Dan Harding: Nottingham Forest owe it to Alex McLeish to up their performance levels
NOTTINGHAM Forest owe it to Alex McLeish to up their performance levels – and have so far let the new manager down, says Dan Harding.
The straight-talking Reds defender says the team must immediately bounce back from their 'unacceptable' defeat at the hands of League One Oldham in the FA Cup.
-
Dan Harding
"We have got the quality here to be doing better than we are," said Harding. "The gaffer said it as soon as he walked through the door – he feels the quality here is better than other clubs he has been at.
"He has been at some successful clubs in the past, so I am pretty certain we have the quality. It is just about finding the right balance.
Business Cards From Only £10.95 Delivered www.myprint-247.co.uk
View detailsOur heavyweight cards have FREE UV silk coating, FREE next day delivery & VAT included. Choose from 1000's of pre-designed templates or upload your own artwork. Orders dispatched within 24hrs.
Terms: Visit our site for more products: Business Cards, Compliment Slips, Letterheads, Leaflets, Postcards, Posters & much more. All items are free next day delivery. www.myprint-247.co.uk
Contact: 01858 468192
Valid until: Friday, May 31 2013
"We need to learn from these mistakes, we need to bounce back from this.
"Since the gaffer has been here, he has been first class with all of us and we feel we have let him down.
"He has new ideas, it is a new regime and we are getting used to that. There is an opportunity for the lads to show him what we can do, in training and in games. We need to do that."
Harding admits the players were surprised by the decision to sack Sean O'Driscoll.
But he believes the appointment of McLeish is a positive sign of the owners' ambitions.
"We did not see the change coming, but that is what the owners have decided to do and it is our job as players just to get on with things. It is also our job to show the new boss what we can do as a team," he said.
"It is a sign of their ambition that they made a change. They obviously have a vision for the club and they want to achieve things. As players we want to achieve things as well."
Harding says Forest must now toughen up at home.
"If we are going to achieve anything this year, we need to be winning matches at home and picking up points away from home as well," he said.
Comments
by mickycolosus
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 8:57PM
“figaro1 And you could say it another way. He got through at least 10 I can think of. And Ive maybe missed a few. Did you also know that John Pemberton was not sacked either! You could also say the Al Hasawi's have only sacked one manager they employed, not two, that is also a fact.! Respect to Joe Kinnear and Steve McLaren who both had the decency to resign rather than wait to be pushed.”
by figaro1
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 2:24PM
“Brinders great.
Just for the record ND sacked 3 managers in 13 plus years.
It worries me the current owners have sacked2 in less than 6 months.”
by paul72
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 5:58AM
“Harding needs to more than most what a donkey ! Coutts will skin him week Saturday!”
by redsong
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 12:04AM
“Brinders - brilliant!
At least the quality of comedy on this forum is on a high at the moment!”
by No_You_ShutUp
Tuesday, January 08 2013, 9:12PM
“As the players happily line up to cash their weekly pay checks, take a moment to remember what it is for. Put simply, Walk the Talk.”
by SlickSpoons
Tuesday, January 08 2013, 5:13PM
“Any fool could see that poor old SOD was out of his depth. He was a tadpole swimming in a sea of sharks.
Big Eck knows the Premier League like the back of his hand. I predict it'll take him four years to build a team capable of reaching the playoffs, and after that, as we all know, anything is possible!”
by desnffc
Tuesday, January 08 2013, 4:12PM
“Am I really the only person on here that thinks Harding is useless?? I also think Cohen would be a better leftback”
by ferryboy
Tuesday, January 08 2013, 2:07PM
“I said it last week and i will say it again. Dont just talk about it. Just do it. COYR”
by farcall2
Tuesday, January 08 2013, 1:54PM
“Brinders mate, you'll be taking holidays with mexico mart next, dont let this forum get you down,..al”
by cliftonred1
Tuesday, January 08 2013, 1:10PM
“NOTTINGHAM Forest owe it to Alex McLeish to up their performance levels – and have so far let the new manager down, says Dan Harding. Sorry Dan you Don't OWE the new manager anything you owe it to the fans who work hard all week and come and support you Home And Away out of there own pockets and support you and the team week in week out. Some of the performances from some of the players this season as been pathetic to say the least and at the end of the day it's you the players who cross that white line who are not performing. Talk is cheap so start taking pride in our shirt that you wear or go find yourself another club”