Nottingham Forest board sent 'refreshing' message…

Nottingham Forest board sent 'refreshing' message after transfer dealings

Fans are pleased with how Nottingham Forest is being run by the board, with transfer dealings described as "refreshing," following improvements in recent years.

CEO Dane Murphy replaced Ioannis Bretzos last summer with a successful background from his time at Barnsley. The 36-year-old is behind the club's strategy to bring in new recruits. During his time at Barnsley, he emphasised the importance of placing attention on younger talent.

So far, four additions have been made to Steve Cooper's team - Taiwo Awoniyi, Moussa Niakhate, Guilian Biancone and Dean Henderson. But it not likely to stop there, the club who have drawn up a transfer plan prior to the transfer window, have made cementing the group with further signings, a priority.

"We have a very strong owner [Evangelos Marinakis] who is not afraid to invest in the club and make sure it becomes the Premier League club it should be, in all facets of the business," the CEO said last month. "At the same time, there have been a few clubs who have gone up and spent an inordinate amount of money and then gone back down, and it hasn’t worked.

"I think it’s finding the balance between investing and making your team that much better to compete week in, week out, but still having your core group of guys. We have five loans, they all contributed - some pushed us beyond the mark. If we could get some of them back for next season and make them our players, we’re going to try to do that.

"You have to secure your base - whether that’s the players, the staff, the backroom staff - you have to build on the blocks you already have and the base that’s already in place. We plan to do that. Whatever it takes to make the club a Premier League entity. But as always, building from the core you have is the first priority."

Here is what the Forest supporters had to say about how the board runs the club...

NFFC Journo: "Since Dane [Murphy] came in, things changed."

Alan: "Stability and efficiency at last. We have total faith in this board to bring in the right players and we have the best manager to mould the players into a top Premiership team."

Norman Fletcher: "I think it’s fair to say that beginning with the appointment of Dane and then subsequently Cooper things could not have gone any better. The well thought out transfer policies are so refreshing now. It’s just a really exciting time to be a Forest fan. Work still to do though."

Hannah Forest: "They are heading in the right direction after a few years of trying to compete with Fawaz."

JMChambers1975: "All good. So far."

David Woodmore: "Brilliant."

Ed: "Very happy."

Tim: "Good at the moment."