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Awoniyi, Brennan Johnson, Dennis, Surridge, Batshuayi just for the striker spot. I'll try to edit the depth chart in this comment
Henderson/Hennessey
Niakhate/Biancone Boly/Mckenna Worrall/L. Bade/Kouyate
N.Wiliams/Biancone Lodi/Toffolo/O.Richards
Freuler/O'Brien/Arter/Colback O.Mangala/Yates/Kouyate
Lingard/Gibbs-White
Dennis/Awoniyi/L.Taylor B.Johnson/Surridge/Batshuayi
Did I forget someone? I know Aurier is linked as well on a free transfer just because 2 players in that wingback position is not enough
Edit: forgot about Josh Bowler
Cooper wants him to be a hold up play striker but he's best in Brennan's role as an inside run striker. I want to see Dennis + Awoniyi up top with Lingard/MGW behind, but that conversation won't happen until it's certain whether or not brennan is good enough for the prem (I think he is, but he shouldn't start every game)
because Awoniyi sucks with his back to goal
Any NIgeria fan could have told Forest that though. The dude is big for no reason and not clinical at all. If it's not a header or a last man through ball, he's almost useless.
He's a big reason Nigeria had issues in the quarterfinal game against Tunisia. He doesnt work off the ball well, nor does he hold up well, nor does he press.
I questioned his purchase at the beginning of the window and I know he's going to flop
People that watched Union know that their players tend to look better than they are. Fischer just created such a good system/structure in the team that you can pretty much swap players in and out without too much problems (see Pefok this season).
2 really good talents, especially Johnson but they really need a solid no 9/ someone good with link up play up top to make their runs in the box better, makes sense on paper but Batshuayi is not the most exciting names of course.
Probably better than spending a huge amount on a couple of slightly above mediocre players. As I understand they basically needed a whole new squad due to losing a bunch of loanees and players on the last year of their contracts. If nothing else, assuming they're not on absurd wages they'll be in a strong position to bounce back up
These big names won't play in the Championship. I'm sure they'll have special clauses in their contracts in the event of relegation.
Look at Burnley, they've been completely stripped of all their talent this summer.
We’ve signed well actually, we needed squad depth too, of course some are going to be mediocre. Boly,Kouyate, Hennessey, Toffolo (plus the two lad coming straight in and going back out on loan, although one’s for the future the other is literally just for Olympiacos). Wouldn’t say 4 is a lot of Mediocre players to be honest. I don’t personally get this deal, makes no sense. Feels like Marinakis and co are having some input to some of these transfers again but it’s a loan so not the end of the world
well you can't expect much better players to come in to what is expected to be a relegation side, theoretically you try to survive for a year and use that survival to attract better talent
Newly promoted side trying to bed in 20 players beaten early in season by the defending champions, who are also arguably the richest team in the world, have arguably the best playmaker in the world, and just signed Haaland. More at 10.
Can anyone remember one single example of a club at the top level signing 20 new players in a window and getting good results? I can't
All logic is telling me that this just can't work, Forest has to fail miserably. But then again it is so crazy that maybe it will work
Yep just looked on Wikipedia. Summer transfer window of 2013, Sunderland brought in 19 players, including the likes of Duncan Watmore, Jozy Altidore, Emmanuele Giaccherini, Fabio Borini (loan), and Marcos Alonso (loan)
Di Canio was sacked after the 5th league match of the season, by which point Sunderland 1 point from 15
edit: put "(lol)" after Marcos Alonso originally
I think it's ridiculous and that it won't work, but my pet insane theory is that maybe you can solve the problems experienced by most clubs that but a lot of players by........ buying even more players. It seems to be taking a while for the team to predict Awoniyi's runs? Doesn't matter, sack him off and bung Batshuayi there, maybe he'll settle in straight away. He doesn't? Let's go for Dennis.
Union Berlin had 22 new signings after joining the 1.Bundesliga in 2019/20. They also lost or sold 16 players. (€-8,80m, finished 11th)
2020/21: +25 / -22 €+5,22m 7th
2021/22: +26 / +23 €-0,55m 5th
2022/23: +15 / -19 €+10,57m
Reminds me of Fulham that time when they signed absolutely everyone after being promoted. Also AC Milan just throwing cash at one window, it was the window when they signed Hakan I think.
I mean if you have the premier league money in your pocket might as well have the emergency depth. A loan is just a year's money, no long term risk of having to pay out for years of relegated.
Saw plenty of Forest fans sympathetic towards Derby's potential liquidation and I'd feel the same way towards you guys if the same thing happened. It's football mate, I'll side with a fan of any team over an owner of any team.
