Davies delight at Forest effort

Davies wants Forest back in the top flight of English football

Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies has praised the efforts of his young squad after their 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday.

Tuesday night's home victory has seen the Reds move four points clear of the relegation zone.

Davies told BBC Radio Nottingham: "I can ask no more of these players.

"The one thing they have got and shown is fantastic courage - they and the staff will work very hard to bring success to this club."

He added: "This set of fans deserve it with the support they have given us in the second half and the way they got behind the team."

However, Davies did say he had hoped for a more positive response in the first half as some of the crowd showed discontent towards the side.

"What the fans have got to understand is that these players need their support as much as possible - we can't afford to make them any more nervous than they are because it's a big job we're asking for."

The Scotsman said moves were afoot to bring in new players to the City Ground before the end of the transfer window next week.

"There's great effort from the board and great effort from the staff to try to add quality to the squad we've got," he continued.

"We know what's coming up, we know we've got to match and beat these so-called bigger clubs with bigger squads and bigger names, but we also know this is a club that has been at the very heights of the football world.

"It's got an outstanding tradition and it deserves to be back at the top."