We held another Nottingham Forest weekly webchat on Friday, September 6.
Reds reporter Sarah Clapson was in the hotseat, answering your questions and responding to your comments.
And while it might be the international break, there was still plenty to talk about!
Sabri Lamouchi’s men went into the fortnight’s respite on the back of a seven-match unbeaten run, having made a positive start to the campaign.
They will be looking to maintain that momentum when the action resumes with a trip to Swansea City in little more than a week’s time.
Can they keep it going? Which of the summer signings have most impressed?
We answered your questions and much more on Friday, with all your burning queries discussed.
You can recap the webchat in full below...
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Thank you as ever for getting involved, much appreciated. Sorry if I didn’t get chance to answer your question. But there will be another webchat next Friday, so do get involved then.
In the meantime, enjoy your weekend!
Thanks,
Sarah
Off the top of my head, don’t think Yacob has made a matchday squad yet. So that would put him in the other group of players.
Lamouchi spoke the other week about how the squad he is working with are the ones who have been involved in games.
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Hi Mark, pretty certain Pantilimon is not among the group training with the first-team squad. Lamouchi only mentioned Samba, Muric and Smith when talking about goalkeepers the other week.
From Mark A - on fringe players
Hi Sarah. You mention Pantillimon and Yacob - do you know if they are training with the first team squad or have they joined the remainder of those who knew they were not going to be picked eg Clough ?
Can see why clubs are keen to keep that side of things quiet, although it’s something everyone else is keen to know!
Preparation is key, and Forest are making sure no stone is left uncovered. As Lamouchi frequently mentions, it’s the small details that count.
There’s quite a long list on there, so would imagine a fair few of them are the ones you spotted in tracksuits!
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Hi JK, just had a quick look on the official website and looks like there’s a number of first-team staff now listed on there.
From JK - on coaching staff
Any update on the make-up of the coaching staff?
Against Birmingham we counted 16 people in tracksuits on the pitch for the warm-up while Brum had 4! What do all these people do?
From Kieran - on outgoings
Hi Sarah,
Any idea on the kind of fees we received for Cummings and Ariyibi?
Would expect him to come back into the XI once back up to scratch. Such a quality player and can find that killer pass to unlock defences, as he showed last weekend.
A nice problem for Lamouchi to have, though. Got a number of players who all bring something different and will suit particular games.
There’s a lot of different combinations for those central midfield/attacking roles, with a few players capable of playing either/or.
Agree with you, Bostock has done well when he’s played. And Sow made a big difference when he came on against Preston.