If the prospect of relegation is not enough to make Nottingham Forest change their scattergun approach to transfers, then perhaps nothing will.
On Monday Forest were docked four points for breaches of the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability (PSR) rules, reducing their tally to 21 points and dropping them into the bottom three.
An appeal is being strongly considered, meaning the outcome of the relegation battle could still be unknown after all 38 games have been played.
If Forest go down, there will be serious issues to solve, mainly moving on a host of players on contracts that are barely sustainable outside the Premier League, even when parachute payments are factored in.