Report: Ross Wilson wants Rangers man Craig Mulholland to take Nottingham Forest role

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Nottingham Forest are planning a raid on Rangers for the second time this week, with academy manager Craig Mulholland on the radar. The Reds appointed Ross Wilson from the Ibrox giants as their new Chief Football Officer last night.

Forest have been forced to make a quick appointment. Filippo Giraldi was surprisingly sacked after just six months in his role and it left Evangelos Marinakis with a void to fill.

Wilson has quite a bit of experience for someone who is only 39-years-old. He’s worked in roles behind the scenes at Falkirk, Huddersfield, Southampton and most recently at Rangers.

Forest are now plotting another move on Wilson’s former club. Mulholland gets on exceptionally well with the new Forest man and Football Insider believes he’s on the radar of the Reds.

The Rangers academy manager has been with the club since 2006 in some capacity. He’s held coaching roles at the club and has been a spearhead behind their successful academy.

Forest could find themselves on the lookout for some new appointments within their academy. Gary Brazil hasn’t signed a new contract just yet and surely Wilson will be trying to keep him in some capacity.

Warren Joyce is another man who has yet to sign a deal on Trentside. He began the campaign in charge of the under-18s but took over as the under-21 manager when Dave Rogers left.

Forest planning second raid on Rangers for Mulholland

It’s not clear at this stage what Wilson will actually be responsible for. What is telling is that he’s been given a different job title to that of Giraldi who he has replaced.

This latest report perhaps suggests that he’s going to be looking at the staff in place at Forest. That wouldn’t be a bad thing as some structure behind the scenes can only help.

Mulholland would be welcomed as someone who works well alongside Wilson. However, his appointment shouldn’t come at the expense of Brazil who deserves the chance to stay at Forest.

Rangers have a proud history with their academy. They’ve produced some fine players down the years and together with Brazil, Mulholland could complete a real force at the Forest academy.