PNE vs FOREST

No way you could fault the ref for that outcome..def. pen and as they said on the commentary, they even had to slow down the replay to see any double touch from Grabban.

We lost because we didn't put the ball in the net even though we had sufficient chances, and we lost because Fisher is in the wrong sport. He'd have a gold medal as a high board diver.

You really do have a grudge against pne best right back since Billy Jones. Yes it was stupid but with you get rough with the smooth. Get him on a contract now. He's a quality player.
What does pass me off is Alex Neil sometimes. To me, riis has minerals. What is he say on the bloody bench? As much as I like maguire., riis is better and the way we play riis has to start. So forget blaming your scapegoat fisher and look at the manager today.

Played fab 2nd half, no points, Hey Ho ...... Bigger tragedy's in this world at this moment in time .... No pub to go to ...may just open a bottle of red to commiserate

Stay Safe one and all xx 🙏

Despite the fact that Forest have good players, they did not have 1 shot for Rudd to save. They are desperately short of confidence but we need 2 Strikers at Home. First half was boring and a complete waste. Have to say that I expected DJ to be subbed but he played well in 2nd half and probably the best player on the pitch. We had sufficient chances to win and should have

I don't like Fisher Micky because he is totally unreliable...you just don't know what he is going to do next. He is too often more concerned with throwing himself around than concentrating on the game. He also unneccessarily winds up the opposition and refs.

The game was there for the taking today but Walb is right..there was a complete lack of attacking intent in the first half.

Bright spot for me was Bayliss....I don't expect someone making their full debut to dominate the game but he won the ball a fair few times and, wonderfully, passed it forward to a team mate. Thought Ledson also had a decent game. Again you have to give credit to Maguire up there on his own...but what on earth is he supposed to do against two competent if uninspiring cbs?

I don't think anybody actually had a bad game...it's just that the formation, speed of forward play and sufficient strikers in the box were never good enough.

The Forest lb was useless ...we should also have had Barkh taking him om but never did.

I thought we deserved something from the game.

He's a free agent daws. If cut out his behaviour he wouldn't be the same player and also he'd be worth 3 million. He's a top player. You won't see many better right backs in the champ

Like px6 northender I've done a lot of refereeing...it is impossible to watch that the keeper stays on his line and the penalty taker at the same time. Linesman can be watching the keeper but he also needs to noting exactly when the pen is taken. As all the commentators have said the only way that double kick could have been seen is by watching repeated slow downed videos. I don't think you can fault the officials for that.

However what became clear watching Quest last night is that Grabban had a hand in Fisher's back....the matter to which AN was alluding. Trouble is with Fisher is that you don't know if it was just a hand or a push seeing as every time he gets touched he goes sprawling.

He is far from being one of the best rbs in the Champ for me...I'd place at least Nyambe, Byrne, Femenia, Daalasgaard,
Smith (Bournemouth) as being far better footballers, indeed half the rbs in the Champ and it is impossible to think of one whom is less reliable. The only reason he is in the North End team is because there isn't anyone else available who is better.

Didn’t deserve to loose following the second half performance but you’ve got to stick the ball in the net. Fisher just can’t leave his hand out there with the new handball rule, he’s tried to get away with one but why risk it in a game that we didn’t really look like conceding. Got to deal with that run into the box better though in the first place.

Thought DJ was MOTM, involved in everything in an attacking sense and Ledson and bayliss sound at the base.

2 CBs are needed ASAP while we have a couple of clear weeks if BD is off this window. A new partnership needs to be formed and that won’t be ideal when the games pick up again. We all know we don’t move quickly in the window though, especially when trying to bring quality in.

Such an important window coming up. DJ looked bang up for it yesterday but I’m sure the club will be trying to cash in on the players unlikely to sign up. Ideally we move quickly and try and get somebody like Ben Whiteman and at least 1 CB in before the Bristol City game.

New rb, cb, winger and goalscorer all required although it doesn't matter how many forwards you sign if you are only going to play one at the front at home.

In reality |I don't see more than one or two coming in...and when did we last sign quality in a wimter window?

Other issue is how to get rid of the mediocrity that has been accumulating?

Evans?

Tough one.

What he did was contemptible although one has to accept the appeal ruling that he wasn't guilty of a crime...from that perspective it makes it tragic that he should spend so long in prison. However this leaves it feeling more like a case of karma than tragedy and there's a counter case that everyone deserves a second chance.

As a footballer and goal scorer there is no doubt thst he has ability.

But stepping up to the Champ at his age and would he be welcomed anyway?

Surely we can do better?
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As for the others it makes sense for Harrop to go on loan, Moult to try his luck elsewhere (and good luck to him, good man who has been unfortunate). Suspect there's be a queue of L1 clubs in for Bodin but wages may be an issue.

Storey also needs a loan but I can't see the club releasing him at the present time.

Totally agree, but I do not know the state of Moult after his injury. In the past, it was career-ending, so it would be advisable to get rid. We have paid his wages for 15months so we have supported him during this time. Sadly, time to say goodbye, and thank you for playing for us.

A striker isn’t the issue Nelly I fully agree with your reasoning. 👍

I agree with Dawson here