Despite helping Nottingham Forest avoid relegation, manager Vitor Pereira could be replaced by Fulham boss Marco Silva this summer. (Teamtalk), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesBBC Radio Nottingham's Colin Fray believes Vitor Pereira has carried out a "terrific turnaround" at Nottingham Forest since arriving in February, having ensured Premier League safety and guided the club to a Europa League semi-final.
So we asked you to rate his time at the club so far and for your thoughts on safety being secured.
Here are some of your replies:
Tina: It feels a bit like a miracle. He has moulded a disjointed group of lads into a team again. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I respect to him for doing it and the team for embracing it. We've had fight, fire and an attitude that I was worried had abandoned us. Good job, boss!
Ian: What he has done is truly remarkable but, looking at the stats, it is clear we've massively over-performed and we've had more than our slice of luck. What has happened over last eight games is not sustainable. Ultimately, things will settle back to a true reflection of where we are, which unfortunately is a bottom-third-of-the-league side. Unless we hit lucky with recruitment, I can see our owner getting another manager in after a poor start to next season.
Edward: For the first time this season the players truly responded to a head coach. Maybe it was a combination of Vitor's approach and a realisation that the players couldn't be seen to not cooperate with another head coach. With the number and quality of managerial free agents available this summer, it would be perfectly in character for Evangelos Marinakis to ditch him for a bigger name. If he does stay, I hope everyone is on the same page regarding recruitment and business is done early. All of this season's failures stemmed from the club's fractious pre-season; in stark contrast to the harmonious pre-season of 2024-25.
TJ: Vitor Pereira is exactly what Forest need. For us, it is more about connection with the manager than the playing style - and luckily he has brought both. This is the best football we have played for a few years. However, I still think he might get the chop this summer and I'm fearful for next season without Elliot Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White!
Sean: When Vitor was appointed, my exact reaction was that - as our fourth manager of the season - it didn't matter what he'd bring because we'd still go down. Turmoil behind-the-scenes, a disjointed squad and an unhappy fanbase was too much to overcome, in my opinion. However, sitting safe in the Premier League for our fourth season in a row, I'm glad to be wrong. He has turned it around and done it in style. We've been competitive against the likes of Man City and Liverpool, and we were scoring for fun against Burnley and Sunderland. Plus we got that victory against Chelsea with our misfiring B-team. I'm tipping us for relegation again next season, if only to be proven drastically wrong again! In Vitor we trust.
Pat Riddell
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesIn a week in which Nottingham Forest achieved one of their two goals this season - and narrowly missed out on the other - thoughts now turn to the future.
Securing Premier League survival with two games to go means planning can begin for next season. Sadly, it's not planning for a place in the Champions League but, after two seasons of almost qualifying, it seems realistic to aim high.
But what does planning look like? Vitor Pereira only has until next summer on his contract and without Champions League football it's likely that we'll lose one or two star players.
It's hard to see a world where we keep Elliot Anderson after the World Cup, but if he's being talked about as the most expensive English Premier League player... well, we should have some money to strengthen.
But, if anything, we need stability this summer - last summer's chaos followed by the ongoing turmoil of this season means we need to get it right. Very few of the new arrivals in 2026, and during the January transfer window, hit the ground running and ultimately - on top of four managers - that almost got us relegated.
Even without European competition, there are still 38 Premier League games and two cup competitions to battle for so, for any kind of consistency, we need a squad ready to deal with injuries, suspensions and tactical changes.
The work begins now for the club to be ready for pre-season in July.
There are still two games left and a World Cup in between, but absolute clarity is needed for next season to avoid the mess we embraced this campaign.
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Colin Fray
BBC Radio Nottingham reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesIt has been a terrific turnaround by Nottingham Forest in the backend of this season.
They were in big trouble, but Vitor Pereira and his coaching staff have managed to get a disjointed squad turned around into a side that is now unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games.
In those eight games, they have taken 16 points. From the previous 28 games, they had taken 27 points. So they have gone from earning less than one point per game for the first 28 games to taking two points per game for the last eight games.
That shows the turnaround.
It needed to be such a turnaround as well because the likes of Tottenham, West Ham and Leeds have been winning matches down there as well. Forest have had to be that good to get to safety - and they did it with two games spare in the end.
They can relax at least now because they know they will be playing Premier League football next season, but I'm sure they will be aiming to finish the season with Pereira's unbeaten Premier League run intact.
Then it will be about rebuilding to make sure they aren't down at that end of the table against next season.
What Vitor Pereira has done is put smiles on faces. He has made the Forest dressing room a happy place again. They have always been a confident bunch, no matter the head coach, because they always felt they had enough in there but they needed some unification.
Pereira has certainly done that. I remember when he walked into the job, on his first day there he said: 'A smile can do magic' - and he has beamed his way through his tenure at Forest.
Do you think it is a job well done for Vitor Pereira? How would you rate his time at the club so far?
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We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle.
Here are some of your comments:
Nottingham Forest fans
Richard: A gritty battling performance with a depleted squad to see the Reds over the finishing line of safety. Over the last month every player in the squad has played their part in securing safety in the Premier League and reaching the semi-final of the Europa League. This truly is an amazing football club.
Kris: A hard-earned point and another season of Premier League football assured. So pleased for Elliot Anderson, showing great character. A lot to do over the summer and hopefully recruitment will be better and we'll have a little less managerial drama!
Colin: On the back of getting knocked out of Europe on Thursday and also having played so many games in a short period of time along with all the injuries we have, it wasn't the best performance as regards good football but the effort and commitment to get a result to stay in the Premier League next season was immense. Well done Nottingham Forest.
Mark: Fair result, Forest looked like they were running on fumes. Tactical changes after 10 minutes or so made it more of a competition. Newcastle looked slick at times, so thanks to Matz Sels for keeping us in the game.
Newcastle fans
Geoff: Exactly the same as we've played all season. Play well. Dominate the game. Take the lead only to lose it again late in game. Eddie Howe has gone as far as he can with this team. Replace him and clear out half of that inept team too.
Mike: Another poor performance, except for one good move that resulted in a goal. Lots of possession and opportunities but no killer instinct in front of goal and poor defending. Too predictable I'm afraid!
Gordon: Yet again we took the lead and failed to defend it. What an unbelievable sequence this season. Full marks to Forest and Elliot Anderson in particular. You deserved the point.
GPW: Same old defensive frailties combined with very poor finishing sums up Newcastle this season!
