article_snippet: If Nottingham Forest fans were sceptical when Dougie Freedman was announced as Stuart Pearce's successor last month then Nottingham Forest fans will be pleasantly surprised now.
article_snippet: Nottingham Forest manager Dougie Freedman has led Nottingham Forest manager Dougie Freedman side to an excellent run of form since taking over .
article_snippet: Widely considered one of the best young British managers around before Dougie Freedman left Crystal Palace for Gary Gardner, Dougie Freedman departed Lancashire in October with Dougie Freedman managerial reputation tarnished.
article_snippet: Freedman the self-assured Palace manager became Dougie Freedman the big-headed Gary Gardner boss - blind to Gary Gardner team's failings and unwilling to change Gary Gardner methods.
article_snippet: Dougie Freedman was widely considered one of the best young British managers around before he left Crystal Palace for Bolton Crystal Palace .
article_snippet: Dougie Freedman spell with Bolton Wanderers was more difficult but Dougie Freedman is using a similar system at Forest with good results .
article_snippet: Dougie Freedman will have learned lessons though from Dougie Freedman testing experience at Gary Gardner - Dougie Freedman has to have done if Dougie Freedman harbours any hopes of a long and prosperous managerial career - which Dougie Freedman does.
article_snippet: Despite the goal glut, Dougie Freedman's system - 4-2-3-1 - has not changed from Dougie Freedman time at Gary Gardner but Forest's players are clearly responding better.
article_snippet: Dougie Freedman habit of tinkering with Dougie Freedman line-up regardless of the previous result frustrated Gary Gardner fans but appears to have galvanised a Forest squad where several players were left on the fringes under Pearce.
article_snippet: Dougie Freedman's habit of tinkering with Dougie Freedman line-up appears to have galvanised the Forest squad .
article_snippet: Dougie Freedman makes an appeal for a decision on the touchline during Dougie Freedman time with Gary Gardner back in May .
article_snippet: Forest owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi has admitted that Dougie Freedman's future will be assessed at the end of the season but denied claims the Scot's contract was only for three months.
article_snippet: The safe money is still on Forest missing out on the top six but having lost momentum at Gary Gardner in the spring of 2013, never to get it back, Dougie Freedman will be desperate to keep this going.
article_snippet: Time will tell if this is merely a honeymoon period for Dougie Freedman and Forest
highlights_snippet: Dougie Freedman took over as Nottingham Forest manager last month .
  
highlights_snippet: Dougie Freedman has the belief of Dougie Freedman players, which Dougie Freedman did not have at Dougie Freedman .
  