Paul Gerrard has today spoken of the way his home-made fitness regimje helped him to have a good level of fitness when he signed for The Reds.

It seems that player has always wanted to sign for Forest and that he wanted to repay KInnear by making sure that he is in the best possible shape ready for the new season and will be able to perform to the best of his abilities.

He said: "I had just two days off during the summer and was running 12 miles every week - four three-mile runs every week.

"It's important to keep a good base of fitness, even during the close season."

Gerrard is one of the eight players to have signed for us this pre-season and fans will hope that Kinnear will see that more join up on Trentside as we look to mount a promotion push.

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