Dawson: Forest must look for a 'quick fix' after Dyche sacking
Nottingham Forest must look for a "quick fix" after sacking Sean Dyche and focus on staying in the Premier League, former defender Michael Dawson has told Your Site FC.
Forest are searching for their fourth permanent boss of the season and want to move quickly to make an appointment before their Europa League knockout play-off first leg at Fenerbache next Thursday.
Former Wolves boss Vitor Pereira is set to for talks with Forest about taking over with the club three points above the relegation zone and facing a tough run of games in the league.
But Dawson believes his former side should have stuck with Dyche to give them the best chance of staying up.
"It has got to be a quick fix for me now," Dawson said on Your Site FC. "They haven't got time to look past the Premier League.
"[Sean Dyche] was that for me. Do I believe he would have kept them up? One hundred per cent."
He added: "I have got no idea who is going to come in.
"Vitor Pereira went to Wolves when they were in that position last year and kept them up. Players left and you see where they are now.
"Sean Dyche for me was the man that gave Nottingham Forest every chance of staying in the Premier League."
Jimenez's Bournemouth loan made permanent
Alex Jimenez's loan move from AC Milan to Bournemouth has been made permanent, the south coast club has confirmed.
The 20-year-old, who joined the Cherries at the start of the season, has now featured in more than half of the clubs competitive fixtures, activating the transfer clause to keep him at the Vitality until 2031.
Tuchel signs new deal to lead England until 2028
Thomas Tuchel has signed a contract extension to keep him as England head coach through to the end of Euro 2028.
Tuchel, whose current deal only runs until the end of the World Cup, has agreed a new deal to lead to lead England through to Euro 2028 in the UK and Ireland.
Tuchel set to sign new deal until 2028
England head coach Thomas Tuchel is going to sign a new contract which will keep him in the role until 2028.
The FA is expected to release a statement later on Thursday.
'Forest want to hold talks with Pereira'
Your Site News reporter Anton Toloui:
Nottingham Forest want to hold talks with former Wolves boss Vitor Pereira.
Pereira is well known to Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis, he is a former Olympiacos coach having led them to the league and cup double just over ten years ago.
And he has Premier League experience having led Wolves on that wonderous run this time last year to keep them in the Premier League.
It will probably be another short-term fix for a club looking for long-term success.
Tuchel set to stay as England manager until 2028
Thomas Tuchel is expected to sign a new contract to stay as the England head coach until 2028, which could be confirmed before Thursday's draw for the 2026-27 Nations League, reports The Times.
The new deal would mean that the 52-year-old remains in charge until the end of that tournament, which will be hosted by England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, with the semi-finals and final at Wembley Stadium.
Papers: Pereira lined up to replace Dyche at Forest
Right, let's kick things off this morning with a quick roundup of some of the biggest stories making today's back pages, with Nottingham Forest having reportedly identified Vitor Pereira as a strong candidate to replace Sean Dyche and become their fourth manager of the season.
De Zerbi ready to pick Spurs over Man Utd
Roberto De Zerbi wants to replace the recently sacked Thomas Frank as Tottenham head coach, according to reports in the I.
The Italian, who was also recently sacked as Marseille manager, is understood to be one of five early candidates to take over from the Dane at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, favouring a move to north London over Man Utd.
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Nottingham Forest's upcoming fixtures
- Fenerbahce (A) - Europa League knockout play-off first leg - Thursday February 19; kick-off 5.45pm
- Liverpool (H) - Premier League - Sunday February 22, live on Your Site; kick-off 2pm
- Fenerbahce (H) - Europa League knockout play-off second leg - Thursday February 26; kick-off 8pm
- Brighton (A) - Premier League - Sunday March 1, live on Your Site; kick-off 2pm
- Man City (A) - Premier League - Wednesday March 4; kick-off 7.30pm
- Fulham (H) - Premier League - Saturday March 14; kick-off 3pm
