At last we will get some use out of Greening!

The news that Jonathan Greening has been converted into a player-coach for the under-21s is a positive step both for his career and Forest's future.

There's no doubt that Greening at the age of 34 has bags of experience and is a good footballer, but for some reason his career has never really taken off at Forest, since joining two years ago following Steve McClaren's arrival at the City Ground.

I've been rather critical of Greening, wondering why he was hanging around at the Club earning a big wage, and rarely getting near the first team. It did seem likely that he would be leaving when he was loaned out to Barnsley, but Billy Davies obviously took a shine to him when he returned and sees Greening as a good influence on the dressing room. He forced himself back into the reckoning on match days, often being named among the substitutes.

Greening has a colourful personality and seems to be very popular with the players if Twitter is anything to go by. If the under-21s enjoy working with him, it will help create a good atmosphere, which will pervade right throughout the Club.