Will the next 10 days justify Billy's faith?

"I am really, really pleased with the way we are playing," said the City Ground boss in the wake of Tuesday night's League Cup defeat by Blackburn Rovers, a game in which the Reds missed another host of good chances, including a penalty.

Davies has shown complete faith in his squad over recent weeks and will now hope to be rewarded with good results in what look to be three winnable games before the international break.

Forest travel to bottom of the table Plymouth Argyle this weekend before a home game with Scunthorpe United and a trip to Peterborough United.

A 7-point haul from those three fixtures will make the league table look a lot more attractive to Forest fans going into the next international break.