Nottingham Forest have appointed Sean O'Driscoll as their new manager.
The Championship club's new owners, the Kuwaiti-based Al Hasawi family sacked Steve Cotterill shortly after completing their takeover earlier this month.
O'Driscoll worked under Cotterill as first team coach for five months earlier this year before leaving to take charge of Crawley Town in May.
The former Republic of Ireland player had lengthy spells in charge of Bournemouth and Doncaster.
Following Cotterill's departure Forest were linked with a number of "big name" managers including Mick McCarthy, Glenn Hoddle and Roy Keane. However, majority shareholder Fawaz Al Hasawi hailed O'Driscoll as the ideal appointment:
"We interviewed many well-known and high profile figures but we truly believe Sean O'Driscoll is the best man for the job.
"Sean's passion for Nottingham Forest, knowledge of the game and the Championship in particular, plus his work ethic, shone through in our conversations. We are delighted to welcome Sean back to the club. He has our total support and we are looking forward to a long and successful relationship.
"He is hugely respected, not only by members of our current squad and staff at the club for his work in helping transform our fortunes last season, but also within the wider football community."
The new man in charge at the City Ground says it was an "easy decision" to make:
"I enjoyed my time working with the players last season, and even in sometimes difficult circumstances the fans gave the kind of support you don't often see in football today.
"The Al Hasawi family's ownership opens exciting prospects for this club and I look forward to rebuilding the squad and playing the kind of attractive football the City Ground deserves to see."
