Match Threads Nottingham Forest Vs Spurs

[djhotspur]

If all are fit team should pick itself at the moment:

Lloris

Emerson

Romero
Dier
Davies

Perisic

PEH
Bentancur

Kulu
Kane
Son

Richy to get decent minutes from the bench.

Lenglet, Bissouma and Richy will start to get starts once we have 2 games a week rolling round.

This won’t be an easy game but it’s the one I’m most confident about so far.

0-2 Spurs : Kulu and Sonny.

Would you rather start the others and rotate the stronger players in for West Ham? I think I would. Son particularly. Surely with West Ham mid week there has to be rotation

 

[robotsonic]

That really starts this weekend.

I would not be shocked to see Richarlson in for Son, so that Son is rested for West Ham on Wednesday.

I am expecting Sess back in a LWB, and maybe Doherty is fit enough for a start at RWB.

Got to be this. Spammers away the harder fixture on paper, so this is surely the one to stick Bissouma, Richarlison and Lenglet in for to see how well they bed in.

 

[plzsm]

Just in case anyone has a spare ticket, I’m a spurs fan in Nottingham who would love to go to the game. Not seen spurs at the city ground since the 90s.

 

[Japhet]

Got to be this. Spammers away the harder fixture on paper, so this is surely the one to stick Bissouma, Richarlison and Lenglet in for to see how well they bed in.

If not, they should surely be getting decent minutes off the bench.

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

Would you rather start the others and rotate the stronger players in for West Ham? I think I would. Son particularly. Surely with West Ham mid week there has to be rotation

Ah yea good point mate, maybe there will be some rotation for this game in light of West Ham, although I suppose the idea of our squad that conte has said he wants to build is that if we rotate we won’t weaken the quality at all so in theory it shouldn’t matter too much who we start for either fixture.

 

[djhotspur]

Ah yea good point mate, maybe there will be some rotation for this game in light of West Ham, although I suppose the idea of our squad that conte has said he wants to build is that if we rotate we won’t weaken the quality at all so in theory it shouldn’t matter too much who we start for either fixture.

Agreed, I think the drop to skipp and bissouma is near enough not a drop at all, lenglet to davies, arguably lenglet is better, Romero to sanchez is fairly big but sanchez is good just not under a pressure, Doherty is better in my eyes than Emerson, sess is decent enough but not as good as peri, richie is very good and the drop isn’t massive, the drop to Moura from Kulu is big imo. We still need another forward and a cb.

 

[DenverSpur]

Considering they have so many new players they have impressed me with how coherent their play is. They are very resilient and tough to break down. Manangla(?) and O’Brian in midfield have been impressive.
Steve Cooper is a good manager and will have a plan for us.
We can’t afford to underestimate them.

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

Agreed, I think the drop to skipp and bissouma is near enough not a drop at all, lenglet to davies, arguably lenglet is better, Romero to sanchez is fairly big but sanchez is good just not under a pressure, Doherty is better in my eyes than Emerson, sess is decent enough but not as good as peri, richie is very good and the drop isn’t massive, the drop to Moura from Kulu is big imo. We still need another forward and a cb.

Yep this is why CB and AM are so key so we can not have a drop in quality in any position

 

[cider spurs]

Just in case anyone has a spare ticket, I’m a spurs fan in Nottingham who would love to go to the game. Not seen spurs at the city ground since the 90s.

Was up your way just yesterday. Ilkeston.

Sad day, mother-in-laws funeral.

 

[DenverSpur]

Ah a return to The City Ground. It’s been a while.Always liked going there. There was always a bit of edge there, had a few adventures there.
First time was 1972. Went up on a football special train. We won 1-0(I think it was Phil Holder’s Spurs debut). I got a kicking(broken nose) on way to the Station- thanks Nottinghamshire Constabulary for closing off the bridge by the ground and leaving a few dozen of us isolated on the wrong side surrounded by Forest fans looking for blood( they got a lot of mine?). Getting back to the station was quite an adventure believe me.

Midweek League Cup game in the ‘90’s. Roy Keane scores in front of us; screaming his head off like a madman at us as verbal abuse, coins etc rain down on him. Definitely got a screw loose but wish we’d signed him.

Another 90’s game after one too many sideway passes from Vinny Samways ( I had a love hate relationship with him)I was so mad I threw my hat on the ground and was jumping up and down on it cursing him much to the amusement of my fellow supporters- took a while to live that one down.

Who can forget the FA Cup night game there in February 1996. Went up with the British Queen coach. We arrived about 5:00PM and piled into the Cricketers Arms across the way. It was nice and sunny then. Great time in there, place was heaving. Great atmosphere. Everyone singing Ronnie Rosenthal’s version of Wonderwall as it played on the jukebox
“And all the runs he makes are winding, but all the goals he scores are blinding…”(anyone know the rest of the words?)
Then about 7:15PM we go outside to go to the ground and it’s snowing( !) and I mean SNOWING. The match kicks off in a snowstorm and in less than 15 minutes we couldn’t see further than the edge of the penalty area- it was a whiteout. Match abandoned!

