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Perspective crucial as Forest secure European football

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  Perspective crucial as Forest secure European football   A rather strange spectacle was Saturday afternoon; the odds were on Forest’s side - despite recent poor form - to secure some form of European qualification, and so the Reds did. But that wasn’t the strange part: a match ending in boos, the owner entering the pitch, and a tirade of social media rants from fans — have some lost perspective? This season, the odds were against Forest. Countless ‘pundits’ had Forest as down, back to the championship, some believing their time in this division was simply a “honeymoon” period. In fact, after finishing on just 32 points last season (almost half of their tally this season to date), even most Forest fans were uncertain over the future. The players didn’t have the same connection, Nuno and the fans hadn’t gelled to the standard Cooper had with them, and some big signings just weren’t performing. This was all just over a year ago. In football, and sorry to put it informally, and ...