The play-off race really is too hard to call at the moment and plenty of sides remain hopeful that they can break into the top six.

Nottingham Forest will have similar aspirations, then, and will be confident that with a run of form that they can get into there - though it needs to happen soon now.

Certainly, with the squad that they have got it is not out of the question at the moment - though not every player that has arrived at the City Ground of late has produced the goods.

That can happen, too, as not every signing will work out - and the arrival of Gil Dias - despite real promise - has to fall into that category.

When he arrived, rightly, there was excitement about what the direct winger could bring to the club and he, too, was looking forward to getting going...

A player with quality, he just didn't look settled at Forest and quickly saw the likes of Joe Lolley and Matty Cash show him what was required to be a regular at the club.

He's at Olympiacos now, then, and it is probably best that he left the Reds when he did as, sometimes, you can have too many cooks.