Watford win lifts a huge weight off our shoulders

What a relief it is to get our first win under our belts. If we had not beaten Watford, we would have had the unenviable task of visiting in-form Wolves, still seeking our first three points, so the fact that we have got that out of the way means that should we slip to defeat at Molineux, it won't be as bad as it could have been.

What was really pleasing was that Robbie Earnshaw and Nathan Tyson got themselves on the scoresheet yesterday, which really will boost their confidence. It was a dream comeback for Tyson, who was brought back earlier than expected from injury to take his place on the bench. He had only been on the pitch a couple of minutes before he tapped in from the rebound of a free kick to score what turned out to be the winning goal for us.

I was highly impressed with Lee Martin. His goal was something special, and his all-round contribution in midfield is very welcome. He has played well in all three of the matches he has played in since he joined, and I hope we can persuade him to stay on a bit longer, perhaps for the entire season, As long as he keeps performing like that, Paul Anderson will find it hard to break into the team when he recovers from his injury.

Isn't it brilliant to be talking about Forest having selection problems due to having too many good players?! Not so long ago, the starting eleven picked itself, but some players worthy of inclusion may have to make do with a place on the bench. And even then there are only four places for outfield players, so some people are going to be left very disappointed.

What does bemuse me is how Emile Sinclair manages to get on the bench every week. He always gets a run out, despite never making an impression at all. Yesterday I think the Brian Clough Stand fans stood up expecting Andy Cole to come on, but it turned out to be just Sinclair! Cole did later join the action, but didn't have much time really. It was a real boost to have both him and Tyson back, though. I thought they wouldn't be back until September.

If I have one complaint about yesterday, it was nothing to do with the players' performance on the pitch , but rather that of the extremely annoying man who stands near the tunnel. I expect you know who I mean, but for those of you who were fortunate enough not to hear it, I am talking about our new public announcer. Oh my god. He is dreadful. I was shaking my head in disbelief at the drivel coming out of his mouth. It's actually quite funny thinking about it now. The most cringeworthy thing was when he started rolling off our honours list when Forest emerged from the tunnel for the second half. And he called us the magic No-ing-ham Forest, failing to pronounce all the letters. You get the idea. Talk about a buffoon being employed by buffoons. Please, Forest, get rid of him, or at least tell him to turn up sober for the next match. I won't worry too much about Watford fans thinking we're a sad bunch of losers, but if he's still here when the more illustrious teams in this division visit, then I think I'll take some industrial-sized ear phones to block him out.