Right back is perfect for Perch

It looks like our right back problem has been solved for the moment. James Perch has been told by Colin Calderwood to make the position his own this season. He will no longer be able to hold down a place in the centre of midfield following the arrival of Cohen and Lennon, so it's just as well that he is versatile.

Ironically, Perch did start out as a right back, but ended up in midfield, where he did quite well at times, but was far too inconsistent to hold down a place there.
He is a far more natural right back, and he is not afraid to get a tackle in, and loves to get forward. I think he will do really well for us here, and it means he will still be in the first team after all.

If Perch does indeed become our first choice right back, that means that as part of a flat 4-4-2 formation, there will be only two vacant central defensive places to fill.
Calderwood will now have to pick two from Chambers, Wilson, Breckin and Morgan.
I think Morgan is probably fourth choice right now, and his dreadful backpass against Yeovil will certainly have done him no favours. That leaves Chambers and Wilson, both signed by Calderwood, and both very young and promising with good futures, and Breckin, who is 32 now, and in the last year of his contract. He'll probably be at another club this time next year. Most Forest fans think the central defensive pairing should be Chambers and Wilson, and I agree. Breckin is injured at the moment, so hopefully he will struggle with his fitness, and find himself out of favour. We can but dream! Then Lennon will be appointed captain, and all will be right with the world.

As for who plays at left back, well there's only two choices right now. Lockwood or Bennett. Both are very good at getting forward – Lockwood scored 11 goals for Leyton Orient last year, and he is very good at free kicks, and will give McGugan and Commons a run for their money, I'm sure. Bennett also scores his fair share, but his defending is a bit iffy. I don't know how good a defender Lockwood is, but most Forest fans were happy when he signed, so I will take their word for it.

Now that the midfield is a lot more attack-minded, hopefully we will not have to put up with boring defensive football any more. It's not as if playing that way stops us conceding goals after all. Last season we were on the receiving end of quite a few thrashings, which really made a mockery of our position at the summit of the division.