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Nottingham Forest Vs West Ham Sunday 30th, 2pm kick off (Sky Sports)

alderz

4:01PM

I’d be very surprised if we let Paqueta go, unless we have someone else lined up to take his spot.

Summer Transfer Speculation (its just two months away)

chicagohammer

1:35PM

I know he’s about 80 years old but I would love Dawson back

Being serious for a moment, I reckon he would do a solid job behind the scenes as part of the squad., encouragement, example, etc and if needed………

Summer Transfer Speculation (its just two months away)

IronHerb

10:06AM

What, as a striker? 😉

Summer Transfer Speculation (its just two months away)

Slacker

August 29

Really hope these two young lads work out for us. Please give them a bit of time to find their feet and don’t slag them off when a pass goes wrong in their first games.
Ta.

Another New Manager, Welcome Mr Potter

Lukerz

8:54AM

I will still argue we have needed a manager like this for a while. In a way, Moyes was similar, but maybe less adaptable & more basic in his approach to football.

Potter is a slow, steady & sustainable builder of squads & football clubs. He focuses on talented young players being signed & coaching them to become elite footballers. He isn't results driven, which is something some managers are (Moyes was, the result would dictate his mood after the game) & is focused on the team doing the right things first, which leads to performances, which will then lead to results. Yes he has some foundational beliefs, but all successful people generally do. His preferred style is a back 3, hopefully now we can make it work with legs in midfield.

This is the type of manager we have wanted for a while - allows youth a chance (whether signed or from the academy), focuses on a possession-based style of play & builds clubs over time.

I get in the modern day he can't keep losing & we can't keep playing badly, but I would much rather we stuck with Potter & trusted him to build us something than throw it all away for another quick fix.

He squeezed the maximum out of the squad last season, but needed reinvestment this summer, really before the season kicked off. He has just got it in the last 24 hours. We now need to see, realistically, what we deliver after the international break.

I think people have become blinded to just how bad our squad is. 3-0 & 5-1 is not really underperformance, it's where the current ability level, with a bit of a lack of confidence, is.

Nottingham Forest Vs West Ham Sunday 30th, 2pm kick off (Sky Sports)

IronHerb

10:09AM

I don't see why Fernandes couldn't start.
Maybe because he only joined Friday and will only have had one training session.

I doubt Will Still plays exactly the same tactics as Potter so he will need time to adjust to the way we play

If he's a decent player, which he appears to be by all accounts, then he should be able to put his mark on the game rather than just fitting in to a system.