nielsen anywhere near the first team!!! Sloppy clearances all game!!! Both goals led from them. Additionally although Fryatt played the whole game he didnt really seem to want to run and chase down the Forest defenders at all. Mattock was the only noticeable performance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nath Posted 20 August 2007 Share Posted 20 August 2007 From what i saw this evening i never want to see Nielsen anywhere near the first team!!!Sloppy clearances all game!!! Both goals led from them. Additionally although Fryatt played the whole game he didnt really seem to want to run and chase down the Forest defenders at all. Mattock was the only noticeable performance! Good old Nielson And here was me thinking he would be a schemicheal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted 20 August 2007 Share Posted 20 August 2007 Nielsen 1 - This was the worst goalkeeping performance i have ever seen. Truely an awful, awful display from the new signing that ultimately cost us the game. He's slow, cumbersome, can't kick, can't punch, can't catch and is our 4th choice keeper, hell actually i'd rather have Stowell, Douglas or any of the academy lads. I'll just pick out a couple of shocking moments. In the first half he came out and flapped at a very delicate little cross, missed it, and it fell on the head of a striker who just hit the post. In the second half for the first Forest goal he scuffed his kick for the umpteenth time which fell to a forest attacker, this lead to a goal mouth scramble which ended in a goal. Then for the forest winner, he came out for a cross, scuffed a weak little punch straight to the feet of a striker who neatly looped it back over him and into the goal. I could go on, you really had to see it to believe it. Shocking display. Maybury 6 - did o.k, but yet again proved he's a very limited player. Whenever he did attempt to attack his crossing was woeful. Stearman 5 - unconvincing display at centre back, he had a torrid time against a very pacey forest strikeforce. Dwelt on the ball a couple of times, had it knicked off him and could have led to a goal. Rowe-Turner 5 - He's a left back really, but was asked to play centre back today. He won't be delighted with his performance, very shakey, indecisive, leakey. Mattock 7.5 - He played well tonight, solid defensively, and pushed forward on numerous occasions. Played a telling contribution for the goal by running at the right back, cutting back inside and putting in a cross. The cross was poor, but it bounced off the keepers chest and fell to Sappleton to fire in from 8yards. Porter 6 - Didn't really do all that much, whenever he got the ball he'd stop and play it back inside. I'd love the lad to run at the right back and take him on, but he just doesn't! Hellings 7.5 - He's got a nice touch and great vision, but you'd expect that from a product of the Ajax academy. Played a couple of lovely coss field balls, one of which for the goal. The ball was out on the right hand side, then it can towards Hellings in the centre and hit a nice ball out wide to mattock first time and the goal came. the touble is he doesn't have that physical presence to really make the middle his own. king 6 - Didn't get involved all that much tonight, Hellings out did him for me. I really wanted him to spring into action and take the game by the scruff, but he just seem to let the game pass by. Odhiambo 6 - Didn't do much either, never really ran with the ball or took on the oppo. Fryatt 6 - During the first half he did show glimpses of his quality, but really it was a frustrating and quiet game for the lad. Early on he was played clean through one on one with the keeper, but he dwelt for too long letting the defender back in too block the shot. Sappleton 7 - Got the goal, and showed some nice link up, but his touch goes missing at times which given the size of those legs you could probably forgive him for that. The ref seemed to hate him Ref 1 - He spoilt the game with his fussy decisions. Seemed to dislike any physical contact whatsoever, kept blowing his whistle instead of letting the game flow. He's a slaphead, but that's about at close as he's get to the great Collina. I don't know who was in charge of the team tonight, but whoever it was is a muppet in my eyes. His instructions from the sidelines were crap, and his tactial decision to move to 4-3-3 at the start of the second half is also responsible for the defeat. As soon as we went three up front, it left loads of space in the midfield for Forest to take the initiative and stay on the attack. The fact that he stuck with three up top when it clearly was working against us was just ridiculas. Where do they find these idiots. It was a pretty even game for the most part, Forest did seem to dominate large parts of the second half, which in my eyes was due to the tactical switch to 4-3-3. Ultimately though, Nielsen cost us the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City fan @ Aston Uni Posted 20 August 2007 Share Posted 20 August 2007 Nielsen 1 - This was the worst goalkeeping performance i have ever seen. Truely an awful, awful display from the new signing that ultimately cost us the game. He's slow, cumbersome, can't kick, can't punch, can't catch and is our 4th choice keeper, hell actually i'd rather have Stowell, Douglas or any of the academy lads. I'll just pick out a couple of shocking moments. In the first half he came out and flapped at a very delicate little cross, missed it, and it fell on the head of a striker who just hit the post. In the second half for the first Forest goal he scuffed his kick for the umpteenth time which fell to a forest attacker, this lead to a goal mouth scramble which ended in a goal. Then for the forest winner, he came out for a cross, scuffed a weak little punch straight to the feet of a striker who neatly looped it back over him and into the goal. I could go on, you really had to see it to believe it. Shocking display.to be continued... Very nicely summed up! By the end of the game i was so annoyed with him i moved stands to stand behind our goal to give him some goalkeeping tips (I.e. retire!