Forest backed to survive

Last updated : 22 December 2011 By Forest

The poll currently running on the site asked whether Forest would rise up the table in 2012, successfully battle against relegation or drop into League One.

And more than 50% as of Thursday evening think that it will be the second scenario that prevails and that Steve Cotterill's side will just about survive.

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The manager however will have to achieve safety on a tight budget as the January transfer window approaches.

Chairman Frank Clark again spelled out the situation when speaking to the NEP this week.

"We are in a very tight financial straitjacket and the manager is very ambitious," he said.

"He wants to build Rome in a day, which is one of the reasons we brought him here. But we are having to manage his expectations at the minute.

"Everyone at the club wants to do everything we can to help the manager and the team. But financially, things are very tight.

"He has come into a tough job, but he knew he was coming into a difficult scenario. He was made aware of the financial situation."