Prob a bit controversial but I do think reliance on Marriott is part of the issue. His all round play is of the level you need the other forwards to be very good - which they aren’t He’ll certainly score a few goals but that will come to an end at some point based on his career so far Of course pla...

Can’t help but feel the integrity of the lower leagues is badly affected by these stupid breaks. Why can’t all these weekends be kept domestically clear with clubs choosing to play or rearrange other fixtures from their calendars on the dates should they wish to do so? It’s actually a likely bonus ...

Lol. Opportunistic.

More Reading Academy players in the Barnsley starting line up than in ours.

Blimey. Forest’s squad under Nuno was quite pragmatic in style so are very much not used to playing Ange style football. Not to mention Spurs had better quality defenders than Forest do and conceded for fun last season. Good luck to him… Was about to say you couldn’t get two more polar opposite pla...

I’ve thought Garcia has looked a fair bit stronger this year as is inevitable at that age Do think people a bit harsh on the kid at times, he is still a school boy. To play 50 odd games already is incredible really Ahmed prob our next big money sale. The lad is class (if still a fair bit to learn o...

Sounds like he was pushed out according to the Beeb, by Joe Lewis's children who will be more active in the running of the club. Vivenne Lewis the key figure. Says sporting success hasn't been good enough, which to be fair, is not wrong For all of the good Levy has done for the infrastructure and i...

Seemingly no-one else on here went to the Brain Carey Q&A yesterday, so some quick points: ⋅ In my view, he seemed much more grounded and realistic than Couhig; Jacobson and Trosclair. He believed we needed a period of stability to recover from the Dai ownership and we're having to re...

The Port Vale performance wasn't great of course but we won the game from the inverted winger on the left (to be fair I'm not sure what DK's stronger foot is as everything other than dribbling seems to be a whiff) cutting inside leading to the inverted winger from the right cracking an absolute bea...

The Port Vale performance wasn't great of course but we won the game from the inverted winger on the left (to be fair I'm not sure what DK's stronger foot is as everything other than dribbling seems to be a whiff) cutting inside leading to the inverted winger from the right cracking an absolute beau...

Why is the CF always so deep and behind the wingers? That’s one I’d like to know. And it’s not MOM as Marriott was there as well But 4 games unbeaten is fair enough despite some ropey performances I think some of it is just a consequence of how we engineer the press now. The two wide forwards are n...

I would say on balance, on the money rather than pretty accurate. What do the runes say now? Oracle of future yet to come. I reckon we are exactly where we were 2 years ago. When you bring a lot of new players in at one time it takes 15 or so games to really get them going and working as a team - a...

Looks like Nuno could be on his way out at Forest. That could turn rather ugly, rather quickly as Marinakis will not like the reaction he will presumably get from the fans if it does come to pass. Why? Was a 3-1 win not considered good enough or is it just because it’s Marinakis? BBC In a news conf...

The first choice midfield 3 has to be Wing, Elliott and Savage. I think Fraser will get a fair few starts though even with everyone fit, depending on how we want to play and who we are playing, but he needs to always be playing as a defensive midfielder surely. Further forward, Doyle can play as ei...

Also those 3 strikers mentioned played with a strike partner as a front 2. Rightly or wrongly thats not how we, or virtually any other team, currently plays. Back to the original post. I've not seen anything so far that suggests Fraser is a nailed on number 6 and nothing else. He was better further...

Also those 3 strikers mentioned played with a strike partner as a front 2. Rightly or wrongly thats not how we, or virtually any other team, currently plays. Back to the original post. I've not seen anything so far that suggests Fraser is a nailed on number 6 and nothing else. He was better further ...

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Royals and Racers 18 year old ex Bournemouth defender Jay Williams has joined the Royals.

Cat 2 to a cat 1 club. Makes sense

Clearly impressed by our Wycombeness

Just for putting weed killer on the pitch before the start of a season! Pretty sure that was someone else.....Fred Neate? Arrrggghh - it was Fred Neate! Ron was the kitman! Old age is a bastard!!! Gordon Neate. Weed fiasco aside, year after year the Elm Park pitch looked way better than the vast ma...

Smith on the bench today for Wrexham alongside new signing Broadhead and Hardie. Windass and Moore starting. He's arguably fighting for the role of 4th choice striker there now. Not in the "bring him back" squad yet. Obviously he'd walk into out XI, but WCBAP and he probably has ambitions...

Guardian reporting that Real Oviedo have given Ovie Ejaria a 2 year deal following a successful trial... https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/aug/14/la-liga-marcus-rashford-barcelona-real-madrid-title-race?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other I hope he tears it up... WHY? Spat his dummy out and stopped ...