Job Done And An Early Chance To Test Forest Squad

Last updated : 05 August 2013 By Forest

A clean sheet and a crucial winning goal is the kind of performance that promotion-challenging seasons are built upon and Terriers boss Mark Robins certainly felt his side had played one of the division's main contenders.

"The way they (Forest) play is very fluid and, once they get into their stride, they will be a real force in this division," was his verdict after seeing Henri Lansbury settle the match in favour of the hosts.
 
Billy Davies now gets an immediate chance to show the strength in depth of a squad that has been consistently added to over the summer with a League Cup tie at home to Hartlepool on Tuesday.
 
Former Reds defender Colin Cooper took charge of his new side for the first time in a competitive fixture at the weekend as they were beaten 3-0 by Rochdale.