Nottingham Forest V Newcastle United

That_Guy

Live on Sky Sports 1.

Kick Off: 5:20pm
Stream: Will be posted in the appropriate thread if avaiilable.

Team News: There's a fitness concern Steven Taylor (hamstring), but the earlier foot problems affecting Marlon Harewood won't prevent him from featuring in this one.

Jose Enrique (hamstring) should return after missing the Bristol City game, but Fabricio Coloccini (groin) is yet to resume training after sitting out the last two matches.

Joey Barton and Shola Ameobi are both still sidelined, but Jonas Gutierrez and Zurab Khizanishvili both completed 90 minutes for their respective countries on Wednesday, apparently without incident.

Nile Ranger is expected to recover from a virus which kept him out of the England U19 squad.

We can't rely on other teams below us slipping up again. A win is needed having drawn our last match against Bristol City.
I've a feeling it's going to be a tough game for us. Forest will be looking for a fourth successive win at home.

I don't think it'll be a classic by any means but I think it'll be close.
Here's hoping for a 1-0 for us.

GWAN THE TOON!!!

kinaldo

Since Didi Hamann cracked one in at the City Ground 10 years ago, I've been eagerly awaiting the return of this fixture.

For me this is one of the games of the season, cos I fúcking love Forest.

Draw would be good result.

Also if anyone has a link to said goal above, I'd be ever so grateful...

That_Guy

kinaldo wrote: »

Since Didi Hamann cracked one in at the City Ground 10 years ago, I've been eagerly awaiting the return of this fixture.

For me this is one of the games of the season, cos I fúcking love Forest.

Draw would be good result.

Also if anyone has a link to said goal above, I'd be ever so grateful...

Can't find it mate. And I searched far and wide. Honest I did.

mayordenis

grenache'll be all over this

That_Guy

Can someone copy and paste the teams for me? For some reason I can't copy and paste anything. Grr.

Limerick Dude

TEAMS

NFFC: Lee Camp, Wes Morgan, Kelvin Wilson, Paul Anderson, Nathan Tyson, Chris Cohen, Chris Gunter, Paul McKenna (c), Guy Moussi, Dexter Blackstock, Radoslaw Majewski
Subs: Luke Chambers, Lewis McGugan, Dele Adebola, Garath McCleary, Joe Garner, David McGoldrick, Paul Smith

NUFC: Steve Harper, Ryan Taylor, Danny Simpson, Zurab Khizanishvili, Jose Enrique, Danny Guthrie, Alan Smith (c), Kevin Nolan, Peter Lovenkrands, Andy Carroll, Marlon Harewood
Subs: Tim Krul, Tamas Kadar, Nicky Butt, Geremi, Ryan Donaldson, Nile Ranger, Jonas Gutierrez

Referee: P Taylor
Attendance: tbc

That_Guy

Looks like Simpson will be moved into centre back. We've a strong team out. I'd say it's a 4-4-2 but it could easily change into a 4-3-3 if needed.

That_Guy

Thank fcuk we're not wearing our lemon pie jersey this week.

Limerick Dude

I think simpson at centre back could be our weak link, id be more confortable with kadar in there....

That_Guy

Limerick Dude wrote: »

I think simpson at centre back could be our weak link, id be more confortable with kadar in there....

Totally agree. I know Kadar is only young but I think Simpson might be a little out of his depth in his new position. He might need extra cover at times.

I'm expecting us to be battered by Forest for the first 15 mins.

COME ON YOU TOON!!!!!

Limerick Dude

Stream
http://174.120.154.8/~watch/channel1.php

That_Guy

Our fans certainly making their voices heard.

Fcuk. Smudger booked already.

That_Guy

Fcuk me. My heart is racing.

That_Guy

How have Forest not taken the lead yet?

That_Guy

Any touch from Harewood and it's in.

That_Guy

Only a matter of time for Forest it seems. All over us.

That_Guy

FFS. Definitely deserve their lead. We are very very poor.

grenache

Take it out! Thoroughly deserved goal for Forest. The only team that has tried to play football. I've been disappointed with Newcastle, nothing more than long ball merchants for most of the half. We're out passing them and out tackling them all over. The only concern i would have is that Wes Morgan is fouling Taylor a bit too much. More of the same in the second half Mr Davies!

Cake Man

Fcuk sake, what a fcuking time to conceed. :mad:

Not playing great at all, long balls everytime, wouldn't mind but Carroll and Harewood are winning the headers but there's nobody there to run onto the flick-ons. Think we'll do well to get a draw now.

That_Guy

grenache wrote: »

Take it out! Thoroughly deserved goal for Forest. The only team that has tried to play football. I've been disappointed with Newcastle, nothing more than long ball merchants for most of the half. We're out passing them and out tackling them all over. The only concern i would have is that Wes Morgan is fouling Taylor a bit too much. More of the same in the second half Mr Davies!

Agree with you totally mate. We're second best in every single department.

Simpson and Kdjidfjdiofjdfjk (whatever his name is) can't cope with Blackstock and co. Very weak defensively.

Harewood seems a bit sluggish but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt seeing as he's not had a lot of matches. Lovenkrands' postitioning at times has been fantastic but he's not getting the service.

We're playing very very narrow. We need Jonas on to run at defenders and create chances. Guthrie has been caught out too many times. Smith's booking has been our downfall. He's been very quiet since and our midfield is being penetrated all to easily.

Fair play to Forest though. Fantastic tactical awareness and their creation has been sensational at times. Should really be 3 up at this stage.

Cake Man

Close by Lovenkrands, shudda hit the target. We're playin a bit better.

grenache

Did i say Morgan is fouling Taylor, ooh dear one Heineken too many! I meant Carroll.

That_Guy

Much better start to the second half from us. Harewood a bit selfish though.

Cake Man

Need to turn this early pressure and dominance into a goal.

COME ON TOON

grenache

Newcastle looking lively now. If just get the feeling our old boy Harewood will get on the end of something! We need to get hold of the ball in midfield, McKenna and Majevski need to keep the ball better!

That_Guy

We've done everything but score. He comes Jonas. Come on lads!!!!

grenache

Tea break over. I've to go back to work now. That Guy, will you make sure the score stays the same?

Cake Man

Ah give us a fcuking break :mad:

In fairness, Forests opener was prob as offside as that

That_Guy

Only just offside.

That_Guy

grenache wrote: »

Tea break over. I've to go back to work now. That Guy, will you make sure the score stays the same?

I promise nothing mate.

grenache

All the Toon fans are very quiet tonight

kinaldo

yeah dublin oktoberfest

grrrrrrr

That_Guy

Jonas made a big difference when he came on for us yesterday but his decision making at times was frustrating.

He could have passed the ball to players in better positions but instead decided to blast the ball over the bar.

Forest deserved their win yesterday and they look a very decent team. They should have no problems gaining at least a play off place this year.
They outplayed us for the entire first half and created chance after chance. They could've easily have won 3 or 4 nil.

We were all over the place in the first half. The absence of Colo and Steven Taylor really showed for us last night. Simpson and that other lad (:o) couldn't handle Blackstock and co.

As an attacking force we were non existant in the first half. Second half was much better and had a goal disallowed for offside. Still a questionable call imo.

Fair play to Forest anyway who played exceptionally well.

Ping Chow Chi

I couldn't get to watch the match, but listend to it on the radio, it sounded as though we bossed the first half, playing as well as we have all season, but where under the cosh for most of the second half.

love you Forest!!