Good luck Vítor Pereira: Forest job is now most precarious in Premier League

Sacking three head coaches in a season does not reflect well on Nottingham Forest or their owner, Evangelos Marinakis. It is a mess of their own making, beginning with the exit of their most successful recent manager and culminating in the latest P45 handed to a man brought in to fix problems created by an ill‑judged appointment that lasted eight winless games.

Twelve months ago Forest were battling for a Champions League spot under the steady stewardship of Nuno Espírito Santo. A lot has changed: they are set to become the first Premier League side to have four permanent managers in a single season, a dubious record they did not aim for in August when the hope was to build on a seventh-place finish, an FA Cup semi-final and qualification for Europe for the first time in 30 years.

Nuno lasted 24 days after a breakdown in relations with Marinakis, Ange Postecoglou 40 and Sean Dyche 114. There are items on the shelves of West Bridgford greengrocers that have been around longer than the combined managerial stints.

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