[QUOTE=Freeman25;38611398]How come despite so many managers thinking Forte isn't good enough
So many managers???
2003–2007 Sheffield United 30 (1)
2005 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 8 (4)
2005 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
2006 → Rotherham United (loan) 11 (4)
2006–2007 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 41 (5)
2007–2011 S****horpe United 98 (9)
2008 → Notts County (loan) 4 (4)
2009 → Notts County (loan) 14 (4)
2011–2014 Southampton 11 (2)
2011 → Preston North End (loan) 3 (0)
2012 → Notts County (loan) 10 (5)
2012 → Crawley Town (loan) 12 (3)
2013 → Sheffield United (loan) 12 (1)
2014–2016 Oldham Athletic 60 (18)
2016– Notts County 33 (8)
I'm talking about that, you made it specifically about Notts managers when you decided to bring up our lack of centre backs and a winger and I explained that Nolan has seen our lack of wingers and done something about it.
Forte needs to start the next game, he has the pace that Stead hasn't. Why Nolly brought in Grant, who we know can influence the dynamic of a clueless bunch, and not start him, I do not know. Nolly has also brought in Ryan Yates, who he had been chasing since the close season, yet he didn't even make it as far as the bench and other new signings started instead. Two men there with pace who could bring something different to the table, yet we stayed with the good old boot it up to Stead and Ameobi.
Mark Robins might have copied what Wellington said at Waterloo, "They came on in the same old way and we beat them in the same old way".
He did explain that Grant hasn't played much football during pre season so he was going to ease him in, I think bringing him on off the bench wasn't the worst plan in the world to be fair, you would think he'd be a decent impact player, as for Yates, he'd only been here about a day or two so it wouldn't have made much sense to throw him straight in the squad ahead of Milsom, Walker and Hewitt. It was the first game of the season, if Grant is still sitting on the bench in a couple of weeks I'd start asking questions but until then there's not much to worry about.
I agree 100% with the calls to play Forte up top with Shola. He's a decent option at this level and should chip in with double figures if given the chance. Stead and Shola should be rotated, with Shola getting as much game time as possible. I just can't understand why Nolan would pick Saunders ahead of Forte on the bench.