Week 4

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Week 4

Bluebird99 · Cult Status

Wolves 1-2 Nottingham Forest
Davies-Evans impressed with Ramsey contribution

Steve Davies-Evans was quick to praise on-loan midfielder Aaron Rameys contribution that has help forest claim 2 wins in 4 days against a sorry Wolves side.

Ramsey opened his Forest account as Forest dumoed Wolves out of the cup on Monday night and the "Welsh Wizzard" got a brace as Forest moved to 3rd in the early season runnings. We spoke to a reflective Steve Davies-Evans today who claimed he was pleased to be sitting pretty at the right end of the table.

Media - Steve, you're side managed to boss the game without ever really getting out of second gear today. Are you pleased with the win?

SDE - Yeah without question. We had to work hard for it though and we didnt exactly make it easy for ourselves when we gifted them the opening goal but I was delighted with the sides character to come back and claim the win.

Media - Aaron Ramsey put in man of the match performance today, how glad are you to have him in your side?

SDE - Well Arron is going hopefully be an important player for this season and I thought he really showed what he is caepable of doing today. Our midfield was the difference today and Wolves just couldn't cope with him. He's got 3 goals in 4 days now so he is understandably buzzing now. He can't sit back on this though and I want to see him trying to better that performance often.

Media - I can only imagine that Stuart Price was happy to see Ramsey pick up another 2 goals?

SDE - Well I should imagine so, Aaron his his player and we are thankful to Stuart for allowing him to some to us. He is getting game time and whilst he is helping us, he is also getting alot of experience under his belt.

Media - Inacio Pia has been instumental in your sides good form recently, fans will be alittle surprised that he left to join Reggina this week?

SDE - Yeah we wish Inacio all the best and thank him for his good work while he was here. The simple fact though is we need to get a squad and we were made an offer to enhance the squad that little but more. We haven't got bottemless pits of cash so we need to wheel and deal when possible to build a good enough squad to compete. I'm sure the fans don't want more seasons like last year so they need to understand that I'm doing the best for the club so we can move forward.

Media - Three tough games for you now Steve, is this make of break?

SDE - I wouldn't say so. I we have a home game against Reading which is two inform sides and we will be doing everything possible to win the game. We then travel to Leeds which we know will be very hard as they are top of the table for a reason. They will win the league this season in my eyes so we will have to be on top form to get a positive result. We then have a game against Fulham and everyone knows that Terry Manifold's sides are never easy to beat so again - we will have to be on form but we feel we can something from all these games and if we do then I will be happy. We finished the season last year on 11 points and we already have 6 from 3 games so we are moving in the right direction. If anyone had offered me 3rd place after 3 games and to be a point ahead of the likes of Sunderland at this point, I would have bitten their hand of, but we need to build now and try and stay in the playoffs for as long as possible.

Luke_C · Cult Status

Coakley disappointed with sloppy start

Luke what do you make of this seasons league with Juventus have already dropped unexpected points and moneybags Genoa top the table?

"Its a very strong league and we have Fiorentina and Parma to add to the equation and its hard to rule out Sampdoria and Inter at the moment who have some good quality although not maybe the depth to sustain a challenge.

I have been very surprised that Juventus have already dropped a number of points so early in the season but they have such quality that no one will be ruling them out that's for sure and I believe they are still the bookmakers favourites. Genoa im unsure what to make of, they have great quality and although they have aging stars they have the financial muscle to keep things ticking over so its an interesting time for them and interesting to watch. I think we will see some teams fall away in the next few weeks so we will have to be ready to push on when they do slip up."

and how do you feel about the start to your season so far?

"Our start has been disappointing, very sloppy and frustrating. We need to be sharper all over the pitch and show a bit more quality but we are still playing good football and we are not far from getting it right. I thought we would have more points than we have and we are playing catch up but I have faith in my players and faith that I can add to the squad to make us a stronger opposition."

Do you feel you need to add to the current squad?

"We need strengthening all over and in week 5 of the season we will see a hell of a lot of money coming into the club to invest in players. Pato is leaving but will be replaced with Walcott on loan while Lennon will be sold but be returning for the season on loan so effectively for this season we are stronger and with extra money to spend. We need to be stronger in defence, score more from midfield and sharper upfront so ill be looking at all positions. The scouting window will be interesting but at the same time if the right players are not available we wont spend for the sake of it, we know what we want and we will go full out to get it."

Will that be the total number of sales before the scouting window?

