In this post-Bosman era, there’s invariably such a rapid turnover of players at most football clubs that it never tends to feel like much of an event any more when your team announces a new signing.

 
For me personally though, Forest ’s recent purchase of the Bristol Rovers striker Junior Agogo was a cause of great mirth – and not just because of his amusing name...

 

Agogo, you see, had long been a mythical figure among a particular circle of people with whom I’m acquainted – mainly because he happened to be the rather errant boyfriend of one of our friends for a short time a few years back!   

 

Agogo, at the time, was playing for Barnet. Sadly, the love affair quickly went sour – and Agogo’s sullen refusal to return possessions that his ex had left at his flat has long since become a bit of a standing joke among the aforementioned circle of people...

 

But despite his apparent kleptomania, Agogo looks like being a useful signing from the bustling performances we’ve seen from him so far. Just as well, as September has been a month that’s seen the whole team struggling on this front.

 

It’s strange really, as it was a month that started off so promisingly for Forest in terms of racking up goals, what with their 4-0 demolition of Chesterfield at the City Ground. Yet in their five subsequent games, the Reds only managed to score twice – a run that’s seen them pick up only six points out of a possible 15.