FOOTBALL: Season 2006/07 Discussion Thread

cyric100 · Post by **cyric100** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:31 pm 0

PaulEMoz wrote: Hargreaves is in the squad, too.

Which is fine. Phil Neville being there is not.

Can't see him needing both and if one is needed then Hargreaves for preference for sure.

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:33 pm 0

Nice to see Dawson and Jenas in though - Forest Academy 2 - 0 Naysayers

Ely · Post by **Ely** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:47 pm 0

PHIL Neville!!! My estimation of Mr. Maclaren just dropped a bit

What's so good about Dean Ashton?

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:53 pm 0

Well, I'm glad Beckham is out of the starting 11 ... but to be dropped completely kinda sucks.

I mean ya you have to bring in new blood but on the 90th minute with a dangerous free kick who would you prefer? Anyone else in England or Beckham if you sub him in around the 80th minute?

As for Ashton I'd start him ahead of Defoe. McClaren is going to take a while deciding who he thinks works with his tactics and we have to give him the benefit of the doubt for the first few matches.

mac monkey · Post by **mac monkey** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:34 pm 0

New direction and all that is all well and good, but seems a little harsh to drop him completely, it wasn't that many weeks ago the press etc were congratulating him on being the first English player to score in three consecutive World Cups!!

Then Dropped

FFS we would'nt of been in the World Cup in 2002 if he hadn't scored against Greece, he ran the park like a mad man that day.
All that experience could be used to educate the next generation of England players coming through, to me it seems a complete waste of talent being offered to you.

fog · Post by **fog** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:52 pm 0

I mean ya you have to bring in new blood but on the 90th minute with a dangerous free kick who would you prefer? Anyone else in England or Beckham if you sub him in around the 80th minute?

His conversion rate is actually quite poor. He scores a few because he's taken every bloody freekick for about 10 years. I bet there are several other players in the England squad with a better conversion rate.

New direction and all that is all well and good, but seems a little harsh to drop him completely, it wasn't that many weeks ago the press etc were congratulating him on being the first English player to score in three consecutive World Cups!!

He might have scored but he was still a passenger for most of this World Cup....and the last one.

Then Dropped FFS we would'nt of been in the World Cup in 2002 if he hadn't scored against Greece, he ran the park like a mad man that day.

4 years ago. Now a shadow of that player.

Best thing about Beckham not being in the squad is it guarantees he wont be in the team. Something that should have happened years ago.

Mouldy Bob · Post by **Mouldy Bob** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:24 pm 0

can't help thinking that this is a progressive move, after all he'll be getting on by the time the next world cup comes around. It also removes some of that celebrity exposure (WAG's, etc) that dragged England down this year.

Mat T · Post by **Mat T** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:32 am 0

Very happy to see Beckham dropped at last. Maybe we can play with 11 players for 90 mins now as opposed to 10 with a specialist free kick taker and a woeful corner kick taker.

Good on McLaren, it had to be done. Now it's time to try out formations with wingers - Lennon, Phillips, Downing, Cole (if they play him on the left again).

Dean Ashton being included is good too - I always liked the way he played at Norwich and now West Ham. Has a big stature about him in the Shearer guise which is ace.

Looks good... Looking forward to seeing the formation now and the style of play.

fog · Post by **fog** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:47 am 0

Mat T wrote: Good on McLaren, it had to be done. Now it's time to try out formations with wingers - Lennon, Phillips, Downing, Cole (if they play him on the left again).

Now all we need are some proven wingers

Lennon has had half a good season, SWP doesn't play, Downing is still potential and Cole might be a good player but he's not a natural winger.

I could see him sticking Gerrard on the right where he plays for Liverpool though. That would allow hargreaves or Carrick in the middle giving us a better ballance.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 5:15 pm 0

Maximum points for Forest so far, despite missing our third penalty of the season. Better start than last year, that's for sure.

Good result for Plymouth today, brightened up even more by Ian Holloway singing 'build me up, buttercup' in his postmatch interview on Five Live...

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 5:32 pm 0

Flabio wrote:Maximum points for Forest so far, despite missing our third penalty of the season. Better start than last year, that's for sure.

Good result for Plymouth today, brightened up even more by Ian Holloway singing 'build me up, buttercup' in his postmatch interview on Five Live...

In some ways (non-serious ways) I wish Ian Hologram had become our new manager. Would we have nine from nine though? I doubt it.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:36 pm 0

And a correspondingly dismal start for Ipswich, 3 losses out of 3. Bottom of the table and Magilton's under serious pressure. Next week's home game is going to be pretty important now even so early in the season.

Col · Post by **Col** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:14 pm 0

Promotion form for Forest!

perranegra · Post by **perranegra** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:23 pm 0

GeeZa wrote:And a correspondingly dismal start for Ipswich, 3 losses out of 3. Bottom of the table...

Ditto for Hull and losing a home game to. Still, to early in the season to worry just yet...*gulp*....

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:57 pm 0

Looks like Forest's first round league cup game away to Accrington Stanley is going to be on Sky Sports on August 21st.

Once again, we only get on the telly cause they're hoping for a giant killing...