Little more than six weeks have passed since THAT night at the City Ground.
In most other walks of life, it would be barely enough time to let the dust settle, let alone for Nottingham Forest to dust themselves down.
But things move quickly in football.
And Reds head coach Sabri Lamouchi is only too aware that the club could so easily have moved on.
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For a spell, it had seemed his future on the banks of the Trent had been very much in the balance.
A final day collapse and the failure to secure a play-off spot - for a side with great ambition and drive to reach the Premier League - had put the Frenchman’s position firmly in the spotlight.
Equally, Lamouchi had looked a broken man at full-time of that 4-1 meltdown against Stoke City. There had even been some, albeit small, rumours he might be tempted to walk away.
In the end, Forest and owner Evangelos Marinakis stuck by him - and a meeting between the two in Greece, along with technical director Francois Modesto, director of football Kyriakos Dourekas and chief executive Ioannis Vrentzos saw a path mapped out for bouncing back.
Not that the manager took anything for granted.
“When I listened to some rumours and read some of the news… everything can happen in football,” Lamouchi said.
“Even if you do well. Even if you win. Even if you are a nice guy and a nice manager.
“The meeting with the boss was extremely positive and constructive for the future, so I am happy for that.”
Lamouchi appeared back to his usual, positive self a few days before the new campaign, as he looked ahead to Saturday’s trip to Barnsley.
His team will kick off with a Carabao Cup tie, but the focus is firmly on securing promotion.
Players and staff have learned a great deal from what happened just a few short weeks ago, as painful as it was.
“Nobody died, but it was extremely, extremely difficult,” Lamouchi reflected.
“It was difficult because after the job we had done, at the end, we didn’t finish the job.
“It was just our fault. Not the last game - because we feel, and we talk about, ‘typical Forest’. We were under pressure for one game, and the first half was not so bad. Then we lost our minds.
“But it was the last month.
“Of course I was not happy with the way it finished, but this season was still one of the best seasons for the club for the last 10 years.
“We were so close to it being so different.
“I am here because I want to be the manager of Nottingham Forest - not just for the name or to say to my kids, ‘I was there’. It is because it is a fantastic challenge for me.
“All of the players, and all new players, need to know how it is difficult to play for Forest; how it is difficult, but also how it is exciting to play for this club.
“At the end, the challenge is huge. But we are competitors.
“I am exactly where I want to be, and I am happy to be here.”
