Editing Nottingham Forest F.C. (section)

===Stuart Pearce and Dave Bassett (1997–1999)===
34-year-old captain [[Stuart Pearce]] was installed as player-manager on a temporary basis just before Christmas in 1996 and he inspired a brief upturn in the club's fortunes. However, in March 1997 he was replaced on a permanent basis by [[Dave Bassett]] and left the club that summer after 12 years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bassett quits Palace and joins Forest|agency=Reuters|work=The Nation|location=Bangkok|publisher=Nation Multimedia Group|date=1 March 1997|access-date=1 August 2012|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dKZNAAAAIBAJ&dq=bassett%20nottingham%20forest%20manager&pg=6362%2C145781|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008194023/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dKZNAAAAIBAJ&dq=bassett%20nottingham%20forest%20manager&pg=6362,145781|url-status=live}}</ref> Forest were unable to avoid relegation and finished the season in bottom place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Premiership 1996/97|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=117|work=Soccerbase|access-date=1 August 2012|archive-date=4 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004235240/http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=117|url-status=live}}</ref> They won promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt, being crowned Division One champions in 1997–98.<ref>{{cite web|title=Football League First Division 1997/98|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=209|work=Soccerbase|access-date=1 August 2012|archive-date=5 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002310/http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=209|url-status=live}}</ref> Bassett was sacked in January 1999, with [[Ron Atkinson]] replacing him.<ref>{{cite news|title=Forest hire Atkinson the troubleshooter|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-forest-hire-atkinson-the-troubleshooter-1046639.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-forest-hire-atkinson-the-troubleshooter-1046639.html |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Independent|first=Alan|last=Barnes|date=12 January 1999|access-date=1 August 2012|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/19707252|title=AFC Wimbledon: Dave Bassett involved in manager search|date=25 September 2012|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=29 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529230536/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/19707252|url-status=live}}</ref>