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilworthfox Posted 20 August 2007 Share Posted 20 August 2007 I also had nowt better to do tonight so i poped along Jimmy did not look a first team choice on tonights performance! Fryatt looked lathargic Sapleton was ok without being excellent Mattock played well King was impressive not far off first team IMHO Odihambo played well Porter was ok Rowe Turner was the star man for me commanding and always delt with what came to him Hellings good player from what I saw tonight Maybury decent performance did not look as sh it Stearman looked ok at reserve level but lost his rag late on Scum were youthful and played poor in the first and better in the second In short we murdered them first half but did not finish them off and second half they scored 2 very good goals, same old Lecester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastern Fox Posted 20 August 2007 Share Posted 20 August 2007 Nielsen 1 - This was the worst goalkeeping performance i have ever seen. Truely an awful, awful display from the new signing that ultimately cost us the game.... Amazing. I guess this is one the reasons why Don McKay and Lil Fuccillo were sacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 Where was Carl Cort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 Where was Carl Cort? Having open knee bi pass surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 Having open knee bi pass surgery. I heard he was having Cut-Knee-Lingus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartonFox Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 I heard he was having Cut-Knee-Lingus. Poor, very poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 Was anyone sat near those strange French gits in the main stand last night. What a pain in the ear they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 Was anyone sat near those strange French gits in the main stand last night. What a pain in the ear they were. You didn't need to be sat near them to hear them. I really wanted to start chanting league one at them, but i feared i'd very much be on my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 You didn't need to be sat near them to hear them. I really wanted to start chanting league one at them, but i feared i'd very much be on my own. Id be surprised if they understood league one. They were there for the french trialist that Forest had. I hate french people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 21 August 2007 Author Share Posted 21 August 2007 Was anyone sat near those strange French gits in the main stand last night. What a pain in the ear they were. In the next seat to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 In the next seat to them. Were you the poor geezer with the beard. What a nightmare of a seat that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 Were you the poor geezer with the beard. What a nightmare of a seat that was. That was me. Thoroughly enjoyed the banter with them - there was never going to be much noise from our lot although Kilworth Fox manfully tried to get things going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 Singing and chanting at a reserve game, whatever next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 That was me. Thoroughly enjoyed the banter with them - there was never going to be much noise from our lot although Kilworth Fox manfully tried to get things going. ah finally put a name to a face!! Ive heard you a few games this year!! Who was the miserbale one who left and stuck his middle finger up at the frenchies. Best moment of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 What were the french lads doing before the game? Where they reading the team sheet and cheering each name or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 How did we lsoe with al lthose quality youths out? We lost because of a shit but experienced Danish international goalkeeper for a start. And I cannot imagine Alex Cisak was at all pleased at not getting a game. He might have expected a fairly regular spot in the reserves this season but had to sit it out while the club gave yet more time to proving they'd made what so far appears to be a colossal mistake. Any other goalkeeper would probably have been taken off by the middle of the second half at the latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted 21 August 2007 Share Posted 21 August 2007 I thought Forest had a few good young lads to be fair. There number 11. Tall left footer. And both forwards. Especially the one who got taken off. Must be being rested for the weekend. Emile something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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