Cohen wants to play 500 games for Forest after signing new deal
CHRIS Cohen hopes to establish himself in Nottingham Forest folklore, after signing a new three-and-a-half year contract.
The midfielder notched up his 200th start for the Reds when he lined up against Derby just over a week ago.
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Chris Cohen
But, after putting pen to paper on a deal that could extend his time at the City Ground to nine years, Cohen hopes he can go on to make more than 500 starts for the club.
The 25-year-old says it was never in his mind to leave on a free when his last deal expired next summer – because he wants to win a place in supporters' hearts in the same way as former team mate Wes Morgan, who made 400 appearances in a decade with the Reds.
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"Leaving (on a free) does not appeal to me, it never has," said Cohen. "Players do sometimes do it and fair play to them. There is no right and wrong.
"But for me, it is about playing 500 or 600 games with the same club. That is something I hope I can achieve here.
"Look at how Wes is remembered for his time here. That is how I want to be remembered.
"Everyone has their own decisions to make. But I love it here. I love being in the city.
"So not to stay would not make any sense to me."
And Cohen believes he can play Premier League football at the City Ground.
"With the way the new owners are and the things they are putting into place, they are looking to build this club," he said. "They can turn this into one of the big clubs in the Premier League. I would love to be part of that.
"To get to the Premier League would be tremendous and I would like to be part of helping that happen.
"That is the only outcome I can see. That is the aim for everyone involved.
"Nobody can doubt the strength of this team. It is the best that it has been since I have been here.
"If we take our opportunities and perform to the best of our abilities we will get there.
"I am absolutely delighted, the club is moving in the right direction.
"I feel as though I have a special bond with the place. Even after I finish playing I can see myself staying in Nottingham.
"It was an easy decision to stay. I am looking forward to being part of things. Hopefully some big things are happening."
Cohen has proved his fitness recently, starting the last three matches as he returns from a serious knee injury.
Comments
by Fattyprice
Thursday, October 11 2012, 5:15PM
“What is ur Twitter mart? Would love to follow you”
by rednight
Thursday, October 11 2012, 9:00AM
“MablethorpeMart leave those donkeys alone and get back to school do they still issue free milk for the under elevens, its very strange I have read all your posts and cant find one that relates to Reid scoring the first goal at 12/1 as your are well aware templegate has put it about that he wants you on his team I'm not sure if this is for looking after the donkeys and cleaning the pooh of the beach or having your own tipster column in the sun I suspect it is for looking after the donkeys as I have said in previous posts you couldn't tip your hat.”
by mickycolosus
Wednesday, October 10 2012, 6:00PM
“MablethorpeMart There are no Casino's in Peterborough mate. Do you mean Gala Bingo?”
by MauritiusMart
Wednesday, October 10 2012, 3:48PM
“Jilly you are correct my fellow tricky tree 60k was won by me but i lost 48k in the casino at peterboro on saturday night giving me a net profit of just 12k.
Trrrricky my fellow red you should read all my posts then you would know for a fact 5k was staked on reid to score the first goal at 12-1 instead of selective reading u fool...over 1300 of my twitter and facebook followers got on the bed...shame you selective read you might of won a few quid.
NOT THE SORT OF GUY TO SAY I TOLD YOU SO BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT I TOLD YOU SO :)”
by fashy1
Wednesday, October 10 2012, 10:44AM
“Any youngster looking for a role-model - look no further.”
by TrickyinExile
Tuesday, October 09 2012, 7:33PM
“I was welling up by the end of that article!
Cohen's character is one that can never be questioned on the pitch and it is terrific to see that this seems to be a mark of the man off it. A great example.
This shows great commitment by both the club and the player and is good news all round.
You Reds”
by forestreddog1
Tuesday, October 09 2012, 7:30PM
“Great to hear cohen has signed this deal, having our players signing early for longer duration contracts is key to us being a success! keeping the same bunch of quality players like cohen on board for a nice lengthy time will benefit us greatly.
Just a case of us getting to gel now and i am almost certain that we are not far off from being able to unleash a dangerous attacking group of players on the championship!
onward and upwards, YOU REDS :-)”
by jillycarol
Tuesday, October 09 2012, 7:28PM
“Boss Boss the plane the plane! Oh dear Marty I thought you told us you had 5k on Reidy scoring first at 12/1 which would have made you 60k? I suppose when you hide and are anonymous you can say what you like. If you said the things you say on here to anyone face to face you would have the reputation as a lieing idiot. Hang on a minute! Heh heh heh heh heh! I may not have a pot to PI55 in and I don't mix with celebrities, live in 5 star hotels or win countless thousands every week on tips that are seldom correct but what I do have is real. Forest running through my veins!.....KTF......FTID......YOU REDS!”
by trickygaz
Tuesday, October 09 2012, 7:22PM
“This is great news,CC has been a model pro during his stay here & now he's standing by the
club that stood by him during his injury.How refreshing!I'm sure all reds fans feel that we are
now building a football club.Some big games coming up & no doubt CC will play a big part,he's
our legs in midfield.The futures bright,the futures RED!!”
by wrexhamred
Tuesday, October 09 2012, 7:10PM
“excellent player and nice lad(I have met him)- sadly tying players to contracts is often a way of getting a transfer fee in the future-just realistic on all parts-however this is one of the very rare occasions that I believe what the player is saying-btw I cannot believe how quickly his fitness has returned-quite incredible.
Best attitude of a Forest player on the pitch that I have seen for years-truly shows a great example”