Editing Nottingham Forest F.C. (section)

===Al-Hasawi era (2012–2017)===
The Al-Hasawi family from Kuwait purchased the club in July 2012. They told the press that they had a long-term vision for the club based on a 3–5 year plan, and after interviewing several potential new managers, appointed [[Sean O'Driscoll]], formerly the manager at Doncaster Rovers and Crawley Town, as the manager on 19 July 2012. He was known for playing an attractive brand of passing football (which had taken Doncaster Rovers into the league's second tier for the first time since the 1950s) and what football fans would consider the Forest way.<ref name="McLeish leaves – Guardian" /> O'Driscoll had spent five months at the City Ground as coach under Steve Cotterill in the 2011–12 season.

By 15 December 2012, after the team's 0–0 draw away to Brighton, Forest sat in ninth position with 33 points, just three points off the play-off positions. On the same weekend, the club announced that Omar Al-Hasawi had stepped down for personal reasons and Fawaz Al-Hasawi, the majority shareholder with 75%, had taken the position,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/fawaz-al-hasawi-statement-546193.aspx|title=Fawaz Al Hasawi Statement|publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C.|date=16 December 2012|access-date=19 December 2012|archive-date=18 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218083121/http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/fawaz-al-hasawi-statement-546193.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> with his brother Abdulaziz Al-Hasawi holding a 20% share and his cousin Omar Al-Hasawi holding a 5% share.

On 26 December 2012, O'Driscoll was sacked following a 4–2 victory over Leeds United, with the club stating their intentions of a change ahead of the January transfer window and hopes of appointing a manager with Premier League experience,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20847476|title=Nottingham Forest sack manager Sean O'Driscoll|work=BBC Sport|date=26 December 2012|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=28 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228012119/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20847476|url-status=live}}</ref> eventually hiring [[Alex McLeish]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nottingham Forest name Alex McLeish as new manager|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20855227|work=BBC Sport|access-date=27 December 2012|date=27 December 2012|archive-date=28 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228003435/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20855227|url-status=live}}</ref> Chief executive Mark Arthur as well as scout Keith Burt and club ambassador Frank Clark were dismissed in January 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nottingham Forest: Mark Arthur, Keith Burt and Frank Clark leave|work=BBC Sport|date=17 January 2013|access-date=5 February 2013|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21063276|archive-date=20 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120060931/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21063276|url-status=live}}</ref> On 5 February 2013, Forest and McLeish parted company by mutual agreement after 40 days of cooperation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nottingham Forest part company with manager Alex McLeish by mutual agreement|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11727/8473102/Nottingham-Forest-have-parted-company-with-manager-Alex-McLeish-by-mutual-agreement|date=5 February 2013|access-date=5 February 2013|work=Sky Sports|publisher=British Sky Broadcasting|archive-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701155140/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11727/8473102/Nottingham-Forest-have-parted-company-with-manager-Alex-McLeish-by-mutual-agreement|url-status=live}}</ref> Forest supporters and pundits alike registered their concern for the state of the club,<ref name="McLeish leaves – Guardian">{{cite news|title=Alex McLeish's sudden exit turns once-proud Forest into laughing stock|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/feb/05/alex-mcleish-nottingham-forest-exit|work=The Guardian|date=5 February 2013|access-date=6 February 2013|first=Stuart|last=James|archive-date=5 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005160720/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/feb/05/alex-mcleish-nottingham-forest-exit|url-status=live}}</ref> with journalist [[Pat Murphy (sports journalist)|Pat Murphy]] describing the situation as a "shambles".<ref>{{cite news|title=Nottingham Forest: Alex McLeish's exit leaves Reds in a mess|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21339472|date=5 February 2013|access-date=5 February 2013|work=BBC Sport|first1=Owen|last1=Phillips|first2=Matt|last2=Newsum|archive-date=6 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206170448/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21339472|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Stuart Pearce first game back as Nottingham Forest manager.jpg|thumb|right|[[Stuart Pearce]] returned as manager in 2014]]
Two days after McLeish's departure, the club re-appointed Billy Davies as manager, having been sacked as the team's manager twenty months previously.<ref>{{cite news|title=Billy Davies: Nottingham Forest re-appoint ex-manager|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21343978|work=BBC Sport|date=7 February 2013|access-date=7 February 2013|archive-date=8 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208061103/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21343978|url-status=live}}</ref> His first match in charge was a draw,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21448151|title=Nottm Forest 1–1 Bolton|work=BBC Sport|date=16 February 2013|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=21 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421200445/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21448151|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a run of 10 undefeated games. In March 2014, the club terminated Davies's employment, following a 5–0 defeat by Derby County.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-240314-1440481.aspx|title=Club Statement|date=24 March 2014|publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C.|access-date=24 March 2014|archive-date=24 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324155023/http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-240314-1440481.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> After initially rejecting the job in March 2014,<ref name = "Pearce refuses Forest">{{cite news|title=Stuart Pearce refuses Nottingham Forest job|work=The Irish Independent|date=27 March 2014|access-date=8 July 2014|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/stuart-pearce-refuses-notts-forest-job-30131163.html|archive-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701133835/http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/stuart-pearce-refuses-notts-forest-job-30131163.html|url-status=live}}</ref> fans favourite [[Stuart Pearce]] was named the man to replace Billy Davies, taking over from caretaker manager [[Gary Brazil]]. He signed a two-year contract commencing on 1 July 2014. Pearce led Forest to an unbeaten start to the season but failed to keep up the form. He was sacked in February 2015 and replaced by another former Forest player, [[Dougie Freedman]].

Another mid-table finish meant that Forest began the 2015–16 season still in the Championship and now in their 17th season away from the Premier League. On 13 March 2016, Freedman was sacked, following a 3–0 defeat at home to [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35798743|title=Dougie Freedman: Nottingham Forest manager sacked|date=13 March 2016|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=27 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627182521/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35798743|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Paul Williams (footballer, born 1971)|Paul Williams]] was then appointed as temporary manager. Former [[US Boulogne|Boulogne]], [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]], [[Real Sociedad]], and [[Stade Rennais|Rennes]] head coach [[Philippe Montanier]] was appointed on a two-year contract on 27 June 2016 becoming the club's first manager from outside the British isles, but was sacked after fewer than seven months in charge. [[Mark Warburton]] was named as the club's new manager on 14 March 2017. Forest narrowly avoided relegation on the final day of the 2016–17 season, where a 3–0 home victory against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] ensured their safety at the expense of [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nottingham Forest 3–0 Ipswich Town|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39760415|work=BBC Sport|date=7 May 2017|access-date=7 May 2017|archive-date=7 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507134434/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39760415|url-status=live}}</ref>