Twain could not think about his relationship with Shania. Once again, he was plagued by the complicated and compressed competition schedule as well as the undulating and inconsistent condition of the team.
On November 15th, Nottingham Forest traveled north to the frigid Newcastle and lost 1:2 in the away game.
On November 24th, the Forest team returned to its home ground and struggled to beat Everton by 3:2 after a bitter battle. They finally managed to hold third place in the league tournament.
The team's results were not too bad based on the points table alone. Even though the gap was wide between their points and those of the teams ranking one and two, Nottingham Forest was still in the top tier.