Perhaps it was one particular night in early March when there was a tangible shift in the general opinion around Ryan Yates.
For so long the Nottingham Forest midfielder had been on the receiving end of plenty of flak, dividing the fanbase as many viewed him as not being good enough. It wasn’t unknown for negative comments to abound on social media when a starting XI was named with him in it.
The past 12 months have changed all of that. Now, Yates is seen as being crucial to the Reds’ cause. He was at the heart of last season’s promotion success, and he is using every fibre of his being to try to drag the team away from relegation trouble now they are in the Premier League.
