With Nottingham Forest making their return to domestic action this week following Sunday's breath-taking World Cup final, Steve Cooper will be eyeing a huge push over the festive period and beyond should his side wish to escape the Premier League drop zone.
For that, the Welshman will need all the help he can muster, and already has comfort from the knowledge that Evangelos Marinakis will back him with at least two new January signings to follow the already-incoming Gustavo Scarpa through the door.
Back in the top flight for the first time in 23 years, the Reds went into the winter World Cup break one point from safety. Their summer spending on 23 fresh faces had been heavily criticised before an upturn in form following Cooper's contract renewal in October, therefore it seems there is no sign of that policy being scrapped just yet.
