While The Football Kid talent show's grand finale was in full swing in China, Tony Twain had not been idle either.
In January, he went to the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League's second knockout stage, which once again reaffirmed his thinking that the UEFA draw was manipulated — his team was drawn together in the round of 16 with AC Milan.
The Italian media excitedly clamored to make Nottingham Forest pay ten times over.
But what kind of payback did they want?
The media eagerly imitated Twain when he led his team to defeat Barcelona last season, saying, "In May last year, we lost but we're going to win it back this time from Nottingham Forest!"