Every season you can expect one bad result and that can be forgiven, however when your team chooses your local derby to do it, that can test some fans patience.
The season we were relegated, those last two games against Sheffield Wednesday at home and Stoke City away were lack-luster and heart-breaking. However compared to Saturday's display they would have looked like two of the most inspirational performance's in the clubs history.
A mutual feeling of embarrassment was felt by the manager, players and fans as Leicester were destroyed 5-1 away at Forest. A Rob Earnshaw hat-trick and goals from Paul Anderson and Dele Adebola was more than enough to give the reds a far too convincing victory.
Leicester's only highlight to cheer about was the consolation goal from a Martyn Waghorn penalty and even then the cross-bar had to come to the rescue to help it in.
I could list every player that did not perform well, but that would mean writing out a 13 man list with the exclusion of Waghorn. The passion and emotion you come to expect from your team in a local derby was non-existent from City right from the word go.
Manager Nigel Pearson was as frustrated as anyone and couldn't believe the performance his side put on in such an important match. He said: "It was the worst performance and worst result since I have been manager, but what I will say is that, although it doesn't make it any easier to stomach, it doesn't happen very often."
As bad as the result was, don't take anything away from the fact that this still has been a spectacular season thus far. If someone would have said to you at the start of the season you'll be fourth after 19 games, even the most optimistic fan would have been pleasantly surprised. As bad as Saturday was and as much as Forest will never let us forget it, it has still been a great season so far and Pearson is still an outstanding manager.
City next play hosts to Bristol City on Tuesday and will be hoping that they can get their season back on track after Saturday's disaster!
The season we were relegated, those last two games against Sheffield Wednesday at home and Stoke City away were lack-luster and heart-breaking. However compared to Saturday's display they would have looked like two of the most inspirational performance's in the clubs history.
A mutual feeling of embarrassment was felt by the manager, players and fans as Leicester were destroyed 5-1 away at Forest. A Rob Earnshaw hat-trick and goals from Paul Anderson and Dele Adebola was more than enough to give the reds a far too convincing victory.
Leicester's only highlight to cheer about was the consolation goal from a Martyn Waghorn penalty and even then the cross-bar had to come to the rescue to help it in.
I could list every player that did not perform well, but that would mean writing out a 13 man list with the exclusion of Waghorn. The passion and emotion you come to expect from your team in a local derby was non-existent from City right from the word go.
Manager Nigel Pearson was as frustrated as anyone and couldn't believe the performance his side put on in such an important match. He said: "It was the worst performance and worst result since I have been manager, but what I will say is that, although it doesn't make it any easier to stomach, it doesn't happen very often."
As bad as the result was, don't take anything away from the fact that this still has been a spectacular season thus far. If someone would have said to you at the start of the season you'll be fourth after 19 games, even the most optimistic fan would have been pleasantly surprised. As bad as Saturday was and as much as Forest will never let us forget it, it has still been a great season so far and Pearson is still an outstanding manager.
City next play hosts to Bristol City on Tuesday and will be hoping that they can get their season back on track after Saturday's disaster!
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