Nottingham Forest last night sacked manager Sabri Lamouchi and replaced him with ex-Newcastle and Brighton boss Chris Hughton.
Following his appointment, Stan Collymore and former Tottenham legend Ossie Ardiles have Tweeted their thoughts.
Hughton has been out of work since leaving Brighton in 2019 having taken the Seagulls to the Premier League and kept them there.
The 61-year-old boss has plenty of experience in the second tier and had managed Birmingham and Norwich as well as the Seagulls and the Magpies.
He has never finished lower than fourth when managing in the Championship for a full season and his appointment looks like being an exciting one for Forest.
Collymore is a hero on Trentside and he took to Twitter to speak on the appointment of Hughton, expressing his delight.
Another man who was quick to wish Hughton well was ex-Tottenham hero Ossie Ardiles.
Hughton has worked at Tottenham in coaching capacities during his career and also served Spurs as a player, featuring 297 times for the North London-based giants.
Ardiles played with the new Forest boss during his time as a player who became a hero at Tottenham.
He has called Forest’s choice of their new manager a wonderful one, also taking to Twitter to share his thoughts.
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It seems as though Forest have appointed a respectable man who is proven at Championship level.
The Reds faithful will undoubtedly respect Lamouchi for the work he did and in securing the club’s best league position for many years.
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Ultimately he failed in his promotion quest and the club’s ambitious owners will hope that Hughton can now find the right formula.
In terms of choosing a proven Championship boss, Forest couldn’t have gone for much better.
The season has to start now for the Reds and Hughton will know there is plenty of work to be done at the City Ground.
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