Nottingham forest(away)predictions

[champs95]

Ok let me put things differently.
At the start of the season our expectations were raised by a squad that had the potential to be a top six squad.
Mowbray,bookies and pundits were all looking at us a saying we could and should get a top six spot.
We have on paper a good squad,now of course injuries have hampered us but what followed a very good January has been performances that have been lacklustre and almost the complete opposite to what we have seen the month previous.
Players looking uninterested
Manager looking uninterested
Should we finish mid table,is that acceptable?
No and sorry the manager must face the sack.
Maybe you are right about giving mowbray the season but in my opinion its delaying the inevitable.
Mid table doesn't cut it this season.

I don't think we are good enough to go up. But that's just me. It looked on paper like we had signed a few decent players, but look at the reality?
Ayala, barley played. Always injured.
Douglas, awful at first (always injured) then has improved.
Trybull, always injured never plays.
Kaminski - decent
Elliott - decent

So of all these signings made, where people decided that would make us play off candidates, only really Harvey Elliott has had any kind of positive. And the keeper.
We were not good enough last season. And as good as Elliott is, he would not be the difference between us staying midtable and going up.

To me, the players (alot of our key ones) are injured. That has had an impact.

I have thought for a long long time too many people are on easy street. Long contracts, great facilities, its all nice.
Its the same voice, and the same standards. Sometimes, you need a new voice.

All my point is, clubs like us in the same division and same standard are basically swapping one manager for another who will produce the exact same results. All we will be doing by sacking Mowbray, is swapping one lot of issues, for another.
You wont find a great manager down here, nor will you find any great players. Its all a much of a muchness.

Most of the managers are very limited with how far they can take a side.
Pearson is very much like that. I am glad we didnt end up with him. I personally don't rate McCarthy highly. But he is experienced. Thats pretty much who we would end up with. An exact replica of who we already have.
12 months down the line, you would hear all the same comments you have about Mowbray.

I just think this is it. We are a midtable club, going nowhere. I know nobody wants to accept that. Sky have told fans that if you arent baying for blood you arent a proper fan. I think its all a bit silly.

I lost interest a long time ago, so let alot of this go.

[champs95]

Liverpool where odd's on favourites to regain the Prem title. By a landslide.
Pundits, everybody said yes, they are the best side by miles.

What nobody factored in was sometimes you get decimated by injuries. That changed things literally overnight. Take your best most key players out of any side, be it our level, or any level, things suddenly change.
While we are still not good enough to get in the play-offs, how does everyone know that's where we would be if we hadn't lost 85% of our defence this season? Or if we had Travis all season?

What I see alot at the moment is simple solution to a a more complicated question.
I never see any balance in the argument. No mention of injuries.
It all gets conveniently forgotten.
There are numerous factors that decide all of this, even before a ball is kicked.
Have we had much luck? I would say no.