Thursday, 3rd April, 2014
Former England Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce will take over as Nottingham Forest manager on 1st July.
Forest have been looking for a new boss since sacking Billy Davies, with Gary Brazil having been serving as caretaker manager.
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Pearce had initially ruled himself out of the position, but following a rethink has agreed to take over at the club he played for from 1985 until 1997.
"I had so much on of a personal nature that it wasn't the right time", he was quoted as saying by the BBC.
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"But when they asked if I would take it from the summer I jumped at the chance. Everything seems right."
Nottingham Forest currently sit seventh in the Championship table, only two points off a playoff place.
The club's chairman and owner Fawaz Al Hasawi has been quick to hail Pearce's arrival, commenting: "I am really happy to have Stuart as boss. He is a very good manager, he has a good CV and I wish him all the best with us. I am really happy as chairman and owner and for the fans because they like him."
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