NOTTINGHAM Forest fans must forget about the manager situation and get right behind the Reds against Charlton at the City Ground tonight.
That's what owner and chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi wants because it is a big game for the club.
Forest have dropped out of the Championship play-offs, after their 5-0 defeat at Derby which led to Billy Davies being sacked.
Academy manager Gary Brazil will be in charge against the Addicks – and until Al Hasawi appoints a permanent successor to Davies.
And a victory could lift the Reds straight back into the top-six with eight games left, so Al Hasawi is urging fans to back Brazil and the players all the way.
The game kicks off at 7.45pm and Al Hasawi said: "I ask everyone to get behind our Academy manager Gary Brazil as he takes charge of first-team affairs until a permanent appointment is made.
"Gary has carried out some terrific work with our younger players and I am delighted he has agreed to take temporary charge."
Lifelong supporter Joan Bakewell, secretary of the Gedling branch of the Nottingham Forest Supporters Club, has echoed Al Hasawi's words.
"I was shocked that Billy got the sack, but at the same time I expected it because the team has not seemed as together in recent weeks as they did before Christmas," she said.
"I don't miss a game home or away and I will certainly be getting right behind them.
"Gary (Brazil) has got the youngsters playing good football so there's no reason why we can't get back to playing good football.
"We have to get behind the team tonight and I think supporters will do.
"It's a very important game and I still think we will get into the play-offs."
Fellow Forest fan Andy Palmer, secretary of the Retford branch of the Supporters Club, will be in the lower tier of the Trent End tonight and he said: "We are called supporters for a reason, we have to support the players.
"I'm 100 per cent behind Fawaz and 99 per cent of the people I know are too.
"It is a bit of an uncertain time because we don't know what's happening with the manager, but we have to put that to one side and cheer the players on to a victory we really need."
Keith Mather, chair of the Supporters Club, said: "I'm not surprised by what has happened, it could have happened any time in the last few weeks because it's gone downhill since we lost to Sheffield United in the FA Cup.
"But we're still in a good position in the league and we can still finish in the play-offs.
"A couple of wins and we'll be right back in there.
"Hopefully we can get one of them tonight.
"I'm actually more excited about going to the game now than I would have been if Billy was in charge because I'm expecting us to go out and have a better go at it."
