Stability first, but that's not acceptable for the whole run I'm here, says new Reds boss

DYCHE ADMITS WORK TO BE DONE, BUT HE WANTS TO MATCH OWNER'S AMBITIONS

- By SARAH CLAPSON

EVANGELOS Marinakis has made clear instilling stability at Nottingham Forest is the priority for new head coach Sean Dyche but the owner's sense of ambition continues to burn bright.

Dyche became the Reds' third manager of the season when he replaced Ange Postecoglou at the helm on Tuesday. He has taken over a team without a win since the opening day of the campaign.

A run of four successive defeats sounded the death knell for Postecoglou, with Forest left in the Premier League relegation zone and with one point from two Europa League games.

It is now on Dyche to turn that form around.

When Postecoglou was appointed, Marinakis spoke of targeting trophies to build on last term's seventh-placed finish in the topflight. According to Dyche, the initial goal now is simply to steady the ship.

"I spoke to him (Marinakis) and the people he thinks are important at the club about the prospect of the job, once the decision was made with the outgoing manager. He spoke very openly to me about the challenge," Dyche said as he faced the media for the first time.

"I think he is aware of the challenge. I don't think he thinks it's a gimme just because of last season.

"He does keep up with the stats and facts. He knows at the end of last season there was a challenging run where they didn't get as many points.

"He's aware of that, and that's why they looked to add to (the squad), to try to keep building and keep moving forwards.