Bristol City boss Sean O'Driscoll wants Nottingham Forest defender Brendan Moloney
Bristol City are closing in on Nottingham Forest right-back Brendan Moloney.
New Robins head coach Sean O'Driscoll wants to make the Republic of Ireland under-21 international his first signing since he arrived at Ashton Gate earlier this month.
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Brendan Moloney: Nottingham Forest defender is a target for Bristol City.
And sources in the Midlands suggest a deal could be done ahead of Saturday's npower Championship fixture between City and Ipswich at Ashton Gate.
Out of contract at the City Ground in the summer, the 24-year-old Irishman has been told he can leave Forest this month.
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Moloney is keen to move in search of the regular first team football he has been denied at Forest and O'Driscoll knows him well, having worked with the defender during his time in charge of the East Midlands club earlier this season.
The right-back made all but one of his 13 appearances this season while O'Driscoll was at the helm and does not feature in new manager Alex McLeish's plans.
Prior to O'Driscoll's arrival at Forest last summer, Moloney had been loaned out to Chesterfield, Rushden, Notts County and Scunthorpe to gain first team experience.
City's head coach is in the market for a right-back to compete with Richard Foster following the decision to sell Joe Edwards to Yeovil last week.
If Moloney comes on board, it will almost certainly mean City fans have seen the last of Mark Wilson, the former Celtic right-back whose short-term contract expired last week.
8 Comments
by Spasmcasm
Thursday, January 24 2013, 2:20PM
“Gee Red
He will also probably have you challenging for the plays offs in the next few years."
I was rather hoping we'd be challenging for automatic promotion from League 1.....”
by piledriver
Thursday, January 24 2013, 2:03PM
“Well, with McFadzean not coming, we need him and some more!”
by marmeliser
Thursday, January 24 2013, 1:56PM
“vonner
you made the point i was going to - we seem to be going from caledonian to celtic c u m gaelic
i hoper wilson is one of several of the mcinnes loanees who goes”
by desnffc
Thursday, January 24 2013, 12:53PM
“Hope he stays with us, he's to good for a relegation fight I bet Cunningham wishes he'd hung on a little longer aswell as ando all quality player's wrong team IMHO sorry if you cider boys don't agree
Yooooooooooooooooooou reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds”
by GeeRed
Thursday, January 24 2013, 12:49PM
“Brendan Moloney is a good right back, defends well & can also help out in attack.
He passes well & has a decent cross also.
Never quite got his chance at Forest & a lot of Forest supporters think he's deserved more of an opportunity. He's played with Anderson in front of him & Cunningham on the other flank before at Forest. He'll know what Sean O'Driscoll expects of him & should be a good signing, especially on a free!
You have an excellent manager in SOD & one that a lot of us Forest fans think we should still have. SOD is a thoughtful coach with a philosophy he sticks to because it works.
My advice, for what it's worth (from an ex UWE Bristol student that watched Bristol City for a time whilst at college) to Bristol City fans would be: -
Have patience & faith in SOD & he'll have you playing attractive, passing, possession & positive football in time.
He will also probably have you challenging for the plays offs in the next few years.”
by flipflopper
Thursday, January 24 2013, 12:43PM
“Good luck to you Sean at Bristol. I hope you do well there, but not against Forest.
To the City fans, look after Sean, he is a good man. Brendan Moloney is a decent right back who gets forward well and can put in a decent cross. His downside maybe his speed to get back. He unfortunately never got much of a look in with us, but I rate him, and is a good squad member.”
by piledriver
Thursday, January 24 2013, 12:29PM
“Revealed on the Ziderheads & OTIB Forums a week ago.”
by Vonner
Thursday, January 24 2013, 12:26PM
“Sounds good to me - young, hungry, NPC experience. Should form a good raiding duo with Cunningham.
Ease out the SPL dross...I prefer Bristol O'City to Bristol McCity any day :-)”