Forest rely on loan capture
Posted by admin on September 22, 2011 - Nottingham Forest, The Championship
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Steve 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.
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