Not yet, but Steve Cooper and Nottingham Forest still have grand designs on Premier League

City Ground fans have been carried on a wave of excitement under their Welsh boss and still believe they can get promoted via the play-offs. 

EXCITED: Nottingham Forest fans celebrate a season that could still bring them Premier League football in 2022-23.

“It’s recovering from set-backs that defines you," Steve Cooper declared after his Nottingham Forest side were beaten at Bournemouth Tuesday night. "That’s what we’ve got to make sure we do now.” 

Not since Brian Clough have Forest fans been so excited about a manager and it is easy to see why; the team Cooper inherited from Chris Hughton in September had claimed just a single point from its first seven Championship games. Now the only disappointment it has to swallow is missing out on automatic promotion to the Cherries and having to watch them celebrate.