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Steven Reid reveals moment he 'knew' Nottingham Forest were returning to Premier League

Former Nottingham Forest coach Steven Reid has pinpointed the moment he "just knew" the Reds were going to be promoted to the Premier League.

Reid was on Steve Cooper's coaching staff last season after initially joining the club under Chris Hughton. Once Cooper arrived in September, Forest never looked back and made an incredible run to the play-off final at Wembley. A win over Huddersfield that day earned a return to the Premier League for the first time in 23 years.

It was an "incredible" season that Reid looks back on fondly. He recalled the exact moment he realised Forest were going to be returning to the top flight.

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"My contract was coming to an end at Forest in the summer but obviously the priority was focusing on the season," Reid said on talkSPORT. "An incredible season which got off to a really bad start.

"I went in with Chris Hughton to the club. I've got so much respect for Chris but things just didn't work out.

"Obviously Steve came in and after we got those first couple of wins, as it sometimes happens in the Championship and Football League... once that momentum builds and builds, you can just feel it.

"Probably about 10 games before the end of the season, I just knew we were going to do it."

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