Nottingham Forest have made the decision to bring Lewis Grabban to the City Ground and it’s a decision that seems to be popular.
The striker departed the club shortly after helping the team to win promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 23 years.
Grabban spent four years on Trentside and enjoyed a healthy rapport with the club’s supporters during his time at the club.
The talisman scored 56 goals in 149 games and was the club captain for a large amount of his time at the City Ground.
Grabban has enjoyed a quality career and spent a very short time of things in Saudi Arabia after leaving Forest but only made five appearances for Al-Ahli.
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Nottingham Forest announce Lewis Grabban return
This news came in last night and it’s been announced that Grabban is back to work under Warren Joyce with the under-18 outfit.
Grabban was spotted at the Forest game against Villarreal in the club tracksuit – and this news isn’t completely out of the blue.
The former fan favourite is now going to embark on a coaching career at the club he finished his time in England with and he’s delighted.
Grabban told the club’s official website: “I’m so pleased to be back at the club that gave me so many great memories as a player. I am looking forward to working alongside some great coaches like Sam and Owen, and using my experience to help our young players develop. We have some really exciting talent in the PDP and I am excited to watch their development.
Premier League captain and Ryan Yates react as Lewis Grabban makes Forest return
Sam Morsy is about to play Premier League football with Ipswich Town and he’s reached on Instagram to this news.
It’s not clear how the two will have crossed paths in the past but he simply posted the word, ‘Legend’ on Grabban’s post on Instagram.
Ryan Yates also responded to the news by posting two emojis in reaction, including the one that features a face with love hearts as eyes.
The vice-captain on Trentside played alongside Grabban and was also part of the squad that won promotion to the Premier League.
Forest have made a brilliant move over Grabban
One thing that Forest has lacked in recent years is people on board behind the scenes who value the non-negotiable traditions of the football club.
Bringing Grabban – along with Wes Morgan and Julian Bennett – back to the club ensures plenty of experience from a Forest perspective behind the scenes.
Grabban’s coaching career is still in the early stages but as the club has proved with Andy Reid the pathway is as clear for the coaches as it is for the players.
The former striker can’t wait to get going and in our view this is a really positive step that has been made by the football club this summer.
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