Nottingham Forest are about to do it again. Another manager, another quick hook, another name from the Premier League carousel. According to a report from Jason Burt of The Telegraph, the club is expected to part ways with Vitor Pereira and replace him with Oliver Glasner, the former Crystal Palace boss who won silverware at Selhurst Park.
Pereira was Forest’s fourth permanent manager of the 2025/26 season. That alone tells you something about the environment at the City Ground. But here’s the twist: he actually did pretty well. He guided the team to a Europa League semifinal and kept them in the Premier League. Not exactly relegation material. And he still had a year left on his contract. So why the change?
Glasner’s résumé speaks for itself
The Austrian coach is best known for his trophy haul at Palace. He won the FA Cup, the Community Shield, and even lifted the Conference League trophy. That’s not nothing for a club that had gone decades without major hardware. Over 121 games with the Eagles, Glasner posted 51 wins, 36 draws, and 34 losses. Respectable numbers, especially considering the squad he had.
He has been linked with bigger jobs before. Manchester United and Chelsea both flirted with him at various points. But neither materialized. Now it looks like Forest is the landing spot, and honestly, it might be a good fit. Glasner’s style is organized, aggressive, and he knows how to get the most out of a group that isn’t full of superstars — which is basically Forest’s whole vibe right now.
What this says about Forest’s approach
The club has not made an official announcement yet. But the pattern is clear. Forest has no patience. They cycle through managers like tires on a rental car. Whether that’s a front-office problem or an owner problem is debatable, but the result is the same: instability.
Pereira may have overachieved relative to expectations, but apparently that’s not enough. If Glasner comes in, he’ll inherit a team that just made a deep European run and held its own in the league. That’s not a rebuild — that’s trying to polish a car that’s already running fine. Sometimes it works. Sometimes you just break a good thing.
Either way, this is happening quickly. The reports are consistent. Glasner is expected at the City Ground soon. And Forest’s revolving door keeps spinning.
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