With six league and cup games played and not a single win recorded, Colin Calderwood's men are under extreme pressure to live up to their tag as promotion favourites.
Having started the season with a 15-point deficit to overturn, League One's other 'fallen giant' Leeds United are snapping at the heels of the Reds, and their determined start shows few signs of stuttering.
The week ahead will certainly be a big test for Forest. An away tie on Saturday against a Port Vale side looking to improve on their poor home form, followed by the rescheduled visit of Leicester City in the Carling Cup on Tuesday night.
The Cup tie comes with added spice, as Leicester play for the first time under former Reds manager Gary Megson, who will no doubt have to face the jeers of the A-block.
Forest produced some of their best football of the season so far in the abandoned fixture, which they led 1-0 at half-time, and will be looking to reproduce that against their local rivals.
Fans on the Nottingham Forest Supporters Group forum on Facebook are already calling for Calderwood's head, with the Scot's 'negative' tactics being called into question. CC has a knack of finding positives from every game, and while his endless optimism is impressive, he can only hide behind excuses for so long.
Fair enough, Lady Luck has hardly been smiling over the City Ground of late, and the injury list has been unfortunate, but even with the players available for selection, Forest should be beating teams like Bournemouth. Still, the last thing the club needs is another managerial change.
A shred of hope may come from the fact that last season's promoted sides all made poor starts to the season, while as we all know, Forest were storming ahead. But it is hope that Forest's fans have been clinging to for years, only to then be let down. What they want is to believe that this team can be successful.
With a bit of luck (finally) we might have a squad free of injury fairly soon, and then we'll see how good this team is, and maybe - just maybe - they might be a half decent side.
By Stuart Robinson