Nottingham Forest continued its London tour after defeating Tottenham Hotspur. In the sixth round of the league tournament, the team scored an away goal and won against Fulham. This made for two straight wins in the new season.
Criticisms about the group of "juvenile footballers" waned in the press. With the exception of a few diehard elements determined to vilify Twain, everyone else slowly embraced the team.
One newspaper pundit stated, "After all, they're young, and being young means there are more possibilities... Doesn't it?"
