11:00am Thursday 2nd October 2008
ARSENAL youngsters James Dunne, Abu Ogogo and Paul Rodgers are on trial at Championship side Nottingham Forest after being told by the Gunners that they can leave.
Right-back Ogogo, 18, was a regular for Arsenal's reserves last season, while central midfielder Dunne, 19 and 18-year-old centre-back Rodgers also featured heavily for Neil Banfield's team.
The players made the first of two trial outings for Forest at Shrewsbury on Wednesday evening and boss Colin Calderwood is keen to give the youngsters a chance to further their careers at the City Ground.
He said: "They are young players who they are trying to move on and get careers at another club, because they believe they are good enough for that.”
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