Forest cough up after McClaren 'quit' drama

Steve McClaren has reached an uneasy truce with his Nottingham Forest bosses after being promised funds to bring in three loan signings from the Premier League.

McClaren will have a meeting with chairman Nigel Doughty on Monday, but is now expected to stay on at the City Ground after crisis talks on Friday night.

The former England coach had been considering walking out after running out of patience with Forest’s failure to back him in the transfer window, just three months after taking the job.

It is understood McClaren and Doughty had a heated row on Wednesday when it became clear no signings would be made on deadline day.

But Doughty has assured the manager that cash will be made available when the loan market opens on Thursday in an attempt to ease the tension.

West Brom striker Simon Cox, Chelsea defender Ryan Bertrand and Spurs winger Andros Townsend are all in McClaren’s sights.

McClaren, currently in Holland with his family, has admitted his reign has been difficult so far.

“I can’t deny that it has been a frustrating time and some things have not worked out the way I had hoped in the first three months," he said, "but it is a building process and still very much early days.

“I would like to emphasise that my only concern is getting on with the job at Forest and achieving the goal of taking the club back into the Premier League.

“I’m certainly no quitter and I am as enthusiastic about the task as I was on the day I arrived in Nottingham in June.

“I am desperately keen to succeed at Forest and as far as I am concerned it is onwards and upwards with everyone pulling in the same direction in order to achieve our aims.”