Focus on results now distractions in the past for Forest
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Nuno Espirito Santo will face the media on Thursday afternoon ahead of Saturday's Premier League opener with Bournemouth at the City Ground.
The former Wolves boss avoided serious scrutiny last season, getting the job done in terms of survival, but it was hardly straightforward.
The second half of last term appeared chaotic off the pitch; a four-point deduction - and subsequent failed appeal - after a profit and sustainability breach and a public row over VAR and refereeing decisions took the spotlight off results and performances.
Forest won just four of their final 18 league games and there is an argument Nuno was fortunate the focus was elsewhere, otherwise there would have been more scrutiny on him.
As Nuno enters his first full season at the City Ground, there will an expectation of improvement.
But, with the transfer window open, it is naturally going to dominate the agenda on Thursday.
Midfielder Elliot Anderson from Newcastle and defender Nikola Milenkovic from Fiorentina are the biggest summer arrivals to date.
That Morgan Gibbs-White and Murillo are still in the building ahead of the season remains an obvious positive.
Away from transfers, Forest could do with some calm waters to start the season.