Match Reports
THE banner high in the stand said it all, in seven simple words – ‘‘He does know what he is doing.’’
As the players trudged off the pitch, gasping for breath, the City Ground was lifted by two further cheers that were louder than the one that had greeted the final whistle.
With their faces drawn into tight grimaces of anguish, the Nottingham Forest fans could barely control their emotions.
Brace yourselves for another mood swing at the City Ground, where the state of mind changes more frequently than a hormonal teenager's.
For the fans of Nottingham Forest, it is time to stop lamenting what might have been and to focus instead on what could still be possible.
A slow, meandering circle of dark shapes flew high above the Keepmoat Stadium prior to kick-off.
This was a meeting of two teams with very different goals, but one that left both with a renewed appetite for achieving them.
"YOU'VE lost that loving feeling" the Forest fans chanted in the far corner of the ground as they bounced up and down in delight.
Following an afternoon when a beleaguered Colin Calderwood was left to face some tough questions, the most important one of all still remains critically unanswered.
Despite a night when Premiership referee Rob Styles stole Colin Calderwood's role as villain, Nottingham Forest and their manager succeeded in restoring not only the side's reputation but their promotion hopes as well.
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