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Kenny Burns: Why it is okay for Forest to bring Morgan back but not Wilson

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WHY have Nottingham Forest bid £1.5m to try to re-sign defender Kelvin Wilson from Celtic?

Why pay all that money for a player they let go for nothing?

I know he played under Reds manager Billy Davies at the City Ground, but if he was that good why didn't they keep him?

He's quick, but he's not a great reader of the game and he's not a great header of the ball.

I'm sorry, but I just cannot see the point, especially after signing Hull City centre-half Jack Hobbs on loan last week. Now he could be an asset.

Wilson played in the Champions League second qualifying round tie with Cliftonville on Wednesday.

It appears Forest are also still keen on re-signing Wes Morgan from Leicester City. Again, why pay £2m for a player they let go for £1m? I'm no financial genius, but it doesn't make sense to me.

Having said that, I would like to see big Wes back at the City ground next season because he always gave 100 per cent. But Wilson, no!

Which old boy is next? I'm sure some fans would like to see Kris Commons back.

I see that Forest are still chasing Middlesbrough midfielder Grant Leadbitter.

But, after having three or four bids turned down, you would think they had got the message by now and concentrate their efforts on other targets.

The same goes for midfielder Jason Holt. It's crystal clear that Hearts, despite their troubles, don't want to sell the boy. So move on.

Burnley striker Charlie Austin's name still keeps cropping up, too But could Forest afford him?

I don't know much about another target, Olympiakos winger Djamel Abdoun.

Forest are supposed to have had a 1.5m euros bid rejected for the 27-year-old Algerian winger.

But I'd rather see QPR's Jamie Mackie at the City Ground because you know what you are getting with him.

He can play on the wing and also off the strikers. And he also gets plenty of goals. I'd certainly be happy with him in the side.

The Egyptian kid, Mahmoud Hassan 'Trezegeut' could be one for the future if they can get him on loan.

A few clubs are looking at him following his impressive displays in the U20 World Cup.

The way things are going Forest are going to have to off-load two or three players to cut the wage bill.

If rumours are true, Guedioura could be on the move to a Premiership club. I'd be sorry to see him go because he's got a bit of skill. He likes to do a few tricks but he tries them in the wrong half of the pitch and than can cost you goals if they don't come off.

Moving others on, perhaps the likes of Miller, who is a big earner at the club, won't be easy.

Forest have plenty of quality in Moussi, Reid and Lansbury. But they are going to need more support this season because it looks a very, very tough league.

I fancy Reading to do well while Millwall were the best side I saw at the City Ground last season.

Watford will be good to watch. Although I can't for the life of me see how they have got away with signing a bus-load of Italians again.

It was good to see the new boy, Paterson, get a goal in Forest's 2-2 friendly draw with Royal Antwerp. That will have done his confidence no harm at all.

I'm hoping to get to the first home match of the season to look at the hospitality box that's named after me and I'm looking forward to seeing the kid in action.

I was sorry to hear that former Derby County full-back David Langan had fallen on hard times and was having to sell his medals and Republic of Ireland caps to make ends meet.

Langan had seven years at the Baseball Gound before joining Birmingham for £350,000 in 1980. He also played for Oxford, Bournemouth and Peterborough, before knee and back injuries ended his career.

I got rid of a lot of my memorabilia; they were just lying there in a box gathering dust. But Langan obviously treasures his and it's a great shame it's come to this. He's still got his memories, no-one can take them away from him, but they won't pay the bills.

It looks like Langan is going to have to move into a caravan, while some teenage kid at Chelsea is getting more in a year than he earned in his whole career. It's crazy.

Kenny Burns: Why it is okay for Forest to bring Morgan back but not Wilson


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