Dyce: Game of patience for new signings to adapt

BOSS AIMING TO GET BEST OUT OF SQUAD

- By SARAH CLAPSON

SEAN Dyche has cautioned it will take some of Nottingham Forest's summer signings time to adapt to the top flight of English football.

The new Reds head coach is still properly assessing his Reds squad after being appointed earlier this week. He made a winning start to his tenure by seeing off Porto in the Europa League on Thursday but knows the real priority is to get Forest moving up the Premier League table.

The Reds are in the relegation zone with eight games of the season gone. It has not been the start to the campaign they envisaged after spending upwards of £180m on 13 summer signings during the transfer window.

Asked if this is the best squad he has worked with as a manager, Dyche said ahead of tomorrow's trip to Bournemouth (2pm): "I don't know yet. People say when you spend some money, they are all brilliant.

"But I don't know yet. On first impressions, it's a good squad.