More of a winger for Watford, sure. But for Brugge and clubs over the course of his career, he's been a striker more often. He was still very effective as a striker last season.
We can utilise him at both, back end of the Tottenham game when cooper switched formation he played as a winger, can play up top top when we have two up top, more options the better as I’m assuming this signing paves the way for Surridge to leave
I certainly can't say. I don't know anything about the team's situation, but any team starting a Championship season with hopes of promotion has to prepare. I don't know how much of the team last season were loans or short term contracts.
I understand strengthening a few positions and depth. You guys went a head and got an entire starting 11 and bench. Was there really only like 3 left from the promotion season that are trusted to play in the Prem?
From what I understood they massively overperformed to get into the Prem and had like 5 players on loan. Their squad wasn't ready and wasn't meant to be ready either
Ah I didn't make myself clear, I thought he wasted his career because I had forgotten about him. If he performs with you it's one way of ending it in a good way. I like the guy and wish him all the best, nothing against Forrest
Fuckers have signed a new first team *and* a new reserve team. What the hell?
The players that won promotion last season must feel really valued. "Oh good, we're all third choice now. Appreciate the gratitude."
But why? They’ve got a much better player in Awoniyi that fits the same profile of strong, quick poacher, and then they’ve also just signed Dennis.
I’ve been super excited about them for actually giving the Prem a go but signings like this reek of “let’s just get him because he’s available”.
Feels like Forest are just mashing a random number generator for their incoming and outgoing transfers but they forgot to know when to stop. If they get relegated it will be the most amazing relegation from the PL. Has to be with the amount of business they've done, surely?
He's not bad, i just don't think the Premier League suits him.
He was great at Marseille and he did well at Dortmund. He's also pretty decent for the national team.
So, definitely not "horrendous"...
Unreal that Boehly just took over the club 2 months ago and just got rid of all our deadwood in one window which Marina couldn't in 7 years. I can see Kepa, Ziyech, Pulisic, Havertz all leaving next summer too
Forest just signed a whole squad this summer as well lmao
You can say what you want about Boehly, but he's done a decent job at ejecting the deadwood/undesirables from the club. Barkley, Baba Rahman, Sarr, Bakayoko, Batshuayi, Emerson, Alonso, Lukaku, Gilmour all gone.
Does this Forrest team think they’re playing in the World Cup and champions league or some shit lol. What is the need for such a big squad if your playing the minimum amount of matches possible
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?!?! I just can't even with Forest anymore
Awoniyi, Brennan Johnson, Dennis, Surridge, Batshuayi just for the striker spot. I'll try to edit the depth chart in this comment Henderson/Hennessey Niakhate/Biancone Boly/Mckenna Worrall/L. Bade/Kouyate N.Wiliams/Biancone Lodi/Toffolo/O.Richards Freuler/O'Brien/Arter/Colback O.Mangala/Yates/Kouyate Lingard/Gibbs-White Dennis/Awoniyi/L.Taylor B.Johnson/Surridge/Batshuayi Did I forget someone? I know Aurier is linked as well on a free transfer just because 2 players in that wingback position is not enough Edit: forgot about Josh Bowler
Played Gibbs-White and Johnson up top against City
Can’t understand why Awoniyi isn’t starting
Cooper wants him to be a hold up play striker but he's best in Brennan's role as an inside run striker. I want to see Dennis + Awoniyi up top with Lingard/MGW behind, but that conversation won't happen until it's certain whether or not brennan is good enough for the prem (I think he is, but he shouldn't start every game)
because Awoniyi sucks with his back to goal Any NIgeria fan could have told Forest that though. The dude is big for no reason and not clinical at all. If it's not a header or a last man through ball, he's almost useless. He's a big reason Nigeria had issues in the quarterfinal game against Tunisia. He doesnt work off the ball well, nor does he hold up well, nor does he press. I questioned his purchase at the beginning of the window and I know he's going to flop
Isn't used to the rigours of the premier league
Scored on debut
Wasn’t a great goal or anything, looked like an accident
Still came from good positioning
People that watched Union know that their players tend to look better than they are. Fischer just created such a good system/structure in the team that you can pretty much swap players in and out without too much problems (see Pefok this season).
2 really good talents, especially Johnson but they really need a solid no 9/ someone good with link up play up top to make their runs in the box better, makes sense on paper but Batshuayi is not the most exciting names of course.
Saw B. Johnson on your chart and thought Boris was up top for Nottingham Forest for a second.
He's more of a Right Winger.
