APPOINTED just 15 months ago when he became Nottingham Forests fifth manager in three years, David Platt is not a happy man.

Despite their quite respectable away record this season, their home form is less than impressive, making things at the City Ground very uncomfortable for the former England captain.

Forest fans, known for having some of the best crowds in the division, are starting to get restless after taking just four points from their first four home fixtures.

Their high expectations demand better but while their club continues to win away from home they will continue to tolerate the man who had a rough ride in his first managerial experience at Sampdoria.

Platt met the Forest board to discuss his future at the club at which his bosses gave him the thumbs-up to continue in the role.

Chief executive Mark Arthur explained: "The manager's position was not on the agenda for the board meeting. Football was on the agenda.

"There has been a lot of talk of pressure in the media and that is not the case. We are a single unit at Forest and that includes the players, the fans, the board members and the manager. We're in it together. The manager of Nottingham Forest is David Platt and noboby else."

He admitted that the team's results had caused concern within the club: "Some performances may not have been what we would all hope for but the point is that we are still competing near the play-off places.

"He has already taken the brave step of bringing in some of the younger players in David Prutton, Chris Doig and now Keith Foy. He had the guts to name Barry Roche as his No 2 keeper so talk about David Platt being under pressure is rubbish. He is under the same pressure as any other manager."

Whatever pressure the Forest boss may have been under should ease with the expected return from suspension of Tony Vaughan and Prutton, the highly-rated England U-21 international.

The Bolton players may see a familiar face in the team tonight, from their July tour of America when Forest parade their latest signing in Ben Olsen, who is on a three-month loan from DC United. He just missed out on a medal in Sydney.