Through the seasons before us..

Perhaps the least surprising departure of the day, as Danny Cullip follows Thommo and Trigger out of the door to sign up for QPR in an 18 month deal.  The centre half has barely featured for the Reds since his late sending off against Oldham Athletic in a 5-0 New Years Day romp at Boundary Park - and rumours abound that it was at half time in this game that he had a nose-to-nose blazing row with Smoulderwood, since then he’s been frozen out.

Danny has been injured for much of his Forest career - but he’s had a roller-coaster time of it recently, when he came into the side earlier in the season we enjoyed our strongest form of the season - with the uncompromising defender barking orders in a back three formation alongside Breckin and Morgan.  He received much praise at the time, from myself included, for stablising the back line and providing a bit of leadership and stability - there were calls from some quarters to make him captain.

Since then, however, it’s fair to say he’s been less impactful.  Breckin and he don’t really work well together - and whilst I’ve appreciated Danny’s service, I know which I’d rather keep - whilst Brecks is a no-frills defender, he is lethal on set-pieces, whereas Cullip is rather cumbersome in an attacking capacity.  With the signing of Chambers yesterday the writing has been on the wall for Cullip for a while - although I did have a bit of a wonder when Thompson left earlier today.

There are rumours that a further incoming signing will be forthcoming; the increasingly stage-managed news releasing from Forest seems to be leaving this announcement (if indeed, there is one) until after the Carlisle United game.  If it’s happening it’s likely to be a loan signing - with Mark Yeates already moved to Leicester on loan, I’m fresh out of candidates - but as I listen to the game later I look forward to any potential updates!

Good luck Danny, and thanks for your time - but if you have indeed fallen out with the manager then the time was probably right to move on.