"Its all im willing to confirm with you until a deal is complete."

What are your thoughts on the loss to Barcelona?

"We gave it a go but in the end we were simply not good enough and it hurts me to say that. The fans have been waiting to get back into Europe and that performance just wasn't up to the standard expected. I do think the score slightly flattered Barcelona but credit to them they were better in both boxes than us and had that extra bit of composure. We will look at that and maybe things need to change for the next game in Europe and to take a different approach to the way we play but we wont give up on the dream and we keep working until we get it right."

-- Edited by Milan on Tuesday 2nd of June 2009 11:41:34 AM

-- Edited by Milan on Tuesday 2nd of June 2009 11:41:57 AM

Spartikus47 · Cult Status

New signings "imminant" at Sampdoria after good start

Sampdoria boss Mark Rollings today confirmed that the club had reached an agreement with city rivals Genoa for the signature of striker Giuseppe Sculli, and suggested other signings were imminant as the Blucheriati looked to build on their good start to the season. Sculli, surpless to requirments at Genoa, will sign for their city rivals in a cut price £4.2 million deal and Rollings is said to be extatic at the capture. The Sampdoria boss has also revealed to friends he is "on the brink" of capturing two more players (thought to be a Goalkeeper and a centre back) from within the Italian leagues.

Life appears to be rosy at the Genoa based club currently and club bosses today confirmed they had earmarked a "significant" amount of the clubs to increase stadium capacity at the clubs ground. A club spokesman added;

"Everyone at this football club appreciates just how special our fans are and it was the suggestion of the club management that some of the bank balance be redirected into increasing our capacity at Luigi Ferrais. We anticipate the increase will not only allow more of our magnificent fans through the gates, but also provide a significantly increase in revenue streams going forward.

Liam · Cult Status

So what did you think of your game against Chelsea?

I was very pleased to go 1-0 up, and the fact that Michael Owen scored on his debut at Villa Park was pleasing. I wasn't expecting much from the game to be honest as they have a strong squad available. I thought my players battled hard and to lose 3-1 showed our strength too.

What is your opinion on your next fixtures?

As our next fixtures are Liverpool & Man Utd, I am not expecting too many points to be floating my way. This would mean that out of our first 5 games, we have played the 'Power 4' (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool then Utd). I have told the players not to be too disheartened if we do drop into relegation after this as things can only get easier after these extremely hard fixtures.

Thanks for your time

No problem, Cheers.

Bluebird99 · Cult Status

Nottm Forest [3rd] v Reading [2nd] (Preview)

Nottingham Forest manager has new loan signing Jonatghan Howson to call on and the young striker is likely to go straight into the team to parter Matt Green after Inacio Pia joined Italian outfit Reggina last week. Forest have started the season well, currently sitting 3rd in the League 1 table after taking 6 from a possible 9 points this season but, this is their toughest game to date and many pundits have tipped this game to finish in a draw. We managed to speak to Forest manager Steve Davies-Evans and asked him a few questions ahead of tomorrows games.

Media - Steve, What sort of shape are your team in ahead of tomorrows game?

SDE - They are in great shape, we have a full team to choose from and hopefully we will get a positive result from the game.

Media - Do you think you have enough to win the game?

SDE - Well we always believe we can win games but we understand that this is a very tough game for us and we will have to be at the very top of our game if we are going to take 3 points. Reading will be up there this season and ultimatley - we are not really able to compete with the top 4 sides throughout the whole seasons but we will seehow it goes. We have had a decent start and I hope that we can hold firm keep improving all the time.

Media - You mentioned last week the importance of constant improvement, is this the biggest thing about this season?

SDE - Asolutley, we finished with 11 points last season and won 1 game. We have already won 2 games out of 3 and we are on 6 points so another 6 and we will have beaten last years totals which will already mean we have improved. That was my first target and I set the players so the sooner we get to that, the better and then we will look to set a benchmark for next season.

Media - Do you have any players coming in this week?

SDE - I hope to have a couple byt the end of the weekend. We have Redondo coming in on loan from Cardiff has already shown he is a great partner for Aaron [Ramsey] so I'm excited about seeing those two playing together. As for the other deal, We have agreed a deal 2 weeks ago for a player to go out but we are awaiting confirmation from the other manager involved.

Media - Good luck this week

SDE - Diolch [Welsh for Thank you]

Ashley-ccfc16' · Cult Status

Torino FC name Ashley Davies as manager.