In front of the future King, Steve Cooper was left fearing that his reign as Nottingham Forest manager was coming to an with his team slipping into the bottom three.
The Prince of Wales is a keen Aston Villa fan and was in the directors’ box to watch Unai Emery’s team make it six wins from seven and strengthen their push for European football – a remarkable achievement given Villa were in relegation trouble when Emery arrived last autumn.
How Cooper could do with such a bounce.
He was told via a statement last week by Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis only that he ‘remains in charge’ but that performances and results had to improve.