Ipswich Town
Preview: Town –Forest
By Aston
October 21 2008
Town travel to Nottingham Forest's City Ground tonight, looking for a result that could start to turn the season round. The home side will be missing former Norwich striker Rob Earnshaw who has a hamstring problem, Julian Bennett is a doubt while Lee Camp is expected to make his debut after joining Forest on-loan from QPR.
Forest boss Colin Calderwood: "What we need is genuine toughness, allied with ability and a will to win.
"Lee had a particularly good season last season and is a firm favourite with the fans at QPR. We think it will bode well for the future, this will make us stronger.
"They have both been successful at this level and we still have a predominantly young group who will do well - I will almost guarantee that. We will do well.
"But when they haven't perhaps seen success at this level it is advisable to bring in people who have been there and done it, who have been a success in the Championship.
"These players have both trodden that path and we are looking for them to bring more than just an appearance or two.
"We hope these are the changes that will give us the better results that will get us started.
"They had a terrific home record last season and a poor away one, but they were still on the verge of the play-offs.
"We have a nice couple of games coming up, actually. We have to take some points out of them. We have to get started.
"There is no better time to put in a good home performance and take some reward from it. We have to be strong mentally."
Town manager Jim Magilton has hinted that Shane Supple could start in goal in place of Richard Wright but the rest of the team could remain unchanged from the draw with Swansea.
Town manager Jim Magilton: "I would like to be consistent in my selection for the Forest game while also being aware that one or two players were below par at the weekend, Alex Bruce can probably consider himself unlucky to be left out and is pushing hard for a place and Shane Supple is breathing down Richard Wright's neck as well.
"Danny Haynes is chomping at the bit, we have got Shumi as well so there is plenty of competition for places and that is what we need.
"Ivan Campo is still working towards full match fitness so he may get a rest but other than that we have a full squad to pick from and every one of them is desperate to play.
"They have an excellent manager and some very good players and they are having to adjust to that step up from League One," adds the boss.
"There is an expectation there and understandably so. They are a club steeped in history and I'm sure they will get it right."
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