06 Nov 2025 20:56:53
I think Sunday will answer a lot of questions as to whether we have a side that is capable of surviving because defeat will add more weight to the belief that we don't.
The squad is capable on it's day no doubt of raising it's level which I'd say it's done 4 times out of 10 this season but unfortunately to survive that ratio has to be much better
and for that to be the case the players have to have that consistency which better quality players possess.
The owners had the responsibility this summer to recognise and bring in those players which if we get a result on Sunday would definitely give us all renewed hope but defeat I think confirms the squad as it is isn't capable of yielded more than 30 points over the season which I doubt will be enough.
January needs 2 or 3 or probably 4 EPL quality additions which our
owners will have to work their socks off to ensure otherwise their investment will plummet back to the Championship.
I'm keeping everything crossed to see a much improved performance on Sunday against a Forest side who have played away in Europe tonight so we have to show a lot more energy and urgency from the kick off compared to the Brighton game and a fair few other away games too this season.
Hope is still burning just. but after Sunday that hope will either be burning more brightly or extinguished.
06 Nov 2025 21:52:13
Absolutely CW, it's how we react to that last match that will tell a lot. Know a few Florist fans, they hate us lol, no worries boys join the queue. Remember getting a load of flak when they beat us after we came back from the Covid break in 2020, but then of course we went on that run under MB and took the title so hopefully a bit ofipayback due.
I think we will win and confidence will be restored, we know we have a competitive squad, they just need to believe, we need a rip roaring performance from DJ, he hasn't turned up yet!
06 Nov 2025 22:25:36
Excellent post Cheshire.
06 Nov 2025 22:59:16
Agree Cheshire.
Only problem is. I don’t think we have any dish left for January or at least not enough.
07 Nov 2025 01:39:49
Dosh I meant.
07 Nov 2025 07:32:00
I think Leeds will win comfortably.
07 Nov 2025 09:41:53
Good post Cheshire, agree that Sunday will definitely be a marker.
Aus, I was reading an article recently that shows by selling Mellier in Jan (a few suiters in the Netherlands I believe) for only £3-4m will enable us to buy a player for for about £23m over 4 years or so due to amortisation, so I think we should have a bit of money to spend.
Whether they spend it, or in the right areas and the right players is another discussion.
07 Nov 2025 12:09:53
Great post again, Cheshire, imo. Only caveat being whether "extinguished" is the case!
Also a great bit of info MG that I'd not read, but sounds about right based on what we've already been told.
I bloody hope you're right as well, Mo, and i also have a sneaky that we will put in a performance and bag the win! Roll on Sunday!
07 Nov 2025 13:21:10
Good post boys. Add the money we were willing to splash on deadline day takes us up to about 40 mill. Is that enough to but am and prem striker we have needed for years? I dunno.
Sorry to be a sour strawberry but next game got a draw 1-1 or 2-2 for me. Is that enough?
07 Nov 2025 14:33:34
For me it isn’t such a exact science to say if we fail against Forest it tells us that we will not likely survive the season.
Farke has over the last two seasons got more from his players after the mid way.
No fit James of Gnonto has left our right flank weakened, I’m looking forward to having Bogle and James uplifting that side of the field. You also have to consider the potential impact of a new signing or two might have also in January.
Forest are struggling this season as their position in the league would suggest and that has been continuing since last April. However since a recent merry go round of coach’s recently, they still have a large squad of talented players who are more than capable of getting the better of us at their ground.
To beat them easily is a bit fanciful, but I do love the confidence MOT.
I’ve never really rated a Sean Dyche team largely due to the way he plays the game. He is now blessed with a team of very capable individuals which I believe he will be incapable of getting the best out of them.
I don’t fear their scoring ability, I’m more concerned about scoring against them.
In my opinion a nil nil draw looks very likely.
Hope we get a bit of luck and break them, it would be a sensational result to get the three points.