Rival Watch

[YorkshireRoyal99]

I think from the size of the club and support, players would be more "interested" in Forest than either Fulham or Bournemouth. But obviously that isn't the only determining factor in a players' decision to join a club. It is difficult to say either way really.

[Stranded]

I think from the size of the club and support, players would be more "interested" in Forest than either Fulham or Bournemouth. But obviously that isn't the only determining factor in a players' decision to join a club. It is difficult to say either way really.

Forest are the new boys and reports today that the PL are opening an investigation into their owner - I think they will be at the back of the queue for PL signings. Fulham and Bournemouth have much more history of late in the top flight.

[genome]

He's being investigated for match fixing in his home country... Huddersfield were denied two stonewall penalties in a referee's final game....

[From Despair To Where?]

Fulham will be the bigger draw of the three for a whole host of reasons. They have spent the majority if this century in thr top flight, on paper they have the strongest squad and they are in London rather than some provincial City or God's waiting room.

Nothing against Nottingham, but to your average footballer, it will not have the pull of London or Manchester or Liverpool or Newcastle.

[NathStPaul]

Fulham will be the bigger draw of the three for a whole host of reasons. They have spent the majority if this century in thr top flight, on paper they have the strongest squad and they are in London rather than some provincial City or God's waiting room.

Nothing against Nottingham, but to your average footballer, it will not have the pull of London or Manchester or Liverpool or Newcastle.

Fulham are also owned by a legit multi billionaire which helps matters somewhat. I think their previous Premier League season will have taught them a valuable lesson too, they left it far too late to recruit players.

[YorkshireRoyal99]

Yeah Fulham seem to be best placed to try and pull players in with a lot of factors, but they don't compete with Forest in terms of fanbase and size of club. How much that means to someone new in English football, I don't know, but there are pro's and con's to both.

[NathStPaul]

Thing with Forest is they may as well go for it now, no point in being a Norwich who just sit back and accept relegation. They have waited too long to get to the Premier League to not do all they can to stay there. Forest need at least one player in every position IMO so it is going to be a costly venture but they may as well go shit or bust.

[Franconian Royal]

I’d prefer to Forest, nicer club, not such oxf*rds like at FulOlham. Never got to see Cloughie, but from what I’ve heard a great brand of football and they played really nice football against us in both games.
I’d hope they stay up and FulOlham get relegated with a very low points total.

[leon]

I’d prefer to Forest, nicer club, not such oxf*rds like at FulOlham. Never got to see Cloughie, but from what I’ve heard a great brand of football and they played really nice football against us in both games.
I’d hope they stay up and FulOlham get relegated with a very low points total.

Have spent a game in the away end at Wimbledon with Forest fans. Inbred witless oafs.

[South Coast Royal]

Fulham will be the bigger draw of the three for a whole host of reasons. They have spent the majority if this century in thr top flight, on paper they have the strongest squad and they are in London rather than some provincial City or God's waiting room.

Nothing against Nottingham, but to your average footballer, it will not have the pull of London or Manchester or Liverpool or Newcastle.

Disagree a bit on God's waiting room.

Players often have young families and I do believe that Bournemouth have attracted players in the past by offering a safe (ish) area with the seaside etc appealing to those with kids.

They managed to get Ryan Christie from Celtic and Kieffer Moore last season when Premier clubs were supposedly interested and the likes of Billing, Solanke , Lerma (£25 million!!) and Ramsdale in previous seasons whereas Fulham haven't added many over the past few seasons at great cost apart from Mitrovic.
Also they pay big bucks and I suspect the Russian hierarchy at the club have ways and means of offering many roubles as signing-on fees.

[NathStPaul]

Oh come on Vic, people go down to Bournemouth to die. Also see Eastbourne.

[Hendo]

Oh come on Vic, people go down to Bournemouth to die. Also see Eastbourne.

Average age in the 3 promoted locations:

Bournemouth: 44.3
Nottingham: 43.8
Fulham: 35.0

Not unsurprising to see Fulham as the youngest, being in London and all that.

But there isn't much to choose between Bournemouth and Nottingham.

[Franchise FC]

Oh come on Vic, people go down to Bournemouth to die. Also see Eastbourne.

Average age in the 3 promoted locations:

Bournemouth: 44.3
Nottingham: 43.8
Fulham: 35.0

Not unsurprising to see Fulham as the youngest, being in London and all that.

But there isn't much to choose between Bournemouth and Nottingham.

Given the significant quantity of students in N’ham I find that stat a little difficult to believe

[NathStPaul]

Oh come on Vic, people go down to Bournemouth to die. Also see Eastbourne.

Average age in the 3 promoted locations:

Bournemouth: 44.3
Nottingham: 43.8
Fulham: 35.0

Not unsurprising to see Fulham as the youngest, being in London and all that.

But there isn't much to choose between Bournemouth and Nottingham.

Given the significant quantity of students in N’ham I find that stat a little difficult to believe

But they wouldn't technically live there would they? They aren't permanent residents of Nottingham.

[Hendo]

Average age in the 3 promoted locations:

Bournemouth: 44.3
Nottingham: 43.8
Fulham: 35.0

Not unsurprising to see Fulham as the youngest, being in London and all that.

But there isn't much to choose between Bournemouth and Nottingham.

Given the significant quantity of students in N’ham I find that stat a little difficult to believe

But they wouldn't technically live there would they? They aren't permanent residents of Nottingham.

Yeah, I think unless they changed their address on the electoral roll, they wouldn't be considered.

Also, surely, the same would apply to Bournemouth

EDIT - references below:

Bournemouth - https://www.plumplot.co.uk/Bournemouth-population.html
Nottingham https://www.nottinghamshireinsight.org.uk/research-areas/key-facts-about-nottinghamshire/

[Simon's Church]

QPR apparently bringing in Michael Beale as their new manager, seems to be very highly rated coach. Interesting to see how he gets on in his first management role.

[NathStPaul]

[paultheroyal]

QPR apparently bringing in Michael Beale as their new manager, seems to be very highly rated coach. Interesting to see how he gets on in his first management role.

saving me a google - where is he from? background.

[Simon's Church]

QPR apparently bringing in Michael Beale as their new manager, seems to be very highly rated coach. Interesting to see how he gets on in his first management role.

saving me a google - where is he from? background.

Worked his way up through Chelsea, then Liverpool and has been working with Gerrard at Rangers and Villa.

[paultheroyal]

QPR apparently bringing in Michael Beale as their new manager, seems to be very highly rated coach. Interesting to see how he gets on in his first management role.

saving me a google - where is he from? background.

Worked his way up through Chelsea, then Liverpool and has been working with Gerrard at Rangers and Villa.

Thank you - sound grounding etc.