If we are serious about David Prutton then this is the time to go for him. The Nottingham Forest manager David Platt has been told failure to reach the Premiership could result in a summer clear-out of players to avoid a potential £5m loss.

The former European champions have reported an operating deficit of £3.1m for the six months to the end of November. Weekly losses have subsequently risen to £105,000, a figure which must be reduced if Forest fail to get promoted.

-- Anonymous, April 03, 2001

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Forest broke the transfer record for a player, 1mil. Cautionary tale.

-- Anonymous, April 03, 2001

Shearer £15 million! Whoops.

-- Anonymous, April 03, 2001

and Forest's £1m man scored the winning goal in the European Cup final for them, bad bad move that one ?

-- Anonymous, April 03, 2001

Not forgetting that Irvin Scholer is suing them for £6m !

I said before and I'll say it again, Prutton is CLASS! Bobby, get this lad now...

-- Anonymous, April 03, 2001

Try Wolves' Keith Andrews, midfield class given a few years

-- Anonymous, April 03, 2001

Southampton are considering David Platt for the vacant managers job, this could speed up the departure of Prutton or conversely the new Forest manager could block any deals.

-- Anonymous, April 04, 2001