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at 15:06 10 Aug 2014

Can't really disagree with anything that's been put by anyone on this post. I went yesterday and came away immensely proud of the players and even more so the manager. We dug in, and looking back we got undone by two great strikes, the first which hit the post and the rebound was put in by the lad Antonio. Yes you can argue that perhaps rightly both strikes should have been closed down much quicker, but throughout the game we kept the Forest fans quiet which is testament to how we played.

Personally when I haven't managed to get to a game I've liked it when somebody has gone through player by player and included a little comment on their performance. This perhaps even more useful for those who haven't manage to catch a glimpse of our new signings.

Joe Lewis - Couldn't have done anything about either goal. Came to collect the ball from corners and crosses numerous times, something we didn't see often with Gilks. Confident he will be a big player for us this season.

Tony Mcmahon - We know what we get from him. 100% player didn't do much wrong but was caught out of position quite a bit and was often fooled by the long diag Andy Reid persisted on playing.

Donervan Daniels - Unlike some of the other players I've seen play before for other teams before I'd never seen this kid play before and so didn't know what to expect. I was very impressed with him, looks reasonably quick, good in the air, composed with the ball at his feet and wasn't fazed and did well against two very good Forest strikers. On yesterdays showing, a much better defender and prospect than Mcgahey.

Peter Clarke - Solid enough. Led the youngster Daniels well and won most in the air. He looked pretty slow on yesterdays showing but that could be an injustice to him as he was marking Assombalonga who looked lightning quick. Looks a better player and option than Mackenzie.

David Perkins - Played left back yesterday. Got forward well at times and looked fairly decent on the ball. Restricted as many crosses as he could and did well for a fill in left back.

Lundstram - Got to say, and I don't know why, but I thought he was more of an attacking midfielder but judging by yesterday he is more of a defensive minded midfielder. He looked okay. Nothing more, nothing less. He could be a very good player for us though, he showed glimpses with some long passes and a well hit strike in the second half. Whilst he looked quite good in a few challenges, he did shirk a few also.

Mellis - Looked very good to me. Composed on the ball, can't remember him giving the ball away once. Never tried to over-complicate things and looked half-decent in a tackle. If Riga can get the best out of this lad we have a player on our hands.

Orlandi - Class. From the opening stages you could just tell he has something special. Good on the ball, was the only one who looked like creating an opening going forward. He got back and defended well as well, with a few key blocks and headers. If we can keep him fit and add a few decent players around him I'm fairly confident for this season.

Cywka - Looked all right. Grew into the game second half with a few decent runs. Looked fairly lightweight first half and lost the ball a little bit. He will be a good squad player.

Zenjov - Showed some good touches. He's not awful and definitely better than some of the squad players we had last year ie - Haroun, Ecclestone etc. But I hope it is as a squad player he remains.

Delfouneso - Was fairly isolated. Showed glimpses of quality and got back well from time to time. I think once MIller is fit and registered he will be the main striker but the Fonz is a more than adequate back-up and as we've seen before he can do a job on the wing.

Obviously my comments are based upon one game and players such as Cywka and Zenjov may go on to stamp a well-deserved place in the team. But overall I was fairly impressed yesterday considering the situation we've found ourselves in, thanks to our great owner. Add Oriol, Cubero and MIller into that team as well as a few more new signings for the wings and maybe a centre back and we should be fine this season.

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