including 10 wins, 5 of which came successively, to climb the table rapidly into a play-off position at the end of November. Davies was nominated for the manager of the month award for October after guiding Forest to three successive wins and a draw, but he missed out to Dave Jones of Cardiff City. Following failure in the play-offs for the second season running, on 12 June 2011 Davies was dismissed as manager of Nottingham Forest. Return to Nottingham Forest On 7 February 2013, Davies returned to Nottingham Forest as manager, signing a three-and-half-year deal, 20 months after being dismissed by the previous Forest board. Davies took charge of his first match since returning as manager on 16 February 2013, a 1–1 draw against Bolton at the City Ground. The first victory of his second spell came three days later, a 6–1 win at home against Huddersfield Town. This was followed by his first away game at Charlton Athletic where Forest won 2-0. Under Davies they won six games in a row, including a 2-1 away win against second placed Hull City, placing them fifth in The Championship table and in a play-off position. Forest were unable to sustain their form and eventually finished eighth after losing 2-3 to Leicester City on 4 May 2013. On 18 October 2013, Davies signed a four-year contract extension at the City Ground. The chairman and club owner, Fawaz Al-Hasawi said "This is a fantastic day for Nottingham Forest. I look forward with great excitement to working alongside him for many years to come as we aim to bring success back to this magnificent club." Davies' second spell proved to be a controversial and damaging one. He dismissed long-serving club staff without explanation, shouted at a photographer taking photos for the club's matchday programme after a match at Millwall, banned journalists as part of a "near media blackout", and employed his cousin, Jim Price, a suspended solicitor, as his closest advisor. After an eight-game winless run left Nottingham Forest one place and two points outside of the play-off positions, and having seen his side lose 5-0 to local rivals Derby County two days earlier, Davies was dismissed on 24 March 2014. A statement on Forest's website read simply: "Nottingham Forest Football Club have confirmed the termination of manager Billy Davies' employment." Louise Taylor of The Guardian pointed to Davies' "paranoia", "self-destructive insecurities" and "obsession