BACK in September, Marcus Tudgay had been told by Steve McClaren that he had no future at Nottingham Forest; that he was free to find himself another club. Now, while it would be an exaggeration to suggest Forest's future rests solely on his shoulders al

Forest sit second bottom of the Championship and five points adrift of safety ahead of the big East Midlands showdown against Derby County. Derby County defender Jason Shackell battles with Nottingham Forest's Matt Derbyshire at the City Ground in Septem

No new worries for Hammers West Ham have no new injury worries for the visit of Nottingham Forest. Abdoulaye Faye returned from a thigh problem to be on the bench at Portsmouth last weekend and should be involved again, while fellow defender George John

Benny Fenton scored twice and Joseph Stanley Foxall, Archie Macaulay and Len Goulden once each in front of 16,200 supporters.

Tudgay did not travel as the Reds crashed out of the FA Cup to Midlands rivals Leicester on Tuesday night, but the striker should be involved in east London. Fellow forwards Matt Derbyshire, Garath McCleary, David McGoldrick and Dexter Blackstock and mid

Sean: Not famous for hoof-ball, which is a start! First I suppose I should welcome Sean O’Driscoll to Forest – I’m quite pleased with his arrival. He might encourage a few of the team to, y’know, try passing it along the floor to their teammates occasion