Forte

[Freeman25]

Forte as scored in his last 2 games but you don't rate him.

*has

Good point though

[CmonUSexyStylishPies]

Stead has scored 5 goals in the last 34 games which is pretty bad for one of the supposed best strikers in the league. He's the only player to actually get worse under Nolan.

Forte may not be the long term answer but he's our best option to partner Ameobi.

[Elite_Pie]

I can't help but think that Forte is being viewed through rose-tinted spectacles by a few. I see him as a decent squad member at this level, but this view that he is suddenly miles better than Stead is a bit bizarre. Not a lot between them, and hopefully both can play a positive role this season, so I'm happy to leave it to Kevin Nolan to decide who plays when.

[Freeman25]

I can't help but think that Forte is being viewed through rose-tinted spectacles by a few. I see him as a decent squad member at this level, but this view that he is suddenly miles better than Stead is a bit bizarre. Not a lot between them, and hopefully both can play a positive role this season, so I'm happy to leave it to Kevin Nolan to decide who plays when.

Stead's not exactly lighting up the league with goals but I do think he brings a lot more to the team with his performance than Forte does, it's a bit like McLeod when he was here, yeah he'd score a couple of goals but a part from that he was rarely involved in the game. And whilst I'm usually the last person to appreciate players just for "putting in a shift" Stead does at least do that, he drops deep to try and get involved, he fights for balls in the air, he closes defenders down and he'll put in a tackle if needed, so far Forte has poached a goal against Wycombe and scored against the Everton U21's.

[60YearsAPie]

The strike partnership of Shola Ameobi and John Stead has started together 15 times for Notts.

Stead scored 3 times in their first 2 appearances together. In the last 13 games where they both started he has scored once.

The best strike partnership in the division? Not on recent form.

With a return of 1 goal in 13 games from the assumed main goalscorer, maybe the cry for a change in the pairing isn’t that unreasonable.

With the playing staff we have, the pairing of Ameobi and Forte seems the obvious choice.

[Freeman25]

The strike partnership of Shola Ameobi and John Stead has started together 15 times for Notts.

Stead scored 3 times in their first 2 appearances together. In the last 13 games where they both started he has scored once.

The best strike partnership in the division? Not on recent form.

With a return of 1 goal in 13 games from the assumed main goalscorer, maybe the cry for a change in the pairing isn’t that unreasonable.

With the playing staff we have, the pairing of Ameobi and Forte seems the obvious choice.

What's our win record like when those two start though?

[60YearsAPie]

What's our win record like when those two start though?

Ameobi/Stead – 9 wins in 15 starts = 60%

Ameobi/Forte – 1 win in 1 start = 100%

[i961pie]

I can't help but think that Forte is being viewed through rose-tinted spectacles by a few. I see him as a decent squad member at this level, but this view that he is suddenly miles better than Stead is a bit bizarre. Not a lot between them, and hopefully both can play a positive role this season, so I'm happy to leave it to Kevin Nolan to decide who plays when.

I don't think fans think he is miles better than Stead but at the moment seems to be in better form and is scoring.