Nottmtails commented Paul Taylor column: Dougie Freedman's stark assessment of...

Dougie Freedman has always been refreshingly blunt in his assessment of the situation he took on at Nottingham Forest.There have been no overblown statements of intent; no grand promises.His mantra has been simple from the off: "We are still looking over our shoulders".It would take five or six games before he had properly assessed the qualities of his squad, he has frequently stated. And, in the meantime, the priority was starkly simple – get enough points to avoid being sucked into.