Conceding late on is becoming a horrible habit

One of the most sickening things I have experienced in my life is watching 3,000+ away fans at the City Ground go beserk when they have scored an important late goal. Forest have a nasty habit of conceding late on, just when you think things are going well and the journey home will be a pleasant one.

If Leeds were going to win, then I would sooner they had been the ones who dominated and had the match sewn up long before the final whistle. But to do it just a minute from the time was absolutely heart-wrenching, especially after we had outplayed them in the second half following a poor first 45 minutes.

That said, I certainly didn't lose any sleep over it, like I did after the match against Yeovil. Now that was devastating. At least, we're only three matches into the season, and our promotion chances have not been dealt a death blow.
But, the sooner we get off the starting blocks the better, because sooner or later the table is going to start taking shape, and we could be in danger of losing sight of the chasing pack. It was only our excellent start to last season that kept us in the top three for most of the campaign after all.

The first half was dreadful against Leeds. The defence got caught out time and time again, and the midfield was in no-man's land. But after the break, they were excellent. We created chances, we looked good on the wings, and Leeds never got a sniff...until the back four switched off in the 89th minute that is, and Leeds snatched all three points which they didn't really deserve at all.

I can't help but blame Colin Calderwood for making two substitutions. I was disappointed to see Junior Agogo go off for Nathan Tyson. Agogo looked very sharp up front, and looked capable of scoring, but Tyson didn't do very much at all. And although Kris Commons had for most of the afternoon been completely anonymous, he was just starting to play a bit better when he was replaced by Felix Bastians. We could have done with Commons on the pitch in injury time just in case there was a free-kick.

Overall, although obviously gutted by the result, I was very encouraged by our performance in the second half. It's just a shame they never seem to be able to play well over 90 minutes. What is it that Calderwood says to them at half time that he doesn't before the match? Is it that he doesn't do his pre-match homework on the opposition? If this is the case, he should not be manager of Nottingham Forest Football Club, or any other team for that matter.