Transfer Rumour Carl Rushworth (16 Viewers)

biggymania

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He might be perceived as a safe investment, in that we'll get a return on him and in the meantime can continue to develop Dovin
I think that's what it is, too. If Dovin takes longer to return or struggles we still need a top drawer keeper, we know Wilson & Collins aren't at the level.

If Dovin comes back and can challenge for his place, then Rushworth looks like someone who will turn a profit if needed.
 

skybluelee

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Wasn't Gallacher's debut (or 2nd game) at Forest, Semi Final Leg 1 of the League Cup.? Pearce launched a sliding assault tackle (took man and ball) early on. Absolute thuggery. Would be a straight red these days.
Also, the penalty for 'handball' that came off Regis' knee, and the clear foul in the wall by Hodge on Gynn for the first goal scored by Pearce who, as you say, shouldn't have been on the pitch.

35 years and I'm still fuming. Christ knows how long it will take me to get over the Torp goal.
 

steve cooper

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Wasn't Gallacher's debut (or 2nd game) at Forest, Semi Final Leg 1 of the League Cup.? Pearce launched a sliding assault tackle (took man and ball) early on. Absolute thuggery. Would be a straight red these days.
Don't think hardly anyone got sent off in those days, I remember someone being sent off and it made main news headlines. Could have been Dave Mackay but not sure.
Yellow/red cards weren't introduced until 1976
Edit: gallagher was later, was still thinking Stein era
 

Grendel

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Haven’t the regulations on call backs changed and it’s normally only in transfer windows
 

Grendel

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Just normal policy so that if they have an injury problem like last year or he’s not getting agreed time he can come back.

Im sure he will get game time and they have four other keepers - two more senior than him
 

baldy

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Wasn't Gallacher's debut (or 2nd game) at Forest, Semi Final Leg 1 of the League Cup.? Pearce launched a sliding assault tackle (took man and ball) early on. Absolute thuggery. Would be a straight red these days.

Nah his debut was v Chelsea at home - that Forest match was 4 matches in
 

grahamparsons68

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Wasn't Gallacher's debut (or 2nd game) at Forest, Semi Final Leg 1 of the League Cup.? Pearce launched a sliding assault tackle (took man and ball) early on. Absolute thuggery. Would be a straight red these days.
Was in the crowd for that game in Nottingham half-baked on Taboo or something similar after travelling up on the train from Bath where I was studying.
He nearly put him in the crowd!
 

Shannerz

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Was in the crowd for that game in Nottingham half-baked on Taboo or something similar after travelling up on the train from Bath where I was studying.
He nearly put him in the crowd!
Should have been a straight red, even then. Then the ball hitting Cryrille's thigh and given as a pen, and Gynn getting barged out of the wall for the free kick winner. I still feel robbed now.

The terrace that day was frighteningly crammed.
 

Shannerz

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He scored against QPR and Grimsby in the LC. Can't remember who all the league goals were against but he definitely scored 7 in total.
He scored against Man United (great goal though we were 4 down at that point), then against Villa at home and Forest away.

I remember the Grimsby and QPR goals, but no idea about the other two.
 

The Philosopher

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I thought it was only 600K & Gallacher was then the record signing afterwards at 900K
It was £800k. Rangers paid £600k for him and sold him for a profit.

Listened to a Drinkell podcast / interview with him on it a bit ago. Slated Cov and said it was the biggest mistake of his career. He said that he scored headers a plenty pre-Cov and that we didn’t play to his strengths.

At the time we had Speedie, Regis, Bannister, Livingstone (breaking through and scoring goals) Keith Thompson (who scored about 20 goals in the Pontins league so could be classed as a forward).

David Smith out wide with Gallacher opposite could provide great crosses and Borrows similar from FB.

The suggestion that Drinkell wasn’t getting crosses to play to his strengths is BS. Speedie was banging in plenty of headers and he was a little bloke.

So, yes, what a stupid signing. We had plenty of strikers
 

CovRes

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It was £800k. Rangers paid £600k for him and sold him for a profit.

Listened to a Drinkell podcast / interview with him on it a bit ago. Slated Cov and said it was the biggest mistake of his career. He said that he scored headers a plenty pre-Cov and that we didn’t play to his strengths.

At the time we had Speedie, Regis, Bannister, Livingstone (breaking through and scoring goals) Keith Thompson (who scored about 20 goals in the Pontins league so could be classed as a forward).

David Smith out wide with Gallacher opposite could provide great crosses and Borrows similar from FB.

The suggestion that Drinkell wasn’t getting crosses to play to his strengths is BS. Speedie was banging in plenty of headers and he was a little bloke.

So, yes, what a stupid signing. We had plenty of strikers
My main memory of him was a decent cross coming in from the left and him leaping like a kebab and being back on the ground before the ball went over his head.
 

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