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entered the City Ground over the years, believing they are the ones who can assist this ancient club reclaim its rightful place in the division.

With the Reds having only finished in the play-off spots in four of their previous 14 seasons in the second division, it is apparent that some of their signings performed better than the vast majority made by the East Midlands club. This has led to 21 different managers coming and going but eventually failing.

Fawaz Al Hasawi, a Kuwaiti billionaire, oversaw their ownership for a significant amount of their Championship tenure and approved the transfers of some of the least successful players to have ever worn the Garabaldi Red uniform.

After Al-Hasawi bought the team in July 2012, there was a great deal of unrest within the team, both on and off the field.

The team was facing financial instability after Nigel Doughty, a previous donor and chairman, passed away suddenly. The previous season, the club narrowly avoided relegation to League One. With

o many questions surrounding the club’s future, Forest could only muster a few first team players. It was time for a major renovation, which arrived in the summer.

Despite the arrival of 16 players in the summer, including stars like Simon Cox, Adlene you Guediora, and Henri Lansbury, Forest was unable to secure a playoff spot.

Once more, Al-Hasawi will go into his pockets and take out

Djamel Abdoun showed his class in one game during three years at Forest

It would take him more than a month to score his first league goal against Burnley, and he would finish the season with an unimpressive two goals and four assists in 27 games.

The next season, manager Stuart Pearce informed Abdoun that he had “no future” at Forest, and the player never played for the Reds again. He signed a contract that would last until 2016, but it was terminated at the club after he played for just one season. In 2015, he was loaned out to Lokeren.

Although Forest has improved its transfer activity in the past few seasons, they will want to forget their two-year tenure in the East Midlands when they reflect on their Championship transactions, especially with a player like Abdoun.