Rarely does a press conference pass by without Steve Cooper being quizzed on the number of signings Nottingham Forest have made and the challenges of getting his team to gel.
Still, three games into the season - and with more transfer business being planned - the Reds are showing signs of progression. Just as they grew into the match against Everton on Saturday, the hope is they will continue to do the same on a wider scale in the Premier League.
Being disappointed with a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park is telling of Forest’s mentality under Cooper and of how they played after riding out a tough opening 15 minutes. “We should have won, shouldn’t we? We were the better team,” Cooper said afterwards.
