‘I succeeded’… Manager sacked by Nottingham Forest in 2017 thinks he did a good job

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Former Nottingham Forest boss Mark Warburton has spoken out about his nine-month stint in charge at the City Ground.

The 61-year-old joined the club in March 2017, with Forest towards the bottom of the Championship and fighting for survival.

Ultimately, the Reds clinched survival on the final day after a 3-0 win against Ipswich Town thanks to a double from Britt Assombalonga and a great strike from Chris Cohen.

Forest underwent a summer of change, which saw Assombalonga depart to Middlesbrough for £15 million, with Warburton working on a tight budget.

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Mark Warburton on his time at Forest

Speaking on the ScotScore podcast, the former Reds boss explained what was expected of him during his first few months in charge of the club.

“I met Mr Marinakis for the first time in a 10-15 minute meeting, he said that he would like to offer me the job.

“The only goal he gave me for that season was to stay up, the team were at the bottom of the Championship, with survival as the only aim.

“We had to better Blackburn’s result on the last day and we did that so I succeeded in keeping the club up.”

Warburton did hit his target

Although at times his football wasn’t pretty, Warburton did hit his target in keeping the club up with it unimaginable where the club would be today had it suffered relegation.

However, it was his reluctance to change his ways which was ultimately his downfall as he never had an alternative system.

Warburton did consolidate the club in a very chaotic period, with the former Rangers boss still deserving of credit for the work he did at the City Ground.