Blackpool are in the Championship relegation places but this stunning FA Cup success had a sprinkling of Premier League stardust about it, a good example of how the loan system works at its best.
Midfielder Charlie Patino, 19, avenged his defeat against Forest in the same competition with Arsenal a year ago while Manchester City winger Morgan Rogers, 20, impressed on debut as a second-half substitute. Above all, Ian Poveda, borrowed from Leeds United, scored one and assisted another in a man-of-the-match display that top-flight Forest couldn’t handle.
Poveda is 22 and finally starting to fulfil the potential seen first in City’s academy and more recently at Leeds.