Ange has a knack for losing matches so even though this sacking was predictable, it was still brutal

SADLY, Ange Postecoglou managed to achieve something truly noteworthy towards the end of his 39 days in charge of Nottingham Forest.

- ANDY DUNN

Amongst 30,495 people, he looked alone. And after the final whistle, he WAS alone, the stands were almost empty and no one on the field consoled him.

No one consoled him, even though everyone knew. When Evangelos Marinakis left his throne during the second half of this Forest defeat, everyone knew.

When the home side capitulated in a few dreadful second-half minutes, everyone knew.

When Forest missed a collection of presentable chances, everyone knew.

When there was a deathly silence after the Josh Acheampong opener, everyone knew. Everyone knew that Postecoglou's 39th day as manager of this great club would be his last.

Fittingly, confirmation came in a 39-word statement, published barely 20 minutes after the final whistle.

This was a very modern sacking yet a very old-school sacking.

Modern in the sense that less than six weeks is hardly a reasonable period to be judged on, old-school in that Marinakis is not interested in employment niceties.

Let's face it, Postecoglou was sacked the moment Pedro Neto doubled Chelsea's lead.