The FA Youth Cup can be a great springboard for Nottingham Forest’s next generation of talent, according to first-team head coach Steve Cooper.
Warren Joyce’s Under-18s progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition with a penalty shootout victory over Cambridge United last week.
Their success came on the same night as Cooper’s team triumphed 2-0 at Ewood Park - which, in a twist of fate, will be the scene for the youth team’s next tie in the cup as they take on Blackburn Rovers on March 3.