Forest swoop for Saints keeper

Last updated : 12 July 2006 By Forest
In a statement released by Stellar Group Limited, Smith said: "When the opportunity arrived for me to play for such a prestigious club as Nottingham Forest and to learn from an excellent young manager such as Colin Calderwood, I knew I had to take it.

"There is a great set-up and everyone is determined to make a serious attempt at winning promotion this season.

"The club has been in League One long enough now and we need to get back to challenging for a place in the Premiership.

"I'm really looking forward to getting started and hopefully challenging for a first-team place."

The 26-year-old former Brentford man joined Southampton in 2004 and made 22 appearances for the South Coast club.