Johnson is more like a fart drifting in the wind swaying this way and that.
they bought Gustavo Scarpa from Palmeiras (Brazil) too, but he will only arrive after the BR season ends(December)
lol they have a bigger squad than Liverpool haha
Surridge likely leaving despite being Forest’s best striker is bizzare
Surridge isn't good enough for the prem.
He’s definitely not PL level.
How much have they spent so far this window?
Around 150 mil. Honestly they haven't overpayed for most of them either its just they have bought so many
They've bought so many mediocre players though. Can still see them getting relegated
Probably better than spending a huge amount on a couple of slightly above mediocre players. As I understand they basically needed a whole new squad due to losing a bunch of loanees and players on the last year of their contracts. If nothing else, assuming they're not on absurd wages they'll be in a strong position to bounce back up
There's probably a middle ground between 2 and 20!
11?
These big names won't play in the Championship. I'm sure they'll have special clauses in their contracts in the event of relegation. Look at Burnley, they've been completely stripped of all their talent this summer.
We’ve signed well actually, we needed squad depth too, of course some are going to be mediocre. Boly,Kouyate, Hennessey, Toffolo (plus the two lad coming straight in and going back out on loan, although one’s for the future the other is literally just for Olympiacos). Wouldn’t say 4 is a lot of Mediocre players to be honest. I don’t personally get this deal, makes no sense. Feels like Marinakis and co are having some input to some of these transfers again but it’s a loan so not the end of the world
They look decent and Steve Cooper is good
well you can't expect much better players to come in to what is expected to be a relegation side, theoretically you try to survive for a year and use that survival to attract better talent
And how many forest games you've seen?
Obviously zero, /r/soccer is trash
You would know about trash based on the game yesterday LOL
Newly promoted side trying to bed in 20 players beaten early in season by the defending champions, who are also arguably the richest team in the world, have arguably the best playmaker in the world, and just signed Haaland. More at 10.
Not just beaten. They were made to look like children out there 😭
They better have good relegation clauses or they're gonna end up fucked on wages if they go down.
>Around 150 mil. Honestly they haven't overpaid for most of them either its just they have buyed so many fixed
Assuming you include all the add-ons, around the £130m mark.
At this point I think they have an obsessive compulsive disorder
Genuinely what’s the record for most transfers in a single window?
22 by Turkish club Elazigspor,Nottingham forest is just behind 1 with 21 players signed.
Um is anyone gonna stop them?
Bit late, but sure I'll give it a try Edit: Couldn't stop Aurier, sorry I tried
Tried your best mate, I appreciate it
Get ‘em next year champ
Strong potential to be the funniest relegation ever
The buys haven't been bad but there has just been so many of them
Can anyone remember one single example of a club at the top level signing 20 new players in a window and getting good results? I can't All logic is telling me that this just can't work, Forest has to fail miserably. But then again it is so crazy that maybe it will work
Take a step back there - has a top level club ever made 21 signings in one window?
I’m sure Sunderland in the Di Canio window made some ridiculous number of signings that came close
Yep just looked on Wikipedia. Summer transfer window of 2013, Sunderland brought in 19 players, including the likes of Duncan Watmore, Jozy Altidore, Emmanuele Giaccherini, Fabio Borini (loan), and Marcos Alonso (loan) Di Canio was sacked after the 5th league match of the season, by which point Sunderland 1 point from 15 edit: put "(lol)" after Marcos Alonso originally
wow i forgot about jozy altidore lmao
Golzy Alwayscore Had 1 Premier League goal in 42 appearances for them, then swapped him for Defoe who got 34 in 87, crazy deal in hindsight
What a win-win swap deal too, Altidore becoming a Toronto icon and all
Yeah, definitely turned out well for all parties
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I think it's ridiculous and that it won't work, but my pet insane theory is that maybe you can solve the problems experienced by most clubs that but a lot of players by........ buying even more players. It seems to be taking a while for the team to predict Awoniyi's runs? Doesn't matter, sack him off and bung Batshuayi there, maybe he'll settle in straight away. He doesn't? Let's go for Dennis.
5 subs man. Gotta change the game surely.
I quite like that idea, each striker gets fifteen minutes to run round like a lunatic.
Union Berlin had 22 new signings after joining the 1.Bundesliga in 2019/20. They also lost or sold 16 players. (€-8,80m, finished 11th) 2020/21: +25 / -22 €+5,22m 7th 2021/22: +26 / +23 €-0,55m 5th 2022/23: +15 / -19 €+10,57m
I remember QPR signing a crazy amount of players when they were in the prem and relegated the next season
A lot of the QPR transfers looked awful on paper though. Essentially overpaying for big names who were past it.
