Jonjo Shelvey has hailed the team spirit amongst the Forest dressing room following his arrival from Newcastle United.
The 31-year-old arrived from St. James’ Park in the January transfer window, bolstering The Reds’ squad with plenty of Premier League experience following a seven-year spell with the Magpies.
The midfielder has since become a regular for Steve Cooper’s side, featuring in our last four Premier League matches and starting in our last three games.
Speaking ahead of this weekend’s trip to Tottenham Hotspur, Shelvey spoke about his time on Trentside so far, hailing the spirit and camaraderie amongst the dressing room and his surprise at The City Ground atmosphere.
“There is such a good team spirit here,” he said. “That’s very hard to find when such a lot of players have signed for a football club.
“It’s hard to put so many new faces into a dressing room and expect them to gel, but everyone’s been spot on with me personally.
“You can feel the team spirit, even the lads who are not involved or injured are here on a matchday and speak in the dressing room. The team spirit here is fantastic.”
“Until I came here, I didn’t realise how loud the ground can be. The atmosphere is electric, even when you go out to warm up it gets you right in the mood for the game.
“I know what the club has won in the past but I’m probably too young to understand the history in terms of where it has been, but my Dad is the one who said to me ‘you don’t realise how big of a club Forest is.’
“You only have to walk around the city and the people remind you how big of a club it is, the pictures that are hung up on the walls at the training ground, the atmosphere here on a matchday, it makes you realise how big of a club it is.”