34 minutes ago, Snedger said:

I’m not a scout and I don’t watch other teams play, but the Brentford keeper seems to be well thought of and there MUST be a keeper out there somewhere better than Kepa. I think people forget just how bad he is by focusing on outfield issues like strikers.

Looks like Raya will be displacing Ramsdale at Arsenal, agreed terms etc etc, so he's probably off the table.

 

 

1 minute ago, OriginalS said:

We were offered to bid Onana back in July. Just because he's gone NOW doesn't mean we never had the opportunity to upgrade for a decent price.

It's quite obvious why we aren't doing anything about the GK situation. They don't want someone on Kepa's wages to be the second choice goalkeeper so when they couldn't shift him they made a financial decision and kept him on as 1st choice.

That could backfire of course when we miss out on Top 4 again.

Or alternatively none of the touted keepers, including Onana,  are any better than Kepa, so why bother ?

38 minutes ago, Snedger said:

I’m not a scout and I don’t watch other teams play, but the Brentford keeper seems to be well thought of and there MUST be a keeper out there somewhere better than Kepa. I think people forget just how bad he is by focusing on outfield issues like strikers.

Henderson at United. That's my take on it. Right profile and experience. Looked like a world beater between the sticks when on loan at forrest. Not happy to play number two at united.

21 minutes ago, OriginalS said:

We were offered to bid Onana back in July. Just because he's gone NOW doesn't mean we never had the opportunity to upgrade for a decent price.

It's quite obvious why we aren't doing anything about the GK situation. They don't want someone on Kepa's wages to be the second choice goalkeeper so when they couldn't shift him they made a financial decision and kept him on as 1st choice.

That could backfire of course when we miss out on Top 4 again.

But we didn't, so its pointless talking about him. How can you claim he's an upgrade when he hasn't played a single premier league game? Pre-season has gone well for him with 3 back to back losses anyway.

Why would we miss out on top 4 solely due to Kepa? Defence was sound last year. We conceded the same as Liverpool with almighty Alisson between the sticks and only 2 more than Arsenal. If we miss out on top 4, it's because we score only 1 goal a game again.

22 minutes ago, olderschoolcfc said:

Henderson at United. That's my take on it. Right profile and experience. Looked like a world beater between the sticks when on loan at forrest. Not happy to play number two at united.

I live in Nottingham and all my friends are Forest fans (some Derby), I can confirm not even they want to sign Henderson permanently. 

Onana looks like an an absolute f**king lunatic.

1 hour ago, Gordon Bennett said:

Onana looks like an an absolute f**king lunatic.

A tad hyperbolic perhaps. I'd say a heart attack in waiting for MU supporters. No bad thing. 

That Fulham video reminds me of Billy Gilmour and we know what happened with him. Let's hope for a different story

19 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

Or alternatively none of the touted keepers, including Onana,  are any better than Kepa, so why bother ?

You can find better gk than Kepa but signing stopgap for gk make little sense. We want a nail down starter level gk, now this is difficult. 

He will be heading out on loan. Nottingham forest loan deal agreed apparently. So my saucy sources tell me.

47 minutes ago, nonotnowjim said:

He will be heading out on loan. Nottingham forest loan deal agreed apparently. So my saucy sources tell me.

Good little loan for him - given that he gets to play regularly, of course. 

With Ugochukwu surpassing him straight away in the pecking order, this was always the best solution.

Exciting to see how he adapts to the premier league and how Forest plan to use him

1 minute ago, AndyDowsleftflank said:

Good little loan for him - given that he gets to play regularly, of course. 

With Ugochukwu surpassing him straight away in the pecking order, this was always the best solution.

Exciting to see how he adapts to the premier league and how Forest plan to use him

Most importantly he has a decent manager.

Think its the best decision ultimately. Ugochukwu has far more experience than him and a profile we need in order to close games out as well as slotting in that lone DM spot when needed. 

Really hope this one goes well for him. Feels like he's had a few push backs already in his short Chelsea career, so it would be great to see him kick on

good loan move cant wait to see how he develop 

On 25/08/2023 at 12:45, BlueBlood99 said:

good loan move cant wait to see how he develop 

TBD. 

Forrest apparently are on the verge of signing Sangare from PSV. How many midfielders do they have now? Really hope this was a calculated loan move as on the face of it I struggle to see where he will get game time. 

13 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

TBD. 

Forrest apparently are on the verge of signing Sangare from PSV. How many midfielders do they have now? Really hope this was a calculated loan move as on the face of it I struggle to see where he will get game time. 

Well said.. would have hoped we would have recalled him by now, & looked for another loan destination (even if that’s possible). Nottingham Forest never made any sense because they already signed Danilo for £22m in the summer who plays the same position as Santos.

My Forest supporting mates weren’t best impressed by his debut, nothing like football fans to write a 19 year old off after one game! 

1 hour ago, RIP Mourinho said:

My Forest supporting mates weren’t best impressed by his debut, nothing like football fans to write a 19 year old off after one game! 

Pochettino had a good look at Santos in pre season, and subsequently we have signed Caicedo, Ugochukwu and Lavia who all play in the same position, and who are all only a couple of years older. Maybe the hype is just that ?

10 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Pochettino had a good look at Santos in pre season, and subsequently we have signed Caicedo, Ugochukwu and Lavia who all play in the same position, and who are all only a couple of years older. Maybe the hype is just that ?

Long season ahead, i imagine we'll know by January if he's up to it

He was forward on the left on the team sheet from memory. Don't know where he finished up playing.

5 minutes ago, dermott said:

He was forward on the left on the team sheet from memory. Don't know where he finished up playing.

Centre midfield

Ah well, BBC got it wrong. That makes more sense.

2 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

Pochettino had a good look at Santos in pre season, and subsequently we have signed Caicedo, Ugochukwu and Lavia who all play in the same position, and who are all only a couple of years older. Maybe the hype is just that ?

Still way too early to come to that conclusion, I don’t think we can be sure till he is 21-22 at the minimum . In the interim he needs to be playing lots of mins not feeding on scraps. Same applies to Ugochukwu and the other kids they have bought, problem is neither Nottingham Forest nor even Strasbourg are obligated to develop these players for us.

Is he injured? Did not even make the bench vs City.