Boss Targets New 'Keeper
Thu 15 May 2008
Nottingham Forest manager Colin Calderwood has revealed a new goalkeeper is on his summer wanted list.
Calderwood is keen to generate competition for first choice Paul Smith as he plans for Forest's return to the Coca-Cola Championship.
Smith was yesterday named winner of the Puma Golden Glove award after keeping 25 clean sheets in all competitions and Calderwood was delighted with his contribution to Forest's promotion success.
But he told us: "I think it's something we've got to look at. We've got Paul Smith and three youngsters - Dale Roberts, Paddy Gamble and Shane Redmond.
"We can get Dale and Paddy to Conference clubs on loan and we've had one or two enquiries from league clubs as well.
"Their progression is to play football and if we going to do that to make them better for a year or two years time, then we have to have cover.
"We'll need a more experienced goalkeeper to a degree and we need someone to put Paul under a little bit more pressure.
"He was very calm and has done his job extremely well but we would probably start next season with a goalkeeper on the bench."
Calderwood is keen to generate competition for first choice Paul Smith as he plans for Forest's return to the Coca-Cola Championship.
Smith was yesterday named winner of the Puma Golden Glove award after keeping 25 clean sheets in all competitions and Calderwood was delighted with his contribution to Forest's promotion success.
But he told us: "I think it's something we've got to look at. We've got Paul Smith and three youngsters - Dale Roberts, Paddy Gamble and Shane Redmond.
"We can get Dale and Paddy to Conference clubs on loan and we've had one or two enquiries from league clubs as well.
"Their progression is to play football and if we going to do that to make them better for a year or two years time, then we have to have cover.
"We'll need a more experienced goalkeeper to a degree and we need someone to put Paul under a little bit more pressure.
"He was very calm and has done his job extremely well but we would probably start next season with a goalkeeper on the bench."
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