Steve Cooper spoke with great candour in the build-up to facing Fulham about the challenges which come with a vast dressing room overhaul.
Another game down and the task hasn’t got any easier for the Nottingham Forest boss. It is a problem he knows he needs to fix fast.
He is not one for offering up excuses - far from it, and quite the opposite in fact - but there’s no getting away from the feeling that the Reds don’t yet look like a team. Added to that, the manager is still figuring out what his strongest XI is.
