Saturday's game at Watford marks the halfway point of a season in which the Reds have, to date, won 8, drawn 9 and lost 5 of their 22 matches.
The table makes much better reading than at this stage last season but that has done little to dispel some supporters' doubts as to where their team are heading after a summer which saw new owners and a number of new signings come in to the City Ground.
Sides such as Crystal Palace and Millwall are above Forest in the league despite spending less but the Reds will enter the second half of the season above all of last year's relegated trio.
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