Forest reinforce timber ahead of Fleetwood clash

Forest Green Rovers have brought in reinforcements ahead of their second clash with table-topping opposition in less than a week.

Rovers line up against Fleetwood Town at The New Lawn tomorrow, with the Lancashire club having assumed top spot after FGR toppled previous pace-setters Wrexham on Tuesday night.

Aware that midfield linchpin Keiron Forbes was withdrawn from action during the second half of the Wrexham clash, manager David Hockaday has signed former Swindon and Cheltenham player Michael Pook.

With Rovers having netted only twice in their last seven starts despite dominating the opposition, powerful 27-year-old striker Tommy Wright was also taking a medical at The New Lawn this afternoon, providing Hockaday with another attacking option.

Already 32 games into a long season, Hockaday said: “Our midfield players are starting to show a little bit of wear and tear, Keiron Forbes was taken off as a precaution the other night; obviously Al Bangura is out at the moment and also James Rowe. So we needed a bit of reinforcement in the middle.

“Michael Pook has been training with us for the last three months while playing for Maidenhead (in the Blue Square South), so he should fit straight in.”

Former Leicester striker Tommy Wright comes to Forest Green having spent time at Aberdeen, Barnsley and Darlington over the last decade, and more recently lining up for Kidderminster and Luton Town in the Blue Square Premier.

“Tommy spent five years at Leicester and played at Aberdeen with Jared Hodgkiss in the SPL. We need more striking power and he’s a big strong centre forward who should help us find the back of the net more.”

“These signings are a statement of intent. If we get a run of games on, who knows want will happen.”