When Martin O'Neill lost his job as Nottingham Forest manager, you would have expected a bit of time before a new manager was appointed, but that was not to be the case.
Just 28 minutes after Forest announced O'Neill's departure, the club announced the appointment of Sabri Lamouchi as the new head coach.
The Frenchman has quite a bit of previous managerial experience, having spells at Rennes and Ivory Coast, whilst also having a distinguished playing career. turning out for the likes of Inter Milan, Marseille, Parma and AS Monaco.
So, how will Lamouchi get on in his first season at Forest?
And, where will they finish in the league?
We used Football Manager 2019 to have a bit of fun in predicting the future.
Nottingham Forest's season under Sabri Lamouchi in 2019/20 on FM
To find out how Lamouchi would get on in his first season at Forest, we used popular football management simulation game Football Manager 2019 to predict the future.
We used to editor to make Lamouchi the manager and updated all the recent transfers, using a fan made editor file.
For added realism, the database also has all the accurate promotions and relegations for all divisions.
We then simulated the entire season to see how Lamouchi's Forest side got on.
Nottingham Forest transfers under Lamouchi in 2019/20
Transfers in:
Tyler Blackett (Reading) - £1.5 million
Cheick Traore (EA Guimgamp) - £1.1 million
Ritchie De Laet - Free Transfer
Pawel Olkowski - Free Transfer
Individual performances under Sabri Lamouchi in 2019/20
Top goalscorers
Lewis Grabban scored 14 goals in just 16 starts under Lamouchi in 2019/20, finishing as the top scorer, behind Joe Lolley (12), Matty Cash (6) and Joao Carvalho (5).
Top assists
Lolley and Claudio Yacob both finished with the most assists, with nine across the season, behind Cash (7), Osborn (6) and Carvalho (6).
Highest average rating
Unsurprisingly, Lolley finished as the club's highest rated player in 2019/20, by quite some distance, due to his high performance levels and his goal and assist tally.
Nottingham Forest's best XI under Sabri Lamouchi in 2019/20
This is Lamouchi's best XI during the 2019/20 season, as he preferred a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Yacob and Osborn holding, behind a front four of Lolley, Cash, Carvalho and Ansarifard.
Interestingly, Karim Ansarifard scored ten goals between August and January, but joined New York FC in the January transfer window, yet he still managed a place in the best XI.
Nottingham Forest results in 2019/20
Nottingham Forest's 2018/19 league position: 9th
Nottingham Forest's 2019/20 league position: 13th
Lamouchi's first season at Forest was ultimately a rather disapointing one, as the club finished well off the playoff places in 13th position, four places lower than last season.
Goals scored in 2018/19: 61
Goals scored in 2019/20: 61
Interestingly, Forest scored exactly the same amount of goals in 2019/20 as they did in 2018/19, although you would have hoped for an improvement.
Goals conceded in 2018/19: 54
Goals conceded in 2019/20: 62
But, their downfall was in their defensive record, as they conceded eight more goals across the season than last, which led to a -1 goal difference overall.
Football Manager 2019 suggests that Lamouchi's 2019/20 season as Nottingham Forest manager will be unspectacular, with a mid table finish expected.
