Matt Derbyshire wants move away from Nottingham Forest
MATT Derbyshire says he is keen to secure a permanent move away from the City Ground.
The former Olympiakos and Blackburn striker has just completed a loan spell with League One side Oldham Athletic and is now eager to sort out his future.
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Matt Derbyshire
The 26-year-old signed for Nottingham Forest in August 2011 but has only made a total of 16 appearances, scoring twice, in his time with the club and was allowed to go out on loan by boss Sean O'Driscoll in September this year.
Despite the forward enjoying his spell with Athletic, and scoring six goals in 20 games, he admits he would prefer a more permanent move at this point in his career.
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However, he has not ruled out the possibility of another loan spell with the club should no offer arise in January.
"It's about getting settled as a family and settled at a club," said Derbyshire, whose third child Cillian was born recently.
"If I had two choices, my first would be to move permanently somewhere. But if not, if the door is open here (at Oldham) for a loan, I'll be straight back.
"It has been great at Athletic; I've enjoyed every minute of it. Everyone around the club has been fantastic with me and I've been made to feel really welcome.
"Everywhere I go I just try to do well. If the goals come, they come. But I don't think I'll be playing at Forest. All I can do is keep working hard."
The Reds take on Oldham in the third round of the FA Cup on January 5 and it is thought the League One outfit will try to sign the striker after this fixture has taken place.
Derbyshire's loan period had ended on a personal high as he was named the club's player of the month for November – although in his last match at Boundary Park, he was unable to taste victory as the Latics lost 2-0 at home to Swindon.
Comments
by mickycolosus
Wednesday, December 19 2012, 1:53PM
“rednight Don't be silly. Oldham are in League One! If Nigel started looking at players from such a high division he would be up in front of the Yanks on a charge!”
by BrindersGod
Wednesday, December 19 2012, 10:00AM
“Sadly, Forest still seems to be a graveyard for strikers. Dexter and Earnie did ok a couple of years ago but......Ishmael Miller is proving useful at Boro when he couldn't put a foot right; Marcus Tudgay is a proven Championship player, but hasn't quite done it; Robbie Findley has been reduced from an international to a Gills reserve; even Sharp and Cox aren't scoring as many as they should; and Derbyshire, well he's just not very good!
McGoldrick has rarely been a consistent figure in the side and has rarely been played as an out and out striker as he is at Coventry. Let's face it, Tyson, Agogo, Holt and co never got near the goal haul he has amassed with a previously dysfunctional side.
We should offer him a new start as our fourth striker and put him in the 18.”
by justmyself
Wednesday, December 19 2012, 9:00AM
“snennyramart, Reputation with a name like derbysh!te”
by rednight
Wednesday, December 19 2012, 8:08AM
“sneenytramp I bet NLN is licking his lips as he will be looking at bringing Derbyshire into his none league side but there may be a stumbling block as he will have to cough up some dough and your lot at the dip are not used to buying players you just get the free ones and the forest REGECTS, even your backroom staff plus manager are all x Reds that couldn't make it in the big time so decided to join a none league side in the backwaters of Derbyshire.
Free mobiles and kids playing for a quid you couldn't make it up if you tried.”
by mickycolosus
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 10:01PM
“I also think we should give McGoldrick another chance. I have been critical of him in the past, But with strikers it is all about confidence. And his seems to have returned big time. Also,some strikers can move up divisions and still keep on scoring. Grant Holt anyone?”
by snennyram
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 9:40PM
“Olympiakos and Blackburn on your CV and then tin pot Forest. What a shame.
Get away from tin pot Forest as fast as you can as you do not want to damage your reputation further. Your two previous clubs are the sort of outfits you need to ply your trade and you do not need to be playing with deadbeat clubs like Forest.
Can't stop laughing.”
by nickthecelt
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 9:20PM
“The hand in the photograph looks as if someone's trying to stop him falling over.”
by trickygaz
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 7:41PM
“Great news,lets get him off the wages bill & make sharpys move permanent.Don't agree with
negative comments about mcgoldrick.I think he's worth another go,with more confidence ,he
might become the player we hoped.He never got a run in the first team so its difficult to form
a credible opinion.Glad nep have shed more light on the wages story run in some of the sunday rags,lets just move on and build for a strong start to 2013.”
by Henrik1968
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 7:28PM
“Okay with me, bye bye, Matt D!
With that name we all knew it would be difficult to love him, and when we saw what he did playing, or did NOT, it only got worse...
GO REDS FOREVER!”
by Ashattak
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 5:01PM
“McGoldricks had 63 chances at Forest and he simply ain't good enough, he has made Coventry a better side but any average Championship striker could have done that. He is still the same player that left Forest only a few months ago, nothings changed apart from he is playing against poorer defenders!!!”