Nottingham Forest boss Nuno: We must learn from points penalty

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno says they must learn from their points deduction.

Forest have had their appeal rejected against a four points penalty for breaking financial rules this week.

I don't know because I don't know the exact situation we are in," said Nuno. It's been different from normal because this time of the season usually you start preparing ahead for the future and we didn't have this opportunity to do it. It was too much work and too much responsibilities on our hands to get distracted by anything - and there was a lot of things to get distracted by.

(Not knowing the division) is the main factor. The complexion of the season will change everything, but it's not the moment to even think and talk about that. That's there for us to deal with after."

Nuno continued: "I have no idea what happened in reality. I cannot tell you too much about it. What is important for us is that the issue is finished and hopefully will not happen again.

"But, at the end of the day, I think the integrity of the league was harmed by all these issues that happened with the points deductions, especially the timing. Two games to go is when comes the decision and you wonder why it didn't come before? Then you start wondering why is this the decision? It will impact on the other clubs also.

"I don't want to raise too much issues about it but I think there are still things to be explained. At the end of the season everyone has to understand what happened. Why the decision came so late? Why we didn't win the appeal? All these issues I would personally would love to know (the answer to)."

Asked if there's more he needs to know, Nuno said: For me personally, yes. But this is not the moment. The end of the season would be the right moment.

What I was trying to (say) was that since the beginning of the whole process, I'm not aware. And honestly - and this on me - I didn't make an effort to try to understand. But that's on me. That will come at the end, I have too much things to be focused on to be doing the lawyer's job."