Sean Dyche was sacked after Nottingham Forest's 0-0 draw with Wolves at the City Ground
15:21, 12 Feb 2026Updated 15:24, 12 Feb 2026
Sean Dyche on the touchline during Nottingham Forest's draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Sean Dyche on the touchline during Nottingham Forest's draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers(Image: PA)
Rebuilding confidence and restoring unity will be key for Vitor Pereira as he prepares to be the next man into the Nottingham Forest hot seat.
There was no lack of effort from the Reds in what proved to be Sean Dyche’s final match at the helm. But if ever a game summed up the issues that ultimately dogged the 54-year-old’s 25-game tenure, it was the 0-0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday night.
A whopping 35 efforts at goal without a single one counting and having to make do with a point against a side bound for the Championship said much about Dyche’s reign. Likewise, the suggestion owner Evangelos Marinakis held a meeting with some senior players after the final whistle.
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It is understood that was not the first time concerns had been raised by members of the squad about Dyche’s methods as Marinakis assessed the situation. The manager publicly throwing some of them under the bus after an FA Cup embarrassment at Wrexham also did not go down well.
What you see is kind of what you get with Dyche. Forest would have known that when they appointed him. Indeed, that spit-and-sawdust style was widely seen as being a sensible appointment at the time. But as relegation fears grew, a lack of tactical nuance and in-game tweaks led to questions being asked.
Players will have made their feelings clear, but Marinakis is ultimately the man that makes the call. The Greek businessman will not have enjoyed what he watched or heard on Wednesday, when the night ended with boos and jeers around the City Ground.
He would have felt the same after last week’s defeat at Leeds United. And a glance at the Premier League table, with the Reds just three points above the relegation zone, would only have solidified his thinking.
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Early on in Dyche’s tenure, Morgan Gibbs-White spoke of how training under Dyche had involved a lot of running. The ex-Everton boss himself said more than once he felt players needed to get to the level of fitness he demanded. He continually called for his squad to “do the hard yards” - such instructions and plans are all well and good when results are positive, but can grow tiresome when they are not.
Public dressing-downs, perceived lack of accountability from the man in the dugout, poor performances, boos from the crowd, survival in jeopardy, questionable team selections and tactics… Dyche’s balance sheet did not count in his favour, however much he protested that Forest were (in his view) not on a bad run.
Asked about the crowd voicing their frustrations on Wednesday night, midfielder Elliot Anderson said on TNT Sports: "It's frustrating. I couldn't fault the lads for trying out there. I just want the crowd to be behind us. I get it's frustrating for them, but all I would say is to stick with us.
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"We'll speak in the changing room and try to correct things. We've got to go again.”
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