Nottingham Forest (H) - Wed 31 Aug, 19:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[Cellarite]

Wow, next we‘ll be singing ”We’ll drink a drink a drink to Colin the King”

I hate it when people hold the "wooooooooooooooooooooorld" in that song. Kills it flat dead.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Few guarantees about tonight;

• Forest fans will wave inflatable european cups and think it fuckin hilarious.
• Forest fans will sing “champions of europe, youll never sing that”, even though most werent even
• Forest fans will sing “where were you when you were shit”, without seeing the irony that when we were shit we still got more than them
• we will beat them 5-0

All from a county who worship a man wearing tights

 

[yeseye]

Feeling another Haaland hat-trick tonight, he's going to be sat on 9 goals in 5 games wondering what all the fuss was about.

He’ll soon have more goals then touches..

“Erling
He’s got more goals then touches
He’s got more goals then touches
He’s got more goals then touches
Erling..”

 

[Crooked_rain]

Have a feeling Erling won't start start tonight.

Cue pre and match day threads calling pep a **** if he puts him on the bench.

Would he want to drop him coming off a hattrick?

I understand Haaland will be rested for his fair share of games, especially when the champions league and cups are in full flow, but at this stage you would think pep knows the importance of momentum for a striker, especially a newer signing.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Have a feeling Erling won't start start tonight.

Cue pre and match day threads calling pep a **** if he puts him on the bench.

It would be odd given he is approaching full fitness and on something of a roll.

 

[Manchester33]

Got to start Haaland tonight. I'll be gutted if he doesn't. The guy is pure box-office and I want him to stat-pad the shite out of the 'lesser' teams in the Premier League.

 

[Manchester33]

It would be odd given he is approaching full fitness and on something of a roll.

And captain of my fantasy team! Got to start or I'll be #PepOut

 

[mat]

It would be odd given he is approaching full fitness and on something of a roll.

It would be. With no WC for him there's potential it could be a record breaking season for him. I just think Pep wants to start Alvarez for a couple of games to see how he does. To me Forest is a low risk match to try it.

 

[lonestay]

I know Erling can't play every game and we are not a one man team , well we haven't been in our recent past but I will be disappointed if he doesn't play tonight . Even fans of other clubs at work, are saying they want to watch him play football . The guy is a genuine box office superstar, let's allow him to do his stuff out there on the pitch .

 

[FantasyIreland]

It would be. With no WC for him there's potential it could be a record breaking season for him. I just think Pep wants to start Alvarez for a couple of games to see how he does. To me Forest is a low risk match to try it.

I don't see Alvarez as a pure striker so a switch to the false 9 again,perhaps.