Source: Daily_Mail
Nottingham Forest 2 Middlesbrough 0: Steve Cotterill's joy soured by Nigel Doughty
Steve Cotterill's first match in charge at the City Ground ended in glorious triumph but there was a bombshell from the boardroom as owner Nigel Doughty put the former European Champions up for sale. [LNB]Multi-millionaire owner, Doughty, used the match programme to inform the club's supporters of his intentions. [LNB]Marcus Tudgay's first goal of the season ten minutes before the interval and a superb solo effort from Lewis McGugan af ter the interval gave Cotterill a huge boost. [LNB]But the latest dollop of bad news had filtered through to the stands even before Steve McClaren's successor had made his way to the dug-out. [LNB] Off to a flyer: Marcus Tudgay is mobbed after scoring the opener[LNB]Venture-capitalist Doughty took control 10 years ago and has pumped ?70million into the club he supported as a boy. [LNB]He stepped down as chairman followingthe backlash that both preceded and followed the club's defeat by Birmingham City which saw former England coach McClaren quit. [LNB]And he wrote: 'If I felt a new owner would take this club forwards, I would happily facilitate that, so with this in mind I have appointed Seymour Pierce an investment bank in the City which has good experience in dealing in these matters to advise me should any offer be forthcoming.' [LNB]Forest have been saying publicly for some time that they are mindful of the financial fair play rules that Championship is trying to enforce. [LNB]That is why Doughty also made it clear that the ?7m-a-year subsidy was going to stop. He added: 'I will not leave the club with a cost-base that will burden it in the next three years. Contracts signed during my time as chairman will be honoured. However, once these current liabilities have run-off, there will be no more financial support.' [LNB] [LNB] The man in the middle: Steve Cotterill ended a run of three straight defeats for Forest[LNB]That proclamation made it a bitter-sweet evening for Forest's fans after a successful start for Cotterill. [LNB]Boro had arrived in the east Midlands with the only unbeaten record in the division. [LNB]And Tony Mowbray's Teessiders had been fairly content to allow Forest to make the running. And, until ten minutes from time, it was a tactic that had served them well.[LNB]However, McGugan found Chris Gunter, promoted to right midfield, with a ball inside left-back Joe Bennett. [LNB]The Wales' international sent a low cross into the area and Tudgay had little problem side-footing the ball into the net. [LNB]It sparked a visible surge in confidence from the hosts who could have added to their advantage had Ishmael Miller not headed over Luke Chambers' shot from underneath Boro's crossbar. [LNB]Seb Hines should have done far bettertwo minutes after the re-start when his diving header flashed the wrongside of the upright from Barry Robson's free-kick.[LNB] Keep up-to-date with all the latest news from the Football LeagueRelegation battles beat the boredom for thousands of fans - scrapping them would be crazyCotterill makes his mark by punishing players ?1,000 per word for Twitter rants Coventry 1 Nottingham Forest 0: Jutkiewicz gives new boy Cotterill the Blues [LNB]
