You know I don't think that way but in this instance he may be not at fault. He would be if he played him.

That's exactly what I think! A gamble. Shows we are still owned by buffoons however much we trust TM.

This is the sort of club I'd like us to be ( like Newall's Old Boys ) !

Excellent!

We reportedly turned down that sort of money for him when West Brom were chasing him so why would we accept less now?

But Brereton has all the experience! Every time I questioned the wisdom of buying an inexperienced youth for the astonishing price of 7M I was told he wasn't inexperienced at all and had played 47 games for Forest! In reality we had a more effective player all the time for free. Still the most bewildering transfer you could think of.

I believe we've won 6 of the last nine games there! You've been unlucky. We're their bogey club!

Longer than his contract I fear!

And yet, despite what Jim said in an earlier post, we nearly always win there!

Oh God---I'd forgotten about him! He was much older than Nuttall when we got him though but I do admit he never did improve. Those one on ones with the keeper!

Didn't we look better when we had 2 central strikers on? Plus,great little cameo from Armstrong. And of course terrific contribution from Travis. More of this Mr Mowbray!

The point is, he competed! Never stopped, chased every ball, closed down defenders, won balls in the air. Offered so much more than Brereton. His main problem is that the ball doesn't stick, he couldn't trap a bag of cement as they say. But surely he can learn?

Saw plenty to believe that we should persevere with Nuttall. Raw he certainly is but on today's showing he is quick, aggressive, strong under pressure and full of running. Plenty of basic material to work with there.

How much is Nuttall worth then?

I knew that lad would go a long way!

The thing is he suddenly disappeared without being any more annoying than usual from my point of view. I'd acclimatised to him in the sense that he'd always be there but I didn't feel the need to take any notice of him for the most part. You can't rely on anybody anymore!

Thanks for that Len. Glad to hear it. No réponse from the Forum that doesn't represent the fans though!

Only that he's front-runner for the annual" Vince Grella Breathing Corpse Award"!

It doesn't. Night match, mid week, on tele. All obvious reasons why the crowd will be low. And that's why they have reduced prices. People screamed for an offer like this over Christmas, when people are back home with their families and there were no offers like this then! Its not a positive move, its a negative reaction.

How did you go with the on the day ticket surcharge?

I don't know why Venkys bother, I just wish they wouldn't. Sell!

We all want Brereton to succeed but you seem manic about it. On and on and on. If he were playing well you wouldn't need to keep going on about him. He'd speak for himself.

You would have to think Bolton are on their last legs wouldn't you? I've no love for them or their supporters but it would be a huge blow to their district and sad to see a traditional Lancashire club fold.

In that case, snap up Reed---quick! Even Tony can't have any doubts about him, he's our best player! If Tony has good money to spend and hasn't the confidence to spend it, then that's a major issue.

Remember that game well. It was one of those games when you knew it wasn't our day. Clayton scored a perfectly good equaliser but the ref penalised him for a non-existent handball. You're right, draw the away game and go through at home is normal but not for us! Presumably, Rafa will pick a stronger side, he won't want to go out of the competition in the third round.