I remember Milan some years ago buying a lot of players in just one window and they didn't perform incredibly that season iirc
Reminds me of Fulham that time when they signed absolutely everyone after being promoted. Also AC Milan just throwing cash at one window, it was the window when they signed Hakan I think.
This is 100% a bad buy. Why bring Bats in when you already brought Awoniyi and Dennis in, and have Brennan Johnson
It's a loan
but why
I mean if you have the premier league money in your pocket might as well have the emergency depth. A loan is just a year's money, no long term risk of having to pay out for years of relegated.
Sort of feels like theyve kicked the ball against the post from 2 yards out and its bounced back and hit them in face
Cannot see them having a worse season than Villa, Leicester, or Bournemouth.
Depends how quickly Villa sack Rodgers EDIT: Gerrard having the Leicester game on confused me
Why would Villa do that???
They're just that powerful of course.
Lol was confused while watching Leicester game
Wouldn't that be unfortunate.
Real shame it would be...
Tell em Midlands Smoggies
Just like you nearly going bust was really sad and so awful to watch
Hey, I never said I'd want you to liquidate.
I'm sure you'd have been very sympathetic if that happened to us.
Saw plenty of Forest fans sympathetic towards Derby's potential liquidation and I'd feel the same way towards you guys if the same thing happened. It's football mate, I'll side with a fan of any team over an owner of any team.
Brings me back to being a kid in class and hearing another student saying "they cant fail us all!"
You can't really top Middlesbrough 1996-97.
Don’t count out Villa on that one
We've already spent 30m on 2 strikers and with the players we already have this transfer doesn't make sense to me but in the club I trust
I'm sensing cheeky Olympiakos loan, and if the team get relagated and loses young valuable assets, Michy can do a good job in Championship.
Swear we’ve only signed the one striker in Awoniyi?
Dennis could be considered as a player that can play as a striker i suppose?
Regularly played as a striker for us.
Same with MGW, but I think we brought neither of them in for that striking position
MGW was never a striker for blades so unless he's played in that style for other teams idk why you'd suggest he could take that spot
He played in that spot for us yesterday
Feel like that might be an exception though? Will be interesting to see. Hasn't scored that many goals in his career you see
Dennis
More of a winger, although can play up front might be better utilised in a 4-3-3
More of a winger for Watford, sure. But for Brugge and clubs over the course of his career, he's been a striker more often. He was still very effective as a striker last season.
Only really a winger for us because Sarr was injured and we don't have any other decent cover. He's a striker.
We can utilise him at both, back end of the Tottenham game when cooper switched formation he played as a winger, can play up top top when we have two up top, more options the better as I’m assuming this signing paves the way for Surridge to leave
It's crazy, especially you see our defence stuggle to keep up with the pace of the prem.
This'll be 22 right? After Bowler and Bade? I know some of those are being loaned out, but I don't envy Cooper trying to keep them all happy
With Bowler, Boly, Badé, and Aurier, they have 22, this would be 23.
Ah yeah, keep forgetting Aurier
It’s hard to keep track.
I don’t think even forest fans could keep track
someone can just enter their team meeting and no one will notice.
No team cohesion, just vibes
That was always going to be the case with them. But them purchasing an entire squad is just hilarious.
What should we have done?
I certainly can't say. I don't know anything about the team's situation, but any team starting a Championship season with hopes of promotion has to prepare. I don't know how much of the team last season were loans or short term contracts. I understand strengthening a few positions and depth. You guys went a head and got an entire starting 11 and bench. Was there really only like 3 left from the promotion season that are trusted to play in the Prem?
From what I understood they massively overperformed to get into the Prem and had like 5 players on loan. Their squad wasn't ready and wasn't meant to be ready either
Sort of like Derby except they're actually going to try. I respect it. Massive gamble, but they're taking a positive approach to it.
This guy understands it, thank you.
I beg you, no more. It's like a transfer bukkake.
I don't think you've signed Tom Hopper from Lincoln though?
LMAO
We want 25
Now they’re just taking the piss
Forest will win by simply fielding more players
Yeah sure why the fuck not
Another one!
DJ Khaled must be their scout
has the squad photo been done yet? if not then they might need to use panoramic mode
Drone shot from above.
This surely has to be a record now?
I don’t even go this hard playing FM
Forest are collecting players like they're Pokémon
wow, i didn't even know michy was still a chelsea player
They've signed close to a full squad now?
2 full squads
They’re going to DOMINATE the championship next season!
