Bournemouth or Forest

[Rjk]

who would you like to go up in the second automatic spot this season?

from a selfish point of view, forest aren't likely to be as strong next season, they'll lose Spence, and a good chance of losing Brennan Johnson - although that will give them plenty of money to invest.

On the other hand, if Bournemouth mess it up again them be into their last season of parachute payments and then they'll be in big trouble if they didn't go up. they have spent heavily and have tiny crowds so there's no way they could sustain their squad if they lose the parachute money. I think their average crowd is about 9k.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

who would you like to go up in the second automatic spot this season?

from a selfish point of view, forest aren't likely to be as strong next season, they'll lose Spence, and a good chance of losing Brennan Johnson - although that will give them plenty of money to invest.

On the other hand, if Bournemouth mess it up again them be into their last season of parachute payments and then they'll be in big trouble if they didn't go up. they have spent heavily and have tiny crowds so there's no way they could sustain their squad if they lose the parachute money. I think their average crowd is about 9k.

Don't we get £1m from Bournemouth if they go up?

[Rjk]

Don't we get £1m from Bournemouth if they go up?

didn't realize that, well that's me persuaded

[NYCBlue]

Forest for me.

[the other bob wilson]

Can I say Huddersfield as the answer to the question?

[Rjk]

Can I say Huddersfield as the answer to the question?

you can, but I can't see that happening

[lardy]

Probably Forest. It's been long enough for them.

[Mario Miethig]

Forest for me. Don’t like either club, but for some reason dislike Bournemouth more.

[Wales-Bales]

who would you like to go up in the second automatic spot this season?

from a selfish point of view, forest aren't likely to be as strong next season, they'll lose Spence, and a good chance of losing Brennan Johnson - although that will give them plenty of money to invest.

On the other hand, if Bournemouth mess it up again them be into their last season of parachute payments and then they'll be in big trouble if they didn't go up. they have spent heavily and have tiny crowds so there's no way they could sustain their squad if they lose the parachute money. I think their average crowd is about 9k.

Johnson will be in the last year of his contract, so they will either sell or possibly renew if they get promoted. Lot's of interest from other clubs with Spurs the latest to be mentioned, along with Brentford, Newcastle, Everton, West Ham, Leeds and Leicester, and the fans of just about every other Premier League club. I personally think Liverpool should take a punt and train him up as a long-term replacement for Salah, as they do have some similarities, although that would depend on him reaching his full potential. He is currently valued at £20-25m.

Regarding promotion, Bournemouth have to improve at some point, they can't let the chance slip through their fingers after they were so far ahead. Their game against Forest should be worth a watch, although the outcome is hard to predict.

[19bluebirds27]

Bournemouth by any means if it means we get an the add on for Moore transfer - I wouldn’t be surprised if this is already earmarked towards our transfer kitty.

As for the playoffs would like to see Nathan Jones take Luton up.

[Hilts]

Forest.

Love it if Bournemouth fecked up.

[City123]

Forest

[Stanmore Bluebird]

Forest. Primarily to keep Kieffer Moore in the Championship- he didn’t seem to try in a City shirt this season.

[Rjk]

Forest. Primarily to keep Kieffer Moore in the Championship- he didn’t seem to try in a City shirt this season.

I think he tried just as much, just the team was far worse at creating chances for him

[dml1954]

Forest. Primarily to keep Kieffer Moore in the Championship- he didn’t seem to try in a City shirt this season.

And chuck away a £1m ‘bonus’ on the Keiffer Moore transfer ?

[Pedro de la Rosa]

And chuck away a £1m ‘bonus’ on the Keiffer Moore transfer ?

It might be more than that? We need Bournemouth to go up one way or another

[Pearcey3]

Forest

[William Treseder]

Forest, for the simple reason, i’d like to see how well Cooper can do at the highest level.

[Wales-Bales]

Tasty Tuesday coming up, if Forest win they will both be on 82 points, with Bournemouth at least two goals behind on GD.

[2b2bdoo]

Forest.

I said at the time we missed a trick the Cooper

[Dave Blue]

All very well saying Forest but that’s 6 points a season going south.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

All very well saying Forest but that’s 6 points a season going south.

If Leeds come back down, problem solved.

[Wales-Bales]

I hope Bournemouth win to get Brooks & Moore into the Premier League, Johnson will end up there either way.

[Dorcus]

Forest for me, proper top echelon club.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Forest for me, proper top echelon club.

Not sure I agree. After WW1 Forest spent 18 of their next 51 seasons in the top flight. After promotion in 1977 they won the league in their first season back and spent 16 years in the top flight. Only twice in those 16 years did they finish outside the top half, with 7 finishes in the top 5. In the 28 seasons since Clough stepped down, 4 have been in the top division.

Since WW1 Forest have had 38 seasons in the top flight, 57 in the 2nd tier and 5 in the third.