Awayiniyi

Big T not getting on the pitch and now behind Portugrealish. Still injured? Nuno not rating him? Will he still be here after Christmas?

I am guessing Nuno doesn’t have faith in him which is a shame. Hopefully Cooper doesn’t come in for him in January because by then Fester are going to need a train wreck to rescue their season.

I like Taiwo. He just needs some love. I sense Nuno isn’t the cuddly type.

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In the window, Nuno told the ownership we didn't need to look beyond Gimenez and Nketiah because if we didn't sign anybody in that class it was OK because Awoniyi and Wood were good enough. He rates him.

As to his fitness, he has had some struggles but he's still managed 50 games for us imagine relatively short spell, and he's only 27 let's not overreact. He is one of those players people like to write off for some reason, including after about 3 games. He's proven himself before and I suspect he will again, until we sign someone much better anyway.

Taiwo, in his current state of fitness and form, isn't trusted to come on in an away game against the plausible champions where any mistake could cost 2 points.
If Jota Silva keeps playing like that then he might be seen as our second choice striker, but there will be plenty of chances for Taiwo, I reckon. We really didn't want a random number generator in this game.

Impressed by Jota Silva. Wins a good amount in the air despite his size - he's got that knack of jumping at the right time.

But when Jota Silva came on he played wide right and Elanga went up top.

He’s leaving.

There is no way Nuno trusts him.

Shame.

Hope we get good money for him.

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If he was going to get minutes, today was the game. Wood was largely anonymous when we were getting over run. Brightons defence is skilled but slow. He will be gone in January for 40 million

Who’s paying that much?

Nobody. We’ll be lucky to get £20m.

Well maybe he’s still not fit? On the bench to sew a seed with the opposition?

And anyway, who would pay that kind of money for a guy that’s barely kicked a ball for 9 months?
(paging Chelsea)

I think we’d be lucky to get our money back on him at the moment….

We probably would, but let's not forget he played a huge part in keeping us up so even if we got nothing he has been worth it. As it is he's halfway through his contract in January so anything over £8.5M makes a profit this year.

There's no way anybody paying £40m for a Forest bench-warmer who is the wrong side of 27 and has a concerning injury record over the past 12 months. Maybe this time last year they would. If he goes is will likely be to Saudi Arabia. But I've said it before, Nuno rates him and said as much when we were in pursuit of Nketiah and Gimenez. He may be struggling for form and fitness at the moment, but I still think he might come good this season.

What he says and how he acts are two different things. Taiwo if not fit enough shouldn’t be on the bench. Nuno ignored him today. Basic psychology suggests he doesn’t trust him. If we get a sniff of an offer I think he is gone. And also the fact that we pursued a striker all summer.

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