Gone fishing

So, one deal wrapped up but today also brought news of another one that seems to be dead in the water. Fishing for Forest defender James Perch, we appear to have upset his manager Billy Davies, who - rather than swallowing the bait hook, line and sinker - has baulked at what he's referred to as a "derisory" maggot of an offer.

I don't know much about Perch other than that he's a defender, but I'm sceptical that angling for players who can't even get into Championship sides (even if he has been injured for much of the current campaign) is really the best way of augmenting and improving our squad. But, if the response from opposition fans to Sunday's posts is anything to go by, perhaps there are Forest fans on hand to tell us what we'd be getting for our money and why Davies has been so swift to knock back the approach?