Getting home was mental. It was like a scene from some apocalypse movie(Day after Tomorrow?)!!! We travelled in a police escorted caravan all the way to and then down the M1 with abandoned cars and vans strewn everywhere in an eerie quiet. A very surreal day.

*** Talking about ‘70’s Football Specials always reminds me of the episode in Fever Pitch where that wanker Nick Hornby goes on his first away game on a Football Special to Derby. Charlie George scores the winner in the final minutes and is giving it the big one to the crowd whilst Hornby and his fellow deluded morons are jumping around like madmen until the thought hits him “shit how am I going to get back to the station?” Every football fan I know who’s gone to away games regularly (especially back then in the 70’s) recognizes and empathizes with that scene. Coming out of the old Baseball Ground at Derby into those back alleys was always fun?. Always used to amuse me that the police escorted you from the station to the ground but after the game you were on your own to get back there in one piece?. I had quite a few hairy moments back then after away games.

** Like Lucas Moura in Amsterdam Ronnie Rosenthal because of that FACup game at Southampton will always be a Spurs Legend.
One of the Oxford Boys, an away game regular, never lived down the fact that he went to pub in disgust at half time at that game and missed Ronnie’s Tour de Force ?.

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

Ah a return to The City Ground. It’s been a while.Always liked going there. There was always a bit of edge there, had a few adventures there.
First time was 1972. Went up on a football special train. We won 1-0(I think it was Phil Holder’s Spurs debut). I got a kicking(broken nose) on way to the Station- thanks Nottinghamshire Constabulary for closing off the bridge by the ground and leaving a few dozen of us isolated on the wrong side surrounded by Forest fans looking for blood( they got a lot of mine?). Getting back to the station was quite an adventure believe me.

Midweek League Cup game in the ‘90’s. Roy Keane scores in front of us; screaming his head off like a madman at us as verbal abuse, coins etc rain down on him. Definitely got a screw loose but wish we’d signed him.

Another 90’s game after one too many sideway passes from Vinny Samways ( I had a love hate relationship with him)I was so mad I threw my hat on the ground and was jumping up and down on it cursing him much to the amusement of my fellow supporters- took a while to live that one down.

Who can forget the FA Cup night game there in February 1996. Went up with the British Queen coach. We arrived about 5:00PM and piled into the Cricketers Arms across the way. It was nice and sunny then. Great time in there, place was heaving. Great atmosphere. Everyone singing Ronnie Rosenthal’s version of Wonderwall as it played on the jukebox
“And all the runs he makes are winding, but all the goals he scores are blinding…”(anyone know the rest of the words?)
Then about 7:15PM we go outside to go to the ground and it’s snowing( !) and I mean SNOWING. The match kicks off in a snowstorm and in less than 15 minutes we couldn’t see further than the edge of the penalty area- it was a whiteout. Match abandoned!

Getting home was mental. It was like a scene from some apocalypse movie(Day after Tomorrow?)!!! We travelled in a police escorted caravan all the way to and then down the M1 with abandoned cars and vans strewn everywhere in an eerie quiet. A very surreal day.

*** Talking about ‘70’s Football Specials always reminds me of the episode in Fever Pitch where that wanker Nick Hornby goes on his first away game on a Football Special to Derby. Charlie George scores the winner in the final minutes and is giving it the big one to the crowd whilst Hornby and his fellow deluded morons are jumping around like madmen until the thought hits him “shit how am I going to get back to the station?” Every football fan I know who’s gone to away games regularly (especially back then in the 70’s) recognizes and empathizes with that scene. Coming out of the old Baseball Ground at Derby into those back alleys was always fun?. Always used to amuse me that the police escorted you from the station to the ground but after the game you were on your own to get back there in one piece?. I had quite a few hairy moments back then after away games.

** Like Lucas Moura in Amsterdam Ronnie Rosenthal because of that FACup game at Southampton will always be a Spurs Legend.
One of the Oxford Boys, an away game regular, never lived down the fact that he went to pub in disgust at half time at that game and missed Ronnie’s Tour de Force ?.

This is epic mate thanks for sharing ?

 

[wadewill]

Getting Leeds away vibes from this

Forest haven’t been great at all from what I’ve seen so far, Newcastle literally could’ve scored 8 against them - albeit away

Silence the crowd early and it could be a nice solid win. They have way too many new players to be anywhere near top speed yet

 

[JCRD]

Getting Leeds away vibes from this

Forest haven’t been great at all from what I’ve seen so far, Newcastle literally could’ve scored 8 against them - albeit away

Silence the crowd early and it could be a nice solid win. They have way too many new players to be anywhere near top speed yet

That will be a problem judging by how we have started the three games... so hopefully we do start relatively fast and purposeful

 

[DenverSpur]

This is epic mate thanks for sharing ?

