I have no issue with the fans

Colin Calderwood has spoken out over his relationship with Nottingham Forest’s fans and insisted he holds no bad feeling towards them.

The spotlight was firmly on the Reds boss after his views following the draw against Bristol Rovers when he was prompted over the chorus of boos and criticism the players received in the last 15 minutes.

He indicated in his post match interview that supporters need to use more common sense in their reaction to help get the best out of the players’ performance.

The comments angered many fans, already fearful of a fourth year in the third tier of English football and who are dismayed at the failures of the club to challenge for automatic promotion.

But the 43-year-old, who is expected to lose his job if Forest fail to gain promotion this season, said his comments merely came from a line of questioning over the issue that was then perceived to be a negative reaction.

He said: “I was asked a question and they(the press) wanted to go down that line and have a pretty negative answer for them and I tried not to give that but because I’ve answered a question on it, it leads into this type of scenario.”

“I don’t have any anger towards them(the fans). I think we can do our job and aided and helped by them would be a fantastic thing to have, and I have no displeasure or no feeling of discontentment towards any of them.”

“The fans are very much supporters of the club and if there’s anything I can address as manager of the club it’s just a little bit of sensibility to the team who are out on the pitch and who are striving to do their best.”