Looking forward to the all-knowing derby fans telling us how bad he is....

My Stoke supporting mate says he is poor but that was in the Premiership. Worryingly Ipswich fans say he was awful for them.

Oh well not the best start on the transfer front

No need Tonto, you're own kind appear quite capable of doing it for us.

Least we have not signed Paul Coutts...but seriously Collins is a poor player, even for this level.

what when he scored two goals against us and ipswich fans were singing sign him up

He's a whole different kind of Shi'ite to what Alhawasi thought we meant.

bob,

does not mean he is a good enough defender...underwhelming signing in my opinion.

Exiled, have you seen him play much? Think how many decent players have gone to Ipswich and turned cack over last 3-4 years. Something about the place turns them into crap players. Now he's at Forest he'll get back the form that made him a Prem player.

caniggiaforforest

Seen him play for Stoke and he was shocking, never rated him in Championship (especially his last spell at West Ham ) and Ipswich fans dont rate him.

We shall see though

what i saw on that day he looked a good player but who knows all signings are a risk?

So you've seen him play once? Like I said, plenty of good players who haven't done well at Ipswich. He can't be any worse than Chambers last year

caniggiaforforest

I have seen him probably 25+ times for Stoke, West Ham, Ipswich and Sunderland...added to that information from friends it does not bode well.

Suprisingly he is useless in possession which does not suit SOD style.

Really, so you've been following his career quite well to have seen him play 25 times. He's barely played that many games in 3 seasons. How did you manage this while living in Algeria?

My Stoke mate says he's not bad in central defence, but awful at left back where stoke played him. He thinks he'll do well at championship level! Here's hoping anyhow

"does not mean he is a good enough defender...underwhelming signing in my opinion."


I think I'll go with SOD's opinion on this one.

caniggiaforforest

I wouldnt say I have followed his career, but I watch a lot of Championship + Premiership football as well as MOTD...so I have seen him a fair bit yeah.

Btw we do have internet in Algeria

think I'll go with SOD's opinion on this one.
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Dont you think its odd Collins is extremley poor in possesion but SOD plays out from the back and on the deck?

You've seen him on telly, not live. Plenty of so called donkeys can learn to play the ball on the ground. But like you say, we'll see. Personally I think this looks like a decent signing

Collins is a rough and ready roll your sleeves up type with tonnes of experience exactly what we need. He may not be up too much as a full back that's understandable as he's in his 30's so he ll do the job as a centre back. We were competing against our rivals to get him so sounds like good old fashioned jealousy that we have him for a reported £500k fee that'll surpass Derbys entire summer spending budget

There's an assumption that just because he's the first defender we've signed, he'll be first choice in the team. Considering we need 5 more signings, hopefully he'll have to fight for a spot anyway.