Brentford Away

Time to claw back some FFP sanction points.

3-1 to Robin Hood.

We have the momentum from our cup win. Brentford have none from their defeat. Ask any pundit - when you have the momentum you are unstoppable. As long as you remember to take the momentum with you. Imagine getting halfway down the M1 only to realise that you've left the momentum behind.
Anyway, the perfect result would be a 1-0 win with an own goal, an xG of zero and Thomas Frank spontaneously combusting, but I fear Brentford will wrestle the momentum off (of) us with a 2-0 win (Toney with at least 1 of them).

Double header Saturday, Quin's V Ulster at 1pm, Brentford v Forest at 530.

You’re forgetting County v Stockport at 3pm

I can get from Twickenham to home and back to Kew Bridge, but not sure throwing in a trip to Nottingham and back in between is doable.

Err when did Ingo do boring Match thread titles. This does not portend well. So a draw. (which is decent because we are above them...)

Chicago: Looking for Pizzaz!

Unless MGW's injury is a bluff, I think I'm expecting the same team as the one that started on Wednesday but with the full backs swapped for Montiel and Toff.

Nuno said in today’s press conference.

No Elanga. Not sure when back, but not tomorrow.

No MGW - one more week, hopefully.

Felipe, Taiwo, Origi back

He said Felipe, Taiwo and Origi and ready for selection tomorrow?

According to the Beeb.

Nottingham Forest head coach Nuno Espirito Santo: "We have to balance the squad due to the absences and the numbers in the squad.

"This is the work we are doing.

"We hope [Anthony] Elanga will be back soon, we are not sure yet, but tomorrow for sure he is not available.

"Morgan [Gibbs-White] already did his scan. Unfortunately, he has an injury - he is recovering, he is getting better, but for now he is not available. One more week hopefully.

"We have Felipe, Taiwo [Awoniyi], Divock [Origi], that's enough, more than enough

I'm not sure he's saying that they are available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S18jNcjfLck

The question (about 47seconds in) that he gave that answer to was "any other injury concerns?", I think he's saying they are the other players out through injury not that they are back.

Edit: especially when after 2 minutes, he's asked about Origi leaving and explicitly says he's injured at the moment.

Bloody Beeb. Probably the Russians.

I hadn’t noticed that Brentford had lost 5 games in a row. I know they’ve been bad but that’s SSC sacked levels.

Toney is referring to himself as “Big Dog’s back. Big Dog’s back.”
Touch of the Billiez?

The media circus around his return is absolutely bonkers. He's even aluded that he's got a special goal celebration lined up. We really need to shove it down their throats.

I wonder if he’ll pretend to write out a betting slip?

Sorry. I wonder if Big Dog will pretend to write out a betting slip?