Solid performance from Simon Cox and a Darius Henderson late winner gave Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies something to enjoy from the directors’ box as he served a one-match touchline ban.

Judging by the extensive reporting yesterday of the conversation that led to the dismissal as Irish manager of Giovanni Trapattoni, the Aer Rianta VIP area in Dublin Airport must have been a densely populated area on Wednesday morning.

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Nottingham Forest have reached an agreement with Billy Davies for him to return as manager, Press Association Sport understands.

We’re set, you feel, for a long, not-so-hot summer of Fundamental Wrongness.

Steve Bruce targeted a return to the Premier League after being installed as the new manager of Hull today.

STEVE STAUNTON is in the running to become the new boss at Premier Division Dundalk.

FORMER Ireland and Manchester United star Roy Keane is battling to make his return to management with ambitious Championship club Leicester City.

Nottingham Forest were today maintaining their silence on speculation manager Steve McClaren is considering his future at the City Ground.

Former England head coach Steve McClaren was unveiled as the new Nottingham Forest manager at a press conference at the City Ground this morning.

Former England manager Steve McClaren was today named by Nottingham Forest as their new boss.

Nottingham Forest appear to have plans for Steve McClaren after admitting their interest in the former England coach yesterday.

ALEX McLEISH resigned as manager of Birmingham City yesterday — by email — and was immediately tipped to defect to cross-city rivals Aston Villa.

Nottingham Forest have terminated the contract of manager Billy Davies with immediate effect.

STEPHEN DOBBIE scored one and set up another as Swansea survived a late Nottingham Forest fightback to book their place in the npower Championship play-off final at Wembley.

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BOSS Billy Davies is confident Nottingham Forest can win promotion to the Barclays Premier League, insisting: “This is our time.”

SCUNTHORPE face into tomorrow’s clash with Reading with new belief they can stave off relegation following Saturday’s stunning 4-1 thrashing of npower Championship leaders Queens Park Rangers.

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DEFIANT Arsene Wenger maintains the Barclays Premier League title is “Arsenal’s to win” despite blowing the chance to end 2011 level on points with leaders Manchester United.

RIVAL managers Billy Davies and Simon Grayson unsurprisingly had different views on the incident involving Nottingham Forest’s Chris Gunter and Leeds’ Sanchez Watt in the 1-1 draw at The City Ground yesterday.

Aston Villa chairman Randy Lerner will begin the hunt today to find a successor to manager Martin O'Neill with fellow American Bob Bradley amongst the potential candidates.

ROY KEANE has ruled out a return to Celtic as their new manager.

MIDFIELDER Barry Ferguson’s first goal for Birmingham was sufficient to seal victory over Nottingham Forest last night in an FA Cup third-round replay at St Andrews and clinch a visit to Everton.

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NEWCASTLE UNITED have become a gauge for the top flight ambitions of their Championship rivals. Labour against the Tynesiders, and you will struggle to compete with the promotion contenders; beat them, and the Premier League could be within reach.

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Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has added to his attacking options by signing Marlon Harewood on loan from Aston Villa until the end of the season.

MICK MCCARTHY lashed out at his Wolves side as Plymouth claimed a 1-0 win at Molineux on Saturday to extend the Championship leaders’ miserable run.

Hibernian are braced for a busy day of transfer activity after offers were received for Rob Jones and Steven Fletcher.

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NIGEL CLOUGH admits he was surprised how poor Derby were in his first game in charge on Saturday — and claims Burton might have done better.

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes wants five more new signings to lift the gloom at Eastlands following their 3-0 FA Cup third-round defeat by Coca-Cola Championship strugglers Nottingham Forest.

IT IS SAFE to assume that Mark Hughes’s love affair with the FA Cup is over.

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Nottingham Forest have confirmed the appointment of Billy Davies as their new manager.

Nottingham Forest are holding talks with former Derby boss Billy Davies after identifying him as the man they want to replace the axed Colin Calderwood.

CHARLTON will hand Phil Parkinson the chance to stake his claim for the manager’s position after Alan Pardew was sacked following Saturday’s 5-2 home defeat to Sheffield United.

IF ever Ian Holloway required a show of support from his players this was the occasion. The Leicester City manager could not have been presented with a more emphatic demonstration that he has their complete backing at the Walkers Stadium.

Don Givens is confident new Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni will stiffen the resolve of a now all-too-brittle side.

MORE than one devoted reader — hello, Frank and Irene Blennerhassett in Youghal — has written to the sports desk bemoaning the absence of this column over the past month.

Senior Republic of Ireland players have warned they will not tolerate any further delay in the naming of a permanent successor to Steve Staunton after their narrow defeat to Brazil last night.

The Football Association of Ireland hope to rubber-stamp a new manager in the aftermath of Wednesday‘s fixture against Brazil – with Italian veteran Giovanni Trapattoni favourite for the post.