“According to club sources — who, like all in this article, spoke anonymously to protect relationships — among the hierarchy at the City Ground, there was shock at the scale of the negativity among the crowd during a disappointing performance in the 0-0 draw with Wolves on Wednesday.
Disappointment and anger were to be expected following that performance, but there was a sense that the chorus of boos at the final whistle was symbolic of something more.
During the second half, the Trent End had voiced their frustration at Omari Hutchinson when he delivered a corner into the side netting at the near post. The reaction of Morgan Gibbs-White, the Forest captain, was to remind supporters that togetherness was required.
It is a quality that club sources felt had been lost in recent weeks, when it came to the relationship between the players and the coaching staff.
In the aftermath of the draw with Wolves, Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis called a group of his senior players into his private room. After listening to what they had to say — and the concerns they harboured about the way things were progressing — in what was described by those close to the squad as a calm, casual manner, Marinakis asked that the team try to rediscover the sense of unity and cohesiveness that had previously been a strength.”
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*”Pereira was a galvanising figure, who brought the dressing room — and the supporters — together. He developed a habit of celebrating victories by going for a post-match beer with supporters: inspiring the phrase “first the points, then the pints”.*
All of a sudden, I’m 100% onboard with this new appointment.