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August in Review
So it all came down to this. After a month of preparation, transfer talks and training, it was the opening day of the season. I was up against Reading, who used to be a good team in the BPL, so I couldn’t take chances.
After all the Match Build ups, fans chanting and journalists talking, it was just me and the boys. I told them to be calm, play your best and do it for the fans. It was time.
The Line Ups
Commentators
0’ - “Well ladies and gentlemen it’s that time of the year. The opening day of the season. And today we are watching Reading take on Nottingham Forest at the Madejski Stadium. And Reading get the game under way.”
20’
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– “And it’s Majeskwi on the ball. Passed to Greening, back to Majeskwi. Anderson makes a run, a through ball by Majeskwi…its through to Anderson! He is one on one, surely?
GOAL! Anderson scores Nottingham’s first goal under Mikhail Amod. Forest lead one nil.
49’
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– “Anderson is on the right wing, but is easily tackled by Kebe. Gunter picks up the ball around the halfway line. Knocks it past Kebe, looks up – he sees Miller making a run. It a 40 yards pass! Miller picks it up, lovely control. HE KNOCKS IT PAST THE KEEPER! It must be? Yes it is!
GOAL! Miller yets a lovely half volley and make it two nil.
88’
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– “Kebe is on the ball. A gives a lovely ball to Robson-Kanu! What a pass. Robson-Kanu on the ball. He dribbles past Gunter, hits a low cross! Simon Church scores!
GOAL! Reading are back in this! It’s 2-1”
93’
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– “Forest on the attack, but Kebe tackles Cohen. Reading on the break, could they pull of a lovely comeback. Robson-Kanu with a through ball to McAnuff. McAnuff is through on goal. He takes a shot from 20 yards. What is he thinking? Oh my word! He has scored!
GOAL! A lovely dipping shot from over 25 yards out. I don’t believe it! Reading have pulled an amazing 5 minutes comeback. John McAnuff in the 93rd minute. Mikhail Amod cannot believe it. And that ladies and gentlemen is the game. Amod will surely give him players a good lecture.
I couldn’t believe it. We had the lead. A two goal lead! And in the last five minutes we gave it away. I was angry.
“That was horrible. You guys play like champions for 85 minutes and then throw it all away! If you keep playing like that, we will never be in the Premier League! Get your act together guys. You played well for most of the match.”
It may seem harsh, but it was the truth. And it seemed to lift the players.
Capital One Cup
Nott Forest vs Rotherham
5 – 0
Goals – Paul Anderson (2), Andy Reid (2) and Ishmael Miller
Man of the Match – Paul Anderson
It was the first round of the Capital One Cup. And it was an outstanding performance. Although Rotherham are in League 2, the performance lifted the spirit of everyone. It was a great day for Anderson, who scored 2 and assisted two.
nPower Championship
Notts Forest vs Doncastor
4 – 1
Goals – Ishmael Miller (2), Luke Chambers and Wes Morgan
Man of the Match – Paul Anderson
A great victory in the Championship, which is my first. A good performance from Miller who grabbed two goals. Both my centre backs got one goal each – both of them have some power headers. Anderson picked up yet another man of the match award after getting a hat trick of assists.
nPower Championship
Burnley vs Notts Forest
1 – 0
Goals – none
Man Of the Match – Jay Rodríguez (Burnley)
A poor performance, and a boring match. Rodríguez scored the only goal, which was a 30 yard stunner in the 31st minute. We had seven shots, six on target. Their keeper was on fire.
nPower Championship
Notts Forest vs Blackpool
2 – 2
Goals – Ishmael Miller and Gareth McClearly
Man of the Match – Gareth McClearly
This was a big match. Blackpool were top and unbeaten. We were 5th. Miller scored in the 8th minute, but Blackpool equalised in the 58th. I thought we had won it when McClearly scored a rebound in the 73rd minute. But in the 81st minute Bogdanovic equalised again for Blackpool. Blackpool remained unbeaten, and we remain 5th.
Capital One Cup Round Two
Sheffield United vs Notts Forest
1 – 3
Goals – Wes Morgan (2) and Ishmael Miller
Man of the Match – Wes Morgan
It was the Capital One Cup. The board wants me to get to the 3rd round. I want to get to the Quarter Final. Wes Morgan scored again in the 34th minute. It was good to see him get another. But United equalised 3 minutes later. I thought I would be one of those days again. But we scored again in the 46th minute, it was Wes Morgan again! Miller sealed the game in the 86th minute. I won’t lie, I was scared in the last 10 minutes.
nPower Championship
East Midlands Derby - Derby County vs Notts Forest
0 – 4
Goals – Paul Anderson, Ishmael Miller, Luke Chambers and Andy Reid
Man of the Match – Paul Anderson
It was the East Midlands Derby. Both great rivals, both have been blessed with the godliness of Brian Clough. We got off to a flyer when Anderson scored in the 2nd minute. We doubled our lead in the 11th minute when Miller scored his 7th goal in 7 games. My centre back, Luke Chambers, scored a powerful header in the 17th minutes. In the 91st minute, to cap off a good day, Andy Reid scored the goal of the month. Anderson gave a long range cross which went past Miller, but Reid chest the ball and hit an absolute monstrous shot from an angle similar to Paolo Di Canio’s memorable volley.
As you can see, East Midland Derbies get intense