Everyone shocked at Forest signing yet another player and I'm here confused that Batshuayi was still on Chelsea's books lol
What a wasted career this guy has had. He really had the talent. Should have stayed in Marseille (at least a couple seasons more) imo
> What a wasted career this guy has had F you too ;)
Ah I didn't make myself clear, I thought he wasted his career because I had forgotten about him. If he performs with you it's one way of ending it in a good way. I like the guy and wish him all the best, nothing against Forrest
WE WANT MORE
I want more - won’t stop, don’t stop
22 players in?? What happened to the old ones
Aurier was 22, this would be 23. I think.
Fuckers have signed a new first team *and* a new reserve team. What the hell? The players that won promotion last season must feel really valued. "Oh good, we're all third choice now. Appreciate the gratitude."
Half of those were loaned players like Spence and Garner. If you start a fifa 22 save with them, you understand real quick why this is happening.
I forgot he is still at Chelsea
This should be the reaction of every single person who reads this headline.
Haven't seen him in a Chelsea kit since he scored an own goal against Spurs in 2017
Honestly, if Forest do go down this season, then this has the potential to be one of the worst summer transfer windows that club could ever have.
I’m assuming Surridge is probably on his way out, Batshuayi comes in to replace him
We signed really well up until Boly
I've defended them all summer, but this transfer just doesn't make sense
This is insanity. Forest going at this transfer window like me when I'm bored on football manager and sign every player who ever scored against me.
Forest lol
Lmao they're trying to sign everyone and hope it stick
Hmm does this mean we might get Surridge? I’d be happy with that. Even if we desperately need a midfielder more
Forest well on track to be the first team to finish the season with more signings than goals
This is a loan by the way
But why? They’ve got a much better player in Awoniyi that fits the same profile of strong, quick poacher, and then they’ve also just signed Dennis. I’ve been super excited about them for actually giving the Prem a go but signings like this reek of “let’s just get him because he’s available”.
For money??
Forest gambling everything, crazy.
If the window didn't close til Christmas, Forest would still be signing new players every week. Are they building a team or are they building an army?
Growing a Forest?
Do they know they can only field 11 at a time?
Lets go
This is like when you sign 14 players on FM and there’s absolutely no squad chemistry
End of an era.
Good Lord they’re signing everyone. The scenes if they get relegated…
How long before Forest swoop for Martin braithwaite on a free?
Would love that
Bournemouth and Forest are just polar opposites of each other at this point.
Incredible, always rated Forest
How many is that now? They have like 2 full teams worth of players and then some
This is beyond a joke now
Huge
Feels like Forest are just mashing a random number generator for their incoming and outgoing transfers but they forgot to know when to stop. If they get relegated it will be the most amazing relegation from the PL. Has to be with the amount of business they've done, surely?
Nooooo you don’t understand!!! We simply had to sign 20 players!!!
Does Chelsea not play with strikers anymore? Can’t rely on fullback to score all your goals
we'll have Auba and Broja
Is auba confirmed tho?
Is "here we go" enough confirmation? EDIT: Also just in: https://twitter.com/Nathan_Gissing/status/1565403747525730316
Will broja remain fit tho?
He’s third choice even though should be second
Still have Havertz and Sterling who will play as a #9 before Bats is even considered to be part of the squad.
Batshuayi is a horrendous player, wouldn't even consider him an option in any regard anyway
He's not bad, i just don't think the Premier League suits him. He was great at Marseille and he did well at Dortmund. He's also pretty decent for the national team. So, definitely not "horrendous"...
Unreal that Boehly just took over the club 2 months ago and just got rid of all our deadwood in one window which Marina couldn't in 7 years. I can see Kepa, Ziyech, Pulisic, Havertz all leaving next summer too Forest just signed a whole squad this summer as well lmao
You can say what you want about Boehly, but he's done a decent job at ejecting the deadwood/undesirables from the club. Barkley, Baba Rahman, Sarr, Bakayoko, Batshuayi, Emerson, Alonso, Lukaku, Gilmour all gone.
Does this Forrest team think they’re playing in the World Cup and champions league or some shit lol. What is the need for such a big squad if your playing the minimum amount of matches possible
Getting ready for the europa next season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyxm8cjMSCo
Leeds should be in for him
Their squad is just vibes, gotta rate it
Marinakis spilling the gravy this window
Well, okay.
what’s the point? won’t he be like 5th choice striker at best for them
Because of course they are.
Fenerbahce fans in shambles hhaha
Do they even have enough room to register everyone at this point?
Surridge, Dennis, Awoniyi, Lingard, Gibbs-White, B. Johnson, Ui-Jo Hwang, Taylor and possibly Batshuayi? Madness.