Nottingham Forest have given manager Steve Cooper a new contract that will run through 2025.
Appointed in September of 2021, the 42-year old guided the Reds from the bottom of the EFL Championship table to the play-offs where they defeated Huddersfield Town to seal a return to the Premier League after 22 years away.
The Reds are finding life in the top flight difficult as they haven't won since a 1-0 defeat of West Ham United and are bottom of the table with just four points from nine matches.
Cooper gives his thoughts on new deal
Speaking to the media ahead of Forest's match against Aston Villa at the City Ground on Monday, Cooper was glad to have settled his future.
"It's good to have clarity regarding my contract situation because i've been asked a lot of questions over the last weeks and months.
"Everyone who knows me knows how much I am loving my time here at Nottingham Forest and everyone knows how important this club is to me.
"It allows me to talk about how much this job means to me, how much this club means to me and the supporters, and also gives me a chance to say how determined I am to succeed.
"You just don't want to succeed in good moments - if you really love who you work for, you want to succeed through difficult periods."
The Reds have not tasted victory since defeating West Ham United 1-0 in their first home match of the season and turning around that poor run of form is Cooper's main focus.
"My real focus at this moment in time is about winning football matches because we're on a poor run of form, let's not hide away from that.
"Nothing changes in terms of our work and making sure that we try and get the best out of each other every day and prepare for the next game as well as we can."
The gaffer is ready to put all of his energy into continuing the recent success of the club, stating "i'm more than happy to give everything that i've got to succeed here and that's where my mindset is at the moment."
