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Laws linked to Forest job
NOTTINGHAM Forest could be eyeing a move for Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws.
Speculation is growing that Laws's old club see him as a potential candidate to succeed Colin Calderwood if the current City Ground chief's reign comes to a premature end.
Calderwood has been under fire with Forest struggling this season after being promoted to the Championship though a 2-1 away win against Crystal Palace - the Owls' opponents on Saturday - eased the pressure on him ahead of a Midlands derby against Derby on Sunday.
Laws's contract with Wednesday ends next summer. Forest could have been alerted by the jobs he has done at Scunthorpe and Wednesday in difficult circumstances. He had seven successful years at the City Ground as a player.
The Owls manager has spoken fondly in the past about his old outfit and Wednesday as two clubs who are striving to get back to where they belong, the Premier League.
The current rumours are not likely to deflect him from his Hillsborough task.
Like him, nine Wednesday players are out of contract next summer. It appears that the Owls have put major decisions on hold for the time being until the issues of a takeover and new investment have been resolved.
The players are preferring to pay to travel by train ahead of Saturday's match to avoid the kind of team-coach journey that took seven hours by road last season. Their willingess to chip in and boost their preparation for the game without affecting the club's restricted budget is thought to be regarded by club officials as a welcome gesture.
The perils of road travel were shown last night when it took the reserves four hours to get to Mansfield because of closure of the M1 and their game at Field Mill kicked off at 8.25pm instead of 7pm, with the team having only 10 minutes to warm up.
Rocky Lekaj's double in a 2-0 win took his tally to nine goals in eight reserve games. Frankie Simek played for 90 minutes.
After Wednesdayite said they have withdrawn their offer to sell their shares to Geoff sheard, the Owls have issued a statement saying no formal deal exists between any of the directors and Sheard; the club remain open to offers and the search for a buyer or new investment is continuing.
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