Billy Davies will go into the season in confident mood after making six new signings and seeing players who looked to have no future at Forest force their way back into his plans.
Matt Derbyshire is chief among those with four goals in the friendlies and he added to his tally at Fir Park.
Opening day opponents Huddersfield lost 3-2 at Oldham on Saturday, manager Mark Robins telling his club's official website: "We are still looking for that extra little bit of zip going forward, but I watched Nottingham Forest last night and they had the same problem."