It has not always been happy families at Nottingham Forest. The Al Hasawis meant well but face of the family Fawaz made so many mistakes fans protested against him en masse, while even much loved former owner Nigel Doughty was criticised over a lack of investment in the squad during his time in charge.
Now the Marinakis family are hoping to oversee the return of the club to the Premier League after 23 long years, with owner Evangelos pumping in millions, while his son Miltiadis has played an increasingly prominent role this season.
On Sunday there will be vast sums on the line when Forest take on Huddersfield in the Championship play-off final. The riches are ridiculous and the pressure incredible, but strip it all away and for Reds boss Steve Cooper it is all about family. No manager has galvanised the club in decades like Cooper. No one compares to Brian Clough, but if Cooper takes Forest up, he will stand alongside Frank Clark as the best manager since the days of lifting European Cups.
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To get to that point, Cooper has had to transform a group of players, lifting them from being bottom of the league to the brink of promotion. That looked like happening via the automatic route at one stage a few weeks ago, when Forest headed to Bournemouth with a chance to move level on points with a team benefitting from the massive advantage of parachute payments.
Before the game, Cooper turned to Joe Worrall, Ryan Yates and Brennan Johnson - three homegrown players who could outline what promotion would mean to the club and everyone associated with it.
"The manager got them up and Joe was that emotional he started crying. He was saying you don't understand how much this means to me, my family and the people who work here," Brennan's father, David, told the latest Garibaldi Red podcast.
"It went through the whole team. You need people like that at a football club. If you don't have that everyone is just an employee and it's a job. It means the world for those lads. Sunday's a massive game for everyone but you need a core of homegrown players and they're the ones who will carry a lot of burden but with a lot of pride."
Cooper might not be from Nottingham, but he gets what the club is about. He swiftly realised the scale of its past and the potential of its future. The enormity of what is at stake on Sunday could paralyse some, but Cooper is determined that they win or lose as one. Team spirit, togetherness and achieving personal potential is paramount.
"He got all the parents - and himself - to write a note to all the players so every time they open their locker there's a message," former Reds striker Johnson said. "It must mean a lot. Those little details from the manager and his staff are spot on.
"We had a barbecue on Saturday and the legends were all there - John Robertson, Ian Storey-Moore. You had the players there and there's a bouncy castle for the kids. All the players were playing cricket. Dads were playing too. It was great. That never happened in my career with the families. Never.
"He (Cooper) showed me a picture of him with his son walking round and said this means more to me than anything, for him to see what we're doing. He said it's all about family. It's that team spirit that hopefully gets them over the line."
Brennan, who turned 21 today, played a key role in getting Forest to the final. He scored in each leg of the of the semi-final against Sheffield United to take his tally for his first season as a regular to 19 goals. He also scored Forest's first goal in the penalty shootout. It was redemption for his father 19 years on from that painful defeat to the Blades, with David also scoring in both legs in 2003. When it came to the shootout, he insists he always had faith history would not repeat itself.
"I was alright. When they got into extra time Sheffield United had run out of steam because they didn't make any substitutions," he said. "Forest had grown into extra time so when we got to penalties I felt Brice (Samba) had played so well and Forest had worked so hard.
"They knew where they wanted to stand. They had practiced for weeks and weeks. The manager leaves no stone unturned. The players on the penalties had worked on where the goalie would dive. Everything had been put into place.
"Luckily the players who were meant to take penalties were all on the field. They had a lot of confidence and it didn't surprise me that Brice was unbelievable. It's a cup game now (on Sunday). There's no point going for a draw then easing yourself in.
"It's a cup tie and we've done well in three of them this year. As a fan, and a dad, I hope Forest turn up and express themselves. If they do they've got a very good chance.
"Huddersfield are underrated. They finished above us and they've been excellent all year. They're probably a team Forest enjoy playing against because they're very good from set pieces, so our players know they have to be on it.
"They're very good but if Forest play well they've got a great chance. Play-off games tend to be 1-0, 1-1 - there's not big scorelines as people get nervous. It's going to be a good game and I think one goal might settle it."
