Prutton ready to play part

Prutton is currently on loan to the club where he started his professional career.

He missed last week's 2-0 League One play-off semi-final first leg win at Yeovil Town due to illness, but is available again for the return at the City Ground tonight.

If Forest progress, they will meet Blackpool or Oldham at Wembley on Sunday, May 27.

After joining Saints from Forest in January 2003, he was subsequently cup tied and missed out on taking part in his new club's Cardiff celebrations.

Prutton, who is out of contract at St Mary's this summer and will almost certainly be released, also feels an extra desire to help Forest to promotion after seeing Paul Hart's side slip up against Sheffield United in the Champion-ship play-off semi-finals after he had made the switch to the south coast four years ago.

"It would be great to actually take part this time, rather than have to watch it as a spectator," said Prutton.

"I have never played at Wembley.

"Even with the under-21s, I never played there. We (England under-21s) went to watch the last senior game, when Germany beat us."

Prutton says the memory of walking out onto the turf at the Millennium Stadium for the Cup final in 2003, but then not being involved in the 1-0 loss to Arsenal, still haunts him.

"I went to Cardiff and I didn't think about it until I went out on the pitch, and then realised what I was missing out on," he said.

"The fans were there for a long time before kick-off and made a lot of noise.

"But then I had to go and sit with them, rather than be involved.

Prutton added: "I sat and watched Forest's play-off semi-final at Sheffield before and it was nerve-wracking.

"The way it went in that game was very dramatic, with Forest going 2-0 up and then ultimately losing.

"That is the way things happen - it is what makes football good to watch, what makes it exciting.

"It is never cut and dried."