Football league 2014/15

[yuppie]

Mancienne, midfield ?? he used to be a right back, then a centre back.

Hes playing CB at present as well, but will move to DM when WIlson is fit. Reads the play so well, and very comfortable on the ball. Pretty sure Pearce got him in to cover the Midfield.

He will be the player that makes a huge difference to Forest this year.

[SaintPowelly]

Hes a very good player, I thought his future would be at Chelsea at one stage.

[yuppie]

Hes a very good player, I thought his future would be at Chelsea at one stage.

Been a great pick up for Forest. We have such a strong team this year, with depth. Feeling this is our best chance for a long time.

[sussexpob]

We finally have some strikers, and when Lansbury, Vaughan and Wilson(if his injuries are ever fixed) are back we should be looking pretty good. Left side looks weak, but getting results with a team still to gel, and a new manager finding his way, its looking good at present. But as you say the championship is so unpredicatble.

Henri Lansbury is a real quality player, I never understood why he is in the Championship. By memory, he had a successful loan spell at Norwich when at Arsenal, and he rejected them on a permanent basis because he considered them (still in the PL at the time) to be below his ambitions.

He would be on the top of my "just been promoted, who can we buy" list if I was Burnley or Leicester.

You answered your own question in your post. his ego.

I don't know if he has an ego, but that wasn't the reason he turned down Norwich at the time. His loaning to Norwich was originally only supposed to be for a few matches, it was the year Norwich went up with Southampton so he was actually playing in the championship, but Arsene ended up saying he could stay all year.

By the end of the same season Arsenal had lost Ramsey to the leg break, Walcott had got a bad injury, and Wilshere missed the whole of the next season injured. With other long term concerns on Rosicky, Arsene had said that Lansbury would get a chance in the first team based on his Norwich performances the following season, due to a depleted squad.

Arsenal signed Arteta on deadline day that year, but before that Lansbury was down for getting football. I think Norwich launched a last minutes bid on deadline day to sign him, but he turned them down to go to West Ham on loan, as I guess he believed another year to sum his options up and maybe get a chance at Arsenal would be worth it.

In the end, I think he was good for West Ham but Forest ended up pulling the transfer out the bag.

[Alviro Patterson]

Coventry City return to the Ricoh Arena

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28881455

[yuppie]

Test for Forest today against one of the favourites for a top 6 placing. Reading will be tough and it will give a good early season guide for the tricky trees.

[sussexpob]

Norwich look like champions elect .... That midfield at this level is too good for most, should have smashed Ipswich apart by two or four goals....winning those tough away days are the difference.

Would be shocked if they don't go up

[yuppie]

Well we sold Simon Cox to Reading and replaced him with Fryatt and Assombalonga and we now look a totally different team.

Hull are going to pay 12 million for Rhodes, and all they had to do was offer Fryatt and new contract.

[yuppie]

Leeds finish with 9 men and concede 4 goals. Fulham, cant recognise the team, concede 5 goals and have no points. Blackpool, well they are just a shambles. Early doors yet, but these three teams might be in some trouble by the end of the season.

[Aidan11]

Came from behind to win our first game of the season.

[Gingerfinch]

Came from behind to win our first game of the season.

Stelling was happy.

Wycombe win, and are in the play-off's...................for now.

[Aidan11]

Hockaday gone.

No complete surprise there.

[Alviro Patterson]

Hockaday gone.

No complete surprise there.

Shame, he was doing a stellar job at Elland Road

[Gingerfinch]

Hockaday gone.

No complete surprise there.

Deserved a bit longer. Who now?

[Aidan11]

Hockaday gone.

No complete surprise there.

Deserved a bit longer. Who now?

Who'd want it?