LIVE THREAD HERE: http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewLiveArticle/189844
Today marks a new era for Nottingham Forest, for the third time this season.
After a rather turbulent few months at The City Ground, Billy-Wan Kenobi, who hasn't been since his losing battle with Darth Arthur, is back to help Nottingham Forest save the Empire. Has it still got it? Or is he merely a ghost of his former self?
LINE-UPS:
FOREST: Darlow, Jara Reyes, Halford, Ward, Cohen (C), Lansbury, Guedioura, Majewski, Reid, Cox, Sharp
Subs: AlRashidi, Collins, Moussi, Henderson, McGugan, Greening, Blackstock
BOLTON: Bogdan, Mears, Knight, Dawson, Alonso, Spearing, Pratley, Davies, Yong-Lee, De Ridder, Davies(C)
Subs: Lonergan, Wheater, Ricketts, Ngog, Davies, Sordell, Eagles
HEAD-TO-HEAD
• These clubs first met in 1892 and there is only one win between them; Nottingham Forest have won 31 of 83 competitive matches and Bolton have won 30.
• Forest, who need to score twice to reach 100 league goals against the Trotters, are chasing a first home league victory over them since a 3-2 triumph in the Premier League in October 1995.
• Bolton are hoping to take their undefeated sequence in league and cup games against them to eight.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
• Billy Davies takes charge of Nottingham Forest for the first time since his reappointment, and immediately needs to halt a three-match losing run. This is Forest's worst sequence of the season and has seen them drop out of the top half of the table.
• Davies began with three consecutive league wins when last in the City Ground managerial seat at the start of 2009, and finished that spell with a 42% winning record in all competitions (53 of 126).
• If selected, Chris Cohen will be making his 200th league appearance in a Forest jersey.
BOLTON WANDERERS
• Mid-table Bolton go into their 600th away fixture in second-flight football, looking for a first win in six on the road since the 2-1 victory at Blackburn on 28 November.
• The Trotters have squandered an unrivalled 24 Championship points from winning positions.
• Dougie Freedman takes his players back to an old stomping ground. His teams have required 5.05 shots on target for every goal scored, and have the poorest conversion rate in the division of 19.8%.
May the Forest be with you.
#InMidgetWeTrust
Forest Vs Bolton (Return Of The Jedi)
posted on 16/2/13
Typical
posted on 16/2/13
Obviously it would be nice to win this one but by the sounds of it the performance is good. Not good that they've scored with their only chance. But it was never going to be easy
posted on 16/2/13
Irrespective of the outcome, I'm heartened by the performance as well. It sounds like we are going to be putting a lot of pressure on Bolton till the end of the match.
posted on 16/2/13
Must have been a good day, the Forest board is certainly buzzin' with excitement...
posted on 16/2/13
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posted on 17/2/13
comment by IGOR -♥♡DCFC 1884♡♥ (U1993)
posted 9 hours, 20 minutes ago
Lets see now 52 comments for the messiah return........and nearly 700 on the rams board for a nothing fixture...ya fickle fu(ks
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Because we actually GO TO HOME GAMES and don't sit around at home on a saturday afternoon in our pants behind a keyboard bashing one off over the countryfile calendar whilst listening to our team on the wireless
posted on 17/2/13
Odd then that our home attendances are higher than yours every season
posted on 17/2/13
That actually has nothing to do with what I said.
We (JA606 Forest posters) were mostly at the game, and subsequently weren't contributing to the matchday thread.
You (JA606 Derby posters) were sat at home behind a computer screen contributing to the matchday thread.
Sorry if that makes us fickle
posted on 17/2/13
Oh yes, that's right; you all pitched up 'to welcome a legend home' didn't you?!!
#fickle #notlegend # nothome #plastic #pinkseats
posted on 17/2/13
Is billy renting out those bags that were hanging from his eyes and beating his heart , what a complete tool.