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Mar 2025
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The Lack Of Great Number 9’s, Forest Sho...

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Why has the number of great out-and-out strikers dropped off so much? Are Nottingham Forest now favourites to claim a Champions League spot, after the top two? With just two points now separating three teams, who will go up automatically from the Championship?


Gary, Alan and Micah also discuss how managers can ‘burst onto the scene’ too, as 32-year-old Fabian Hürzeler continues to impress.


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