Can we make it three wins out of three?
Other news, after a little detective work it looks like our disappeared and long lamented grumpy vicar, didn't walk out into the sea afterall, but has been banned?
Perhaps Admin would care to comment on this?
Team news
One change for Forest - and that is a predictable one, looking back at the game at Brentford.
Kieran Dowell made a positive impact when he came off the bench at half time at Griffin Park - and he will have an opportunity to impress from the start.
He comes in for Zach Clough.
Forest: 3-4-2-1: Smith; Worrall, Mills, Mancienne; Darikwa, Bouchalakis, Vaughan, Osborn; Dowell, McKay; Murphy.
subs: Evtimov, Lichaj, Traore, Clough, Brereton, Carayol, Cummings
Chris Cohen is carrying a slight knee injury.
Team news curtsey of Paul Taylor's web chat.
Barnsley have signed Senegalese forward Mamadou Thiam on a three-year contract, plus Leicester City midfielder Harvey Barnes on a season-long loan deal.
Thiam, 22, arrives from French Ligue 1 club Dijon, having netted nine times in 38 games on loan at Clermont last term.
Barnes, 19, spent the end of the 2016-17 season on loan at MK Dons, scoring six goals in 21 League One games.
Barnes has featured once for the Foxes, coming off the bench in the Champions League loss to Porto in November 2016.
Barnsley are one of three teams yet to register a point, having been thrashed 3-1 by Bristol City and then losing 1-2 to Ipswich. So tonight will be easy no?
Yer I don't think it will be easy either, they're going to fight and scrap to get anything out of the game, so a real test of character for the lads tonight.
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posted on 16/8/17
I suppose Warburton had to be a little more cautious with his subs after making one at HT.
posted on 16/8/17
It will be interesting to see how Forest react to their first set back of the season. Couldn't ask for much of a bigger challenge than Boro on Saturday. Assombalonga has got a bit of pressure off his back after scoring two last night. He will be bang up for it and will lap up any lax defending around the Forest area.
Equally, McKay and Darikwa are really starting to find their feet and are creating lots of opportunities. Just need the others to stop being so wasteful. Bouch didn't seem to get much of a mention last night either.
posted on 16/8/17
We need to play a proper four man defence on Saturday, because I can foresee Assombalonga getting a brace at least, if we don't tighten up at the back.
Mancienne isn't a leftback and Traore's strengths are going forward.
posted on 16/8/17
Yes, Warburton is a fan of three at the back as it allows the ball to be played wide and allows the skilful players to open teams up. It is susceptible to opposition players running at it, though. Mills and Mancienne appear a bit nervous playing in it and seem to get caught out of position a fair bit.
Early days yet, though. Judge them properly around October/November time when they've had a good run at it. Encouraging signs but the club is going through transition so patience will be needed. The signs have been there that the defence hasn't tightened up enough after last season. Got away with it against Millwall and Brentford.
posted on 16/8/17
Can probably sympathies a bit with how Millwall fans were feeling when they left the CG on opening night, enough chances to have won two games, how on Earth we didn't get a point from Barnsley is quite baffling.
A couple of poor decisions when crossing into their area, a couple of lapses in defence, but that apart quite encouraging. The one problem I have noticed is the inability of our defenders to get off the ground and challenge for an aerial ball, the first goal at both Brentford and Barnsley were almost carbon copies of each other, in contrast Barnsley competed brilliantly for every aerial challenge, winning most of them. I would have liked to see Brereton given a run last night and Carayol brought on earlier, tbh Osborn didn't have his best game. All in all despite the defeat I remain cautiously optimistic, if we can organise the defence better I think we will create enough chances too finish mid table.
posted on 17/8/17
I don't think fans will lack for entertainment in games this season. Over the course of 46 games of this level of performance is maintained, and the dreaded injuries don't hit key players, I am see my prediction of 9th proving accurate!
posted on 17/8/17
I will reserve judgement until 5pm Sat' afternoon!
posted on 17/8/17
E.g. Up chaps. I've been away balancing the trade deficit so didn't see the results.
How did your three in a row go?
posted on 18/8/17
Good Iwas, We actually had more than three in a row. If we limit it to this season we beat Millwall, Shrewsbury and Brentford in a row; that is three in a row.
If you don't believe me use your left hand to count them, as it's the one with the most digits
posted on 18/8/17
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Owd Tiswas, never fails!