Nottingham Forest secured back to back wins in the Championship, but the supporters were not happy with Daryl Murphy.
Nottingham Forest fans may have plenty to smile about after securing back to back wins in the Championship with their 2-1 victory over Birmingham, but one player certainly seemed to infuriate them with his display against the Blues.
Aitor Karanka’s men ensured that Saturday would prove to be the end of former boss Steve Cotterill’s tenure at St Andrew’s, as goals from Joe Lolley and Matty Cash put Forest 2-0 up with 10 minutes to go before Michael Morrison set up a tense finish with a reply for the visitors.
It was a good enough performance from Forest who would have been extremely high on confidence after thrashing Queens Park Rangers 5-2 last weekend to ease any concern that they may potentially be dragged into the periphery of a relegation battle after a run of six games without a win.
While several players impressed however, Daryl Murphy’s display at the City Ground left a number of Forest fans furious. The veteran came on at the break for Ben Brereton, but showed little while he was on the pitch, and the fans felt that his effort was seriously lacking.
Murphy looked set to be a bargain signing in the summer as he stormed to six goals before the end of September. However, the former Newcastle United man has scored just one goal since.
And after his performance against Birmingham, it appears that several Forest fans would not be disappointed if Karanka decided against using him again anytime soon.
Here is the best of the reaction to his display…
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