Davies has top two in sights

Boss Billy Davies has challenged Nottingham Forest to send out a message by beating two of the Championship's big hitters in their next two matches.The Reds face unbeaten QPR at the City Ground on Saturday before travelling to the Welsh capital to take on Cardiff the following weekend.The two sides are first and second in the table respectively and have already established themselves as the favourites for promotion to the Premier League."We will have played the top sides in the division by next weekend," said Davies. "And if we want success we have to face up to sides like this. We have to prove we can play and compete at this level, against anyone we face."We have to send out a message, to ourselves and everyone else. We have to be able to compete with these big boys."