Wood had no intention of discussing his impending retirement in front of the interim manager, Greenwood, and club chairman, Evan Doughty. Faced with the intense pressure of the reporters, he remained tight-lipped, as if nothing ever happened.
Evan breathed a huge sigh of relief.
No matter what, the crisis had been averted for now. However, Evan Doughty could not feel relaxed about it. With the piling up of all the negative news such as the continuous defeats, the frequent change in managers and the rumor of Wood's retirement, the Arabian consortium suddenly changed their minds. Although they did not indicate that they wanted to stop all negotiations about taking over Nottingham Forest Football Club, they had obviously slowed the process down and had also leaked out some news to indicate that they would prefer to take over the club at a lower price.
