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FL72 Weekly: Danny Collins out to help Nottingham Forest end poor run

Nottingham Forest defender Danny Collins is looking forward to the chance to help end the Reds' recent poor run when they face East Midlands rivals Derby this weekend.

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Sheffield United manager Nigel Clough, meanwhile, spoke to FL72 Weekly of his pride at the club's recent winning run, which has seen them progress to the last four of the FA Cup and the outskirts of the Sky Bet League 1 play-off positions. Clough said: "I'm extremely proud, and the players are as well, of the 10 straight wins we've had. Even the 0-0 the other night - I think we've had eight clean sheets on the spin which is a club record. "We're celebrating our 125th anniversary as a club this year and it's great to break a couple of records." Clough reveals that making the team harder to beat has been the key to their revival after a disappointing start to the season led to the sacking of David Weir. He added: "The first thing (we had to do) is work a bit harder on the pitch, for each other as well, and the team have done that generally speaking and become a bit harder to beat. "We had to have a platform to build on, you need a starting point so it was a case of saying 'let's go out and get a couple of 0-0s, a couple of draws, then we'll go on and get victories from there.' "There have been some very good performances in that time, and different sorts of performances. It is lovely when you're keeping clean sheets and the opposition are finding it so difficult to score against us. "But it might all change on Saturday with Wolves coming to town, top of the league. It'll be a good measure for us."
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Guy Branston also speaks on the show about what the future may hold for him after he left Plymouth Argyle last week. He said: "There's nervous excitement if anything. Obviously my career is at stake now, but I don't worry about it too much because I know how to go and get a new club and how to talk to people in the football environment. "I'm also looking to other things I'm interested in, like the media work and also management and coaching, so it gives me a little extra time to look at that and also get myself fit, which is important. "I need those extra couple of weeks off to get myself fit so I can have a restful summer for a new season if I do take up an opportunity that arises." To hear more from Prutton about Forest, Sheffield United and his current club, Sheffield Wednesday, plus extended interviews with Collins, Clough and Branston, download the full FL72 Weekly Podcast or listen via the Soundcloud player below.

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