No problem mate. It’s a long time since we’ve been at the City Ground and it brought back memories. As I said always loved going there ‘cos there was always an edge to games up there.

 

[Nayim60yards]

Was anyone else on here at the City Ground game years ago when David Howells scored a last minute winner with a header from a corner right in front of us? I remember shouting: "Go ahead Spurs, make my day" just as the ball was swung over. When he buried the header it was carnage in that away end. Brilliant memories.

 

[wadewill]

That will be a problem judging by how we have started the three games... so hopefully we do start relatively fast and purposeful

Good point. That was key in that Leeds game.

Apart from Norwich probably the last time I can remember us starting fast

Never understood why we have let teams push us about early on in games so much, it’s been happening for years.

 

[hughy]

Was anyone else on here at the City Ground game years ago when David Howells scored a last minute winner with a header from a corner right in front of us? I remember shouting: "Go ahead Spurs, make my day" just as the ball was swung over. When he buried the header it was carnage in that away end. Brilliant memories.

I was thinking about him yesterday, first player I ever met when I was a kid. Played table football with him in the Observatory Shopping Centre in Slough.

 

[Jody]

Considering they have so many new players they have impressed me with how coherent their play is. They are very resilient and tough to break down. Manangla(?) and O’Brian in midfield have been impressive.
Steve Cooper is a good manager and will have a plan for us.
We can’t afford to underestimate them.

Clearly developed a great culture there they can slot into.

 

[bigpalacios]

Ah a return to The City Ground. It’s been a while.Always liked going there. There was always a bit of edge there, had a few adventures there.
First time was 1972. Went up on a football special train. We won 1-0(I think it was Phil Holder’s Spurs debut). I got a kicking(broken nose) on way to the Station- thanks Nottinghamshire Constabulary for closing off the bridge by the ground and leaving a few dozen of us isolated on the wrong side surrounded by Forest fans looking for blood( they got a lot of mine?). Getting back to the station was quite an adventure believe me.

Midweek League Cup game in the ‘90’s. Roy Keane scores in front of us; screaming his head off like a madman at us as verbal abuse, coins etc rain down on him. Definitely got a screw loose but wish we’d signed him.

Another 90’s game after one too many sideway passes from Vinny Samways ( I had a love hate relationship with him)I was so mad I threw my hat on the ground and was jumping up and down on it cursing him much to the amusement of my fellow supporters- took a while to live that one down.

Who can forget the FA Cup night game there in February 1996. Went up with the British Queen coach. We arrived about 5:00PM and piled into the Cricketers Arms across the way. It was nice and sunny then. Great time in there, place was heaving. Great atmosphere. Everyone singing Ronnie Rosenthal’s version of Wonderwall as it played on the jukebox
“And all the runs he makes are winding, but all the goals he scores are blinding…”(anyone know the rest of the words?)
Then about 7:15PM we go outside to go to the ground and it’s snowing( !) and I mean SNOWING. The match kicks off in a snowstorm and in less than 15 minutes we couldn’t see further than the edge of the penalty area- it was a whiteout. Match abandoned!

Getting home was mental. It was like a scene from some apocalypse movie(Day after Tomorrow?)!!! We travelled in a police escorted caravan all the way to and then down the M1 with abandoned cars and vans strewn everywhere in an eerie quiet. A very surreal day.

*** Talking about ‘70’s Football Specials always reminds me of the episode in Fever Pitch where that wanker Nick Hornby goes on his first away game on a Football Special to Derby. Charlie George scores the winner in the final minutes and is giving it the big one to the crowd whilst Hornby and his fellow deluded morons are jumping around like madmen until the thought hits him “shit how am I going to get back to the station?” Every football fan I know who’s gone to away games regularly (especially back then in the 70’s) recognizes and empathizes with that scene. Coming out of the old Baseball Ground at Derby into those back alleys was always fun?. Always used to amuse me that the police escorted you from the station to the ground but after the game you were on your own to get back there in one piece?. I had quite a few hairy moments back then after away games.

** Like Lucas Moura in Amsterdam Ronnie Rosenthal because of that FACup game at Southampton will always be a Spurs Legend.
One of the Oxford Boys, an away game regular, never lived down the fact that he went to pub in disgust at half time at that game and missed Ronnie’s Tour de Force ?.

Great reading that?

 

[chrissivad]

No Skipp or Romero.
But good news they are back soon. I'm sure Skipp will take a few weeks to get up to speed, but Romero should come back in.