Former Nottingham Forest striker Glenn Murray says he feels “sorry” for the players who helped get the club promoted and may now find themselves unable to get their big Premier League chance.
The 38-year-old, who played 16 Championship games and scored two goals for the Reds in the 2020/21 Championship campaign, has warned that there could be an “us and them” split between the players who got Steve Cooper’s men up and the raft of new players who have joined the City Ground this summer.
Forest kick off the new season at Newcastle United this afternoon, with Cooper having made 12 new signings in the summer window so far.
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Football Focus presenter Alex Scott posed the question to Murray, who is now a TV pundit after hanging up his boots, saying: “The job Steve Cooper done is phenomenal, and when look at squad there have been a lot of personnel changes so is that a good thing or bad thing, could it be a bit of trouble for them?”
Murray said: “It remains to be seen. I think there’s some brilliant business in there but I have been in promoted sides before and I know when you are successful together you get a togetherness of achievement together and because he’s brought so many people in I think there will be a little bit of an ‘us and them’ mentality slightly because the lads who have got them there might be left out and aren’t going to get their chance.
“I do feel a little bit sorry for some of the players but I also understand that stepping into the Premier League you do need to strengthen.”
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