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Two points: 1. He has come on and done what was asked of him on more than one occasion in a short career. He has given us extra physical presence when needed and given us an extra option when trying to move the ball forward quickly. 2. He is likely to get better as he becomes more acquainted with the players and gets used to the extra pace in the championship. He has played most of the season at League One level and it is reasonable to expect him to need a bit of time to fully adjust. I suspect that like Nelson - "he does what it says on the tin!"

But it would be good if we could get him back though!

YC referred to him as the "huckerby of league 1." Does anyone know how good he is? I have to be honest, I had never heard of him before we became interested.

Trouble is that all of this is based upon what people have reported on blogs and internet sites. Hardly reliable is it? Imagine an article by someone in say the US about the population of Suffolk having done an internet trawl including this site! Sorry not very convinced.

Applaud - we have no reason to dislike him. Cost us nothing, played well for us and we got about £7 million from his sale as far as I can recall. Great player who annoys many of the football media establishment, which is another plus in my book.

Perhaps negotiating a new deal?

Staying - for the moment...

I can see where the OP is coming from - he could have squashed all rumours had he wished to. Part of a renegotiated contract ploy?

Yes it is interesting - thanks!

Thanks Purple. I am still not really clear on why they should make this move, however.

Purple - I accept that I am probably reading too much into this and my judgement is being clouded by optimism. I am not sure, however, why existing share holders would wish to give up the chance to expand their own allocation. What is the danger to them?

Purple - the interesting thing is why the (possible) new investors are keen to prevent other existing shareholders from expanding their allocation of shares. I am probably reading far too much into this, but the inference that I am making is pretty obvious.

Thanks. It is well worth a look!

Seems a sale is a possibility. I would love to see him back. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/9304470.stm

Great news. Another striker perhaps? We would be very "thin" if Holt or martin were injured.

Excellent. Thank you for this.

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Sorry I have come to this rather late but I can''t let the allegation that the lad "struck out" at the steward go without comment. I sit very close to the lads and did not see this and frankly can''t believe it. They are not "the type" of lads some here seem to be assuming. Speaking as an "middle-aged old fa*t" I have always found them to be pleasant, good-humoured, polite and friendly and completely refute the idea that they are "trouble makers." The issue has been building up for some weeks and whilst I can''t pretend to know all the background, it has seemed to me that one lad in particular has been judged by harsher standards than the rest of the crowd, which seems to have built up resentment. I think that they feel "picked on" and to me there seems to be an element of justification in this feeling. To those that say, if they only sat down "it would be ok" - yes of course this is true, but I have said what many have - "what about those in front of me?" I have every sympathy for the stewards: I have always found them very helpful. I would hate to do the job that they have and I am sure that they are acting in what they believe to be the correct way, but can only speak on what I see and it seems to me that they have misjudged this group.