The verdict

Fornah was exceptional against Bradford and he will have been one of the huge positives to take from the encounter for Hughton. That comes with the 21-year-old having sent a clear message to Hughton that he is indeed ready for regular first-team football at the City Ground this season if he is handed the chance to do so on a regular basis.

The midfielder has already been earning the acclaim of supporters and you get the sense that there will be a clamour for him to be handed more chances in the league now.

Considering the amount of young and talented players that Forest have brought through into the first-team seamlessly in recent years, there is no reason why Hughton should be skeptical of giving the 21-year-old more game time.

These are the sorts of chances that you need to grab with both hands if you are to make that step up into the first-team on a regular basis.

Fornah showed against Bradford that he is ready for to take those chances and his Instagram message certainly shows a player that is determined and hungry for more action in the side over the course of the campaign.