NOTTINGHAM Forest's team spirit is the best it has been in a decade, insists Andy Reid.
The Irishman says the sense of harmony in the City Ground dressing room has not been as good since the Reds reached the play-offs under Paul Hart in 2003.
Reid believes Billy Davies has assembled a quality group of players – and characters – during a summer that has seen the club make ten additions.
And, as Forest prepare to face Burnley in the Capital One Cup tonight, Reid believes the togetherness in the squad can be an important factor as they look to maintain their encouraging start to the campaign.
"We have a really good bunch of lads here and it is a pleasure coming into work in the morning," he said in a club interview.
"The last time I felt like this was when we reached the play-offs in 2003 against Sheffield United.
"I can feel that similar type of team spirit here now."
Reid netted his fourth goal in six matches to help Forest secure a point at Doncaster on Saturday.
And he acknowledges the need for every player to chip in with goals, if the Reds are to be a success in the Championship – with Chris Cohen also contributing a superb strike at the Keepmoat Stadium.
"We said, at the start of the season, that we wanted everyone to chip in with a few more goals," he added.
"So, for me and Henri Lansbury to get involved in the scoring is good.
"As a team we need to get goals from everywhere and that includes the full backs when they get forward and the central defenders, from set pieces."
Reid won the Forest player of the month award for August – and could well be a contender for the September award, following another flurry of encouraging displays.
"It's always nice to win awards like the player of the month. If I am being totally honest, there were four or five other lads who could just as easily have won it," he said.
"They've all started the season really well and that can only be good news for the squad, because it shows we are all performing to high standards."
