Nottingham Forest held talks with Neil Warnock over becoming the club's manager in 2016, the man himself has said.
Warnock says he held talks with Forest and Blackburn Rovers six years ago after his short spell in charge of Rotherham United.
Talks between Warnock and the Reds "never materialised" and the cult hero boss instead joined Cardiff City. He ended up leading the Bluebirds to promotion in the 2017-18 season, with Philippe Montanier the man to fill the vacancy Warnock had spoken to Forest about.