posted Jul 6, 2008

What a patronising post. A lot of people would have said that Dele Adebola was a pile of crap but he still knocked a few in for you last season. Who said Cole would score lots of goals and who is to say we will not sign more strikers?

We lost one good player (Commons) who we hardly let leave as he was out of contract, and the rest were mediocre.

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posted Jul 7, 2008

I keep hearing people complaining about AC's age! He is the second highest goal scorer in Premier League history, one of Man U's highest European goal scorers of all time and holds the Joint record (with Shearer) for most goals in a Prem season. The guy has great awareness, movement and is a world class finisher. If he gets fully fit, this is a SUPERB signing. Along with Earnshaw we (Forest) now have two players (or maybe 3 if Tyson stays fit) capable of top scoring in the CCC.

Most of the teams promoted to the premier league have at least one player over 35 (e.g Dean windass). I must have seen dozens of fans complaining that we lack experience. I'll bet some of the same moaners will say 36 is too old. Stop bleating and get behind Calderwood and Doughty you lot for Clough's sake!

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posted Jul 7, 2008

Norwich Fan in peace.

Thank god you have signed him, we were really worried he would end up at our place!

OTBC

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posted Jul 7, 2008

insperation? experience? brain? finishing? movement? or injured, old, slow, needing 5 ~ 10 shots to score & slower reactions? come on don't be decieved by a mix of a past reputation and last years poor competition, andy cole is past it you reds are acting like school kids with a shiny football sticker how many minutes across the entire season will he play? on what wages? 10k a week for 10 mins a month???????????? colin

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posted Jul 7, 2008

its a long term signing i'm sure, ok, so he's old, past it, whatever you want to say, he'll still play off the bench, start for 60/70 minutes, but think of the longer picture, coaching role after the season, what an inspriation to the kids that would be to have star they used to watch and admire, I think CC's invested in the future on this one...

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posted Jul 7, 2008

icantthinkofanythinginterestingtosay.

Thanks for your input on this thread.

Idiot

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posted Jul 7, 2008

We have Nathan Tyson who is probably the quickest striker in this division.
Earnie who is a proven goal scorer in this division, as our main strike partners.

We then have a couple of classy looking youngsters ready to come through and Andy Cole to come on from the bench stick a few in and direct the youngsters.

Add this to the fact that Cole scored 15 last year was it? And all this whilst being injured for quite a while.....

I'd say on paper he's a pretty good back up signing.

And I'm sure the fact that he's back in his home town will give him an extra 10% fitness.

I don't have a problem with this at all, we need the experience around the place.

Forest will have one of the youngest squads in the div if you exclude Cole.... How can anyone argue that it's not a sensible signing?

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posted Jul 8, 2008

I really wish Andrew well, he deserves another good season with plenty of goals and a few good assists of balls he would have turned into goals a few years back. I hope he still has it in him. He did not for us.

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posted Jul 8, 2008

As long as Old man Cole doesn't score at Pride Park or in the return fixture, I'll be happy.

Hopefully, Earnshaw won't either and both will flop.

Thanks for Commons. Hope The Rams can get another 3-0 at PP.

Nice to see you back up, I've sorely missed our rivalry!!

UP THE RAMS.

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posted Jul 8, 2008

wolf here, like said before by derby fan, good to have ya back, not a bad buy might prove me wrong, but too long in the tooth now me thinks . grab hold of the coat tails if ya can coz we r goin and you know we r come on you WOLVES

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