Nottingham Forest manager Colin Calderwood has high hopes for three young trialists from Arsenal.

Defenders Paul Rodgers, 18, and Abu Ogogo, 18, and midfielder James Dunne, 19, all played in Forest's reserve-team 2-1 win at Shrewsbury this week.

The youngsters are on a two-game trial with the Reds.

Calderwood told BBC Radio Nottingham: "We'll certainly be looking at them to [make] more of an impact with the senior squad than with the youth team."

"They're here for a fortnight and they'll play next week for the reserves again against Lincoln," he added.

The Reds boss was alerted to the fact that the youngsters would soon be leaving the Gunners, and he admits he is keen to make the moves permanent if he can.

"They're here with us with a view to them joining us, and them having a look at us as well," he revealed.

Calderwood is pleased with what he has seen so far, and is especially glad that they arrived in Nottingham in a group.

"It probably helps that there's three of them together," he said. "There was some sort of familiarity between them [on the pitch] and they've settled really well and we'll sit and talk to them after next week."