MattDavies published Nottingham Forest's relegation rivals Birmingham City back...

Nottingham Forest's relegation rivals Birmingham City have given manager Gianfranco Zola the dreaded vote of confidence. Zola has won just two of 22 games – losing 13 – since replacing ex-Forest target Gary Rowett in December, as they slid to 18th in the Championship, six points above the bottom three. Rowett returned to St Andrew's on Saturday with Derby and left with a 2-1 win. In response, Birmingham reiterated their backing for Zola, who is an acquaintance of Forest owner...