Evangelos Marinakis did not spend £160million on 30 new players to see Nottingham Forest relegated after a single season back in the Premier League.
By full-time in next Saturday’s match at Aston Villa, he should have a good idea of whether his investment will help keep Forest above the line.
In the space of four days, Steve Cooper’s men take on Wolves and Leeds – two of their direct rivals in the fight for survival. Wolves visit the City Ground on April 1 for what is likely to be a highly-charged fixture, before Forest travel to Elland Road on April 4.