Strange one this. The defender we reportedly bid 10 million for in January is available on loan according to Karanka. He is being kept out by Danny Fox our ex full back who is now playing centre half and turning in some fantastic performances according to their fans

Good that he is wanting him to get games but find it amazing that a Championship club with money issues until the new guy came in can loan out top prospects.

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Forest pretty much sum up modern football. They’ve got a great academy, but the fans of theirs who are giddy about the current owner and his investment in overseas players, are the same ones who’ll be complaining about the dearth of English talent at the next World Cup.

Ben Brereton also looks like a promising talent, but is no longer getting a look in.

Watched Notts Forrest v WBA last week on TV. The Forrest defence contained Darikwa & Fox...................shudder.

Darikwa looked like his first touch and passing had deteriorated.

At £10 million we should be back in for him in January.
Let it be known now and agree a deal, then give him some game time with a loan.
He could very well be Tark's replacement because I can't see him being here next season.
He is every bit as good as Maguire.

NL Claret wrote:Darikwa looked like his first touch and passing had deteriorated.

Bloody hell, is that possible?

They've since signed a right back on loan.

ClaretTony wrote:Bloody hell, is that possible?

They've since signed a right back on loan.

This should allow Darikwa to play in his correct position of right winger, or so the myth goes.

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:This should allow Darikwa to play in his correct position of right winger, or so the myth goes.

Imagine a midfield of Darikwa on the right, Taylor on the left, with Tarks and Edgar in the middle

Dublin7Claret wrote:Imagine a midfield of Darikwa on the right, Taylor on the left, with Tarks and Edgar in the middle

Exactly! A near miss!

Darikwa did a job for us and played a key role in our title winning team. Never understood the anymosity toward him. The only thing he was guilty of was not being as good as lowton and trippier - our best two right backs in 30 plus years.

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Darikwa did a job for us and played a key role in our title winning team. Never understood the anymosity toward him. The only thing he was guilty of was not being as good as lowton and trippier - our best two right backs in 30 plus years.

What would Ian Wright say?

NL Claret wrote:Watched Notts Forrest v WBA last week on TV. The Forrest defence contained Darikwa & Fox...................shudder.

Darikwa looked like his first touch and passing had deteriorated.

I watched that game and thought Darikwa was excellent in the first half. In the second half as WBA got back into it, he made one or two panicky passes and lost possession a couple of times. Overall though he did OK.

People love to weigh in on an ex-player. He started our promotion season off really well and kept Lowton out for a long spell. Admittedly Lowton replacing him did seem overdue by the time it eventually happened after a poor display at 'boro. He did OK for us.

Cubanclaret wrote:I watched that game and thought Darikwa was excellent in the first half. In the second half as WBA got back into it, he made one or two panicky passes and lost possession a couple of times. Overall though he did OK.

People love to weigh in on an ex-player. He started our promotion season off really well and kept Lowton out for a long spell. Admittedly Lowton replacing him did seem overdue by the time it eventually happened after a poor display at 'boro. He did OK for us.

Agree, Darikwa looked at least adequate defensively and got forward well. He was raw with us but has probably matured.

I was impressed with Fox too - nothing spectacular but solid.

Cubanclaret wrote:I watched that game and thought Darikwa was excellent in the first half. In the second half as WBA got back into it, he made one or two panicky passes and lost possession a couple of times. Overall though he did OK.

People love to weigh in on an ex-player. He started our promotion season off really well and kept Lowton out for a long spell. Admittedly Lowton replacing him did seem overdue by the time it eventually happened after a poor display at 'boro. He did OK for us.

People love to weigh in more on current players and there are some extreme love ins on ex players.

Darikwa from the first competitive game looked suspect for me. I never weigh in on players , there's simply some who I don't rate and Derek falls into that category.

NL Claret wrote:People love to weigh in more on current players and there are some extreme love ins on ex players.

Darikwa from the first competitive game looked suspect for me. I never weigh in on players , there's simply some who I don't rate and Derek falls into that category.

I think we hit the panic button a little bit when Lowton picked up the injury at Fleetwood in pre-season and we knew it was going to be a few weeks. Darikwa had played well against us a few days earlier. Interestingly, he signed when McParland was here and it was McParland who took him to Forest.

I liked Darikwa and at one point he should of replaced Lowton but since that sticky spell Lowton has come on leaps and bounds and been like a modern day Dennis Irwin for us.

That cross for the Vokes goal at Arsenal will never be forgotton though. If it ever all clicks for Darikwa he will be a special player.

See our neighbours down the road are in for Ben Brereton from Forest.

Bizarre what the new owners at Forest are doing if we are being honest.

Well he had his chance to move to the Prem as an understudy to Tarkowski, but both club and player thought it best for him to stay. Now he’s being kept out of the squad by a duo of Michael Dawson and Michael Hefele

TopCat wrote:At £10 million we should be back in for him in January.

I don’t see why we should. Aside from the fact Forest have proven themselves a nightmare to deal with (whether that be their fault or ours), I just don’t see where he fits in. We have Dunne, our own prospect, who I’d much rather see us develop. We even have Kevin Long still so we’re not short on basic back up.