(29-03-2021, 02:52 PM)Sniffer Dog Wrote: I think what SM very rightly said and what DT days are worlds apart. For a start SM stuck to facts and didn't make anything up.

Good post SM and very well put unlike DT who often talks out of his arse.

(29-03-2021, 02:54 PM)ThePromisedLand Wrote:

(29-03-2021, 02:52 PM)Sniffer Dog Wrote: I think what SM very rightly said and what DT days are worlds apart. For a start SM stuck to facts and didn't make anything up.

Good post SM and very well put unlike DT who often talks out of his arse.

He’s not the only one  :D :D :D

(29-03-2021, 03:02 PM)ThePromisedLand Wrote: Just for the record - I read DT’s latest article & chose not to mention it on here.

No point in going over old ground - and polarising opinion.

(29-03-2021, 01:55 PM)Salvatore Matrecano Wrote: Yes nothing new is there from him, mainly focused on the lack of football experience in the heirarchy which is a fair comment in some regards. I have said for a long time the owners could take an awful lot of heat off themselves simply by employing an experienced director of football (no I dont mean Dourekas he has a different role), it would leave IV free rein to run the business which everybody seems to agree he is pretty decent at.

DT doesnt help himself by constantly banging on about broken promises, yeah we know we arent in the PL yet. And so what about the bloody miracle gates, doesnt seem to have occurred to him that if the new stand goes ahead those gates would almost certainly have had to be pulled down and relocated. How about we think about it after the stand is built.

Big summer ahead for the owners though, I think we need to see the following.
1. Lessons learned on recruitment and long term investment in the playing squad.
2. Stability  of management
3. CAT 1 status for academy achieved
4. Planning permission for new stand.

A big ask but do all of the above and any questions about EM and the ownership should be blown away.

(29-03-2021, 04:22 PM)Jean_claude_killy Wrote:

(29-03-2021, 01:55 PM)Salvatore Matrecano Wrote: Yes nothing new is there from him, mainly focused on the lack of football experience in the heirarchy which is a fair comment in some regards. I have said for a long time the owners could take an awful lot of heat off themselves simply by employing an experienced director of football (no I dont mean Dourekas he has a different role), it would leave IV free rein to run the business which everybody seems to agree he is pretty decent at.

DT doesnt help himself by constantly banging on about broken promises, yeah we know we arent in the PL yet. And so what about the bloody miracle gates, doesnt seem to have occurred to him that if the new stand goes ahead those gates would almost certainly have had to be pulled down and relocated. How about we think about it after the stand is built.

Big summer ahead for the owners though, I think we need to see the following.
1. Lessons learned on recruitment and long term investment in the playing squad.
2. Stability  of management
3. CAT 1 status for academy achieved
4. Planning permission for new stand.

A big ask but do all of the above and any questions about EM and the ownership should be blown away.

Gary Brazil is now Director of Football Development which includes recruitment for both first team and the Academy.

He has only had the one window so far and that went fairly well; Hughton got the players he wanted.

(29-03-2021, 04:22 PM)Jean_claude_killy Wrote:

(29-03-2021, 01:55 PM)Salvatore Matrecano Wrote: Yes nothing new is there from him, mainly focused on the lack of football experience in the heirarchy which is a fair comment in some regards. I have said for a long time the owners could take an awful lot of heat off themselves simply by employing an experienced director of football (no I dont mean Dourekas he has a different role), it would leave IV free rein to run the business which everybody seems to agree he is pretty decent at.

DT doesnt help himself by constantly banging on about broken promises, yeah we know we arent in the PL yet. And so what about the bloody miracle gates, doesnt seem to have occurred to him that if the new stand goes ahead those gates would almost certainly have had to be pulled down and relocated. How about we think about it after the stand is built.

Big summer ahead for the owners though, I think we need to see the following.
1. Lessons learned on recruitment and long term investment in the playing squad.
2. Stability  of management
3. CAT 1 status for academy achieved
4. Planning permission for new stand.

A big ask but do all of the above and any questions about EM and the ownership should be blown away.

Gary Brazil is now Director of Football Development which includes recruitment for both first team and the Academy.

He has only had the one window so far and that went fairly well; Hughton got the players he wanted.

(29-03-2021, 06:49 PM)Madforit Wrote: He is coming across as a stuck record and someone that is on a personal mission with an axe to grind.

(29-03-2021, 07:14 PM)Strawberry Avenger Wrote:

(29-03-2021, 06:49 PM)Madforit Wrote: He is coming across as a stuck record and someone that is on a personal mission with an axe to grind.

Not seen the Taylor article in question.  What did he say?

I think Forest gave a fair 'sermon' from the mount to finally communicate to fans how they feel good progress has made from such a poor starting position when the owners took over and how they feel with the lack of progress this season in a results based business.

With Part 2 pending which should give an indication from where Forest are going.  The stand and the academy areas are very exciting prospects.  They give and will give Forest strength.  Really looking forward to hearing from Randall how all that is going.

Thought Randall handled it pretty well.  He never said that Forest haven't made mistakes or couldn't handle criticism.  They've put in place two individuals in Gary and Chris that should improve recruitment substantially with a whole Summer window.  And a pre-season to equip them for an actual Championship campaign.  There aint no sugar coating last Summer. 

Baring match day threads.  I just want this season to be over.  And lance the wound of this season.  Self inflicted as it was.  We were never going to make the play offs with such poor preparation.

SA.