Kris Commons has a theory behind why Jason Cummings failed at Nottingham Forest

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Jason Cummings scored just once for Nottingham Forest in the Championship.

Kris Commons has told the Scotsman that Jason Cummings failed at Nottingham Forest because they didn’t know what his best position was.

Cummings joined Forest from Hibernian during the summer, after a prolific season in Scottish football.

However, the 22-year-old never managed to really get going at the City Ground.

Cummings struck just one goal in 14 Championship appearances for the Reds, and has now been shipped out on loan to Rangers.

And Commons, who used to play for Forest, suggests that Cummings failed because he never played in a consistent position.

“At Forest, they didn’t seem to know where to play him to get the best out of him and that’s why he only scored once for them [in the Championship],” Commons said.

“He knows the kind of environment he is coming into at Rangers. I know it’s not gone down too well on social media with a few Hibs fans. But he’s trying to do the best for his own career and after one goal in 14 [league games] at Forest, something had to change.

“He needed to get his season going again and whether that is coming up here for six months, get going again and go back to Forest, or stay at Rangers, I don’t know. But it’s hard as a striker to play well in a team that is struggling and Forest are 15th in the Championship at the minute.”

Cummings was used both as a winger, and a striker during his time at Forest, when he is best suited to being a number nine.

Rangers are likely to use Cummings as a striker at Ibrox, now they have captured him.

Cummings could make his Rangers debut at the weekend, when they take on Fraserburgh in the cup.