Ince interested in vacant Forest post
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Subscribe to Football League by EmailSteve McClaren’s resignation from Nottingham Forest could have opened the door for unemployed manager Paul Ince to take his place. The former England midfielder, while admitting that he would talk to any club interested in securing his services, intimated that Forest had all the elements that he was looking for in a professional side.
McClaren resigned from Forest on Sunday October 2, following an embarrassing spell in the league for the side. Ince, on the other hand, has been jobless since April 3, of this year, after coaching Forest’s rivals, Notts County, to a record nine consecutive losses. Those following the Championship football betting will doubtlessly question his credentials.
Forest are currently fourth-bottom in the Championship, with just eight points from ten games. Whether Ince can revitalise the Midlands team is debatable, given his record at County, but the 43-year-old claims that he can instil motivation and “a little bit of passion” in Forest’s younger generation of players. “That’s part of my game”, Ince told Sky Sports.
Ince said that he would be “foolish” not to respond to a job offer from the side if he were to receive one, although the football betting suggests this is unlikely to happen.
“Forest is a fantastic club, […] but the last time I saw, there were about 50,000 applicants [for the job],” he said.
Ince, added that it was a case of having to “wait, and see what happens”.
Forest are believed to be interested in appointing Roy Keane, Steve Cotterill, who is currently managing Portsmouth; Villa’s first-team coach, Kevin MacDonald, or former Barnsley chief, Mark Robins. Stan Collymore is reportedly interested in managing Forest, but, like Paul Ince, the 40-year-old is not an ‘official’ club target.
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Forest rely on loan capture
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Subscribe to Football League by EmailSteve McClaren has moved to sure up his Nottingham Forest backline, with the emergency loan capture of Clint Hill from Queens Park Rangers.
The former England boss has been hit by the news that Chris Cohen faces up to a year on the sidelines and has moved quickly to bring the experienced Hill to the City Ground.
The left-sided Cohen has had his worst fears confirmed, with scan results revealing that he ruptured a cruciate ligament in Saturday’s defeat to Derby.
So Hill, who can play as a left-back of in the centre of defence, will move to Forest for an initial 93-day spell and is expected to make his debut in the away game at Watford on Saturday. Those following the football betting will know the side desperately need to shore up their defence.
The 32-year-old was sent off in QPR’s first Premier League game of the season and hasn’t featured since, so will be keen to get some regular first-team action.
McClaren is pleased with his latest addition, saying: “He has great experience and will add to our defensive options.”
Suring up the Forest backline looks to be the manager’s priority at the moment, as he tries to get them moving away from the relegation zone.
McClaren’s men have conceded more goals (13) than any other team in the Championship so far, and have only record two clean sheets, with one of those coming in the opening day 0-0 draw with Barnsley. The football odds indicated Forest would be challenging for promotion this season, but it looks like they are set to struggle again unless things change soon.
They should go into Saturday’s game at Vicarage Road with real hope though, after a much better display in the Carling Cup against Newcastle – whilst Saturday’s opponents are looking for their first home win of the season.
Forest sign Greening
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Subscribe to Football League by EmailNottingham Forest have completed the signing of midfielder Jonathan Greening from Fulham. The former Manchester United and West Brom medio has signed a three year contract with Forest and has reportedly cost them £600,000.
Greening only joined Fulham last summer from West Bromwich Albion after a successful loan spell in the latter half of the 2009-10 season with the Cottagers. He found appearances hard to come by in the 2010/11 season and could only chalk up a total of ten league appearances in a Fulham shirt.
Greening, 32, has now become Steve McClaren’s second signing of the summer at Forest after Andy Reid, and is expected to be one of the contenders for the captain’s role at the City Ground following the departure of Paul McKenna.