Steve Cooper has been handed a stay of execution by Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis but warned that he has no more room for error in the battle for survival.
The Forest boss has been on thin ice since the 2-1 home defeat by Newcastle before the international break and they have taken only one point from games against fellow strugglers Wolves and Leeds since.
For the second time this season, Marinakis has contemplated removing Cooper only to step back – though he made it clear the manager must improve results immediately.
‘No one denies that our Club is in a difficult position in the Premier League, but we wish to end the speculation … to confirm that Steve Cooper remains our manager at Nottingham Forest,’ said Marinakis in a statement released early on Wednesday afternoon.