'Pereira restored calm - but a big summer is ahead'
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Now the curtain has come down on the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, here is my end-of-season review - with a look back to what I predicted in August.
Prediction: 10th
It is ridiculous that Nottingham Forest found themselves fighting relegation until late in the season, especially given they possess players of the highest quality such as Elliot Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White.
This was the consequence of having four managers in one season.
In appointing Ange Postecoglou to succeed Nuno Espirito Santo, Forest went from one style to another. He was sacked after 39 days and then Sean Dyche, the supposedly pragmatic choice, lasted only 114 days.
Vitor Pereira restored calm and performances finally reflected the standard of the squad.
There is a big summer ahead, though, given the speculation around the future of Anderson.
What I said in August: "No-one can question the ambition of owner Evangelos Marinakis."
