Having pursued a policy of looking for signings mainly from the Championship and Premier League in recent seasons, the financial reality facing all clubs may mean that Forest look to find some bargains in the lower divisions.
A host of players set to become free agents gives room for Billy Davies to move in the transfer market and after a series of transfer windows that have tried the patience of both the Scot and the City Ground faithful the time may be right to follow a different path.
Norwich swept through the Championship last season with a host of players plucked from the lower ranks such as Andrew Crofts, David Fox, Simeon Jackson and ex-Forest man Grant Holt and as with Blackpool the season before, watching a manager win promotion without splashing the cash can catch the eye in many a boardroom.