NOTTINGHAM Forest have extended their sponsorship deal with Victor Chandler for a further two years.

The online bookies took over from Capital One as the club's shirt sponsor at the start of this season. The new deal will see the firm remain as the official sponsor until the summer of 2012. Forest are attempting to reach the Premier League for the first time in more than a decade.

Forest chief executive Mark Arthur said: "We are proud of our record of forging strong associations with our principal sponsors and delivering success for them.

"And we are delighted Victor Chandler has agreed to extend the sponsorship agreement for a further two years."

Forest are third in the Championship.

Victor Chandler, chairman of the company that bears his name, added: "I am delighted to have reached an agreement to continue sponsoring Nottingham Forest for a further two seasons. This season has been a huge success and I am confident the team will secure promotion to the Premier League.

"The global television coverage of the Premier League offers worldwide media opportunities and will benefit our Far East business particularly."

Victor Chandler is hoping Forest gain promotion, though not as champions as this would cost Chandler in the region of £6m following his pre-season promotion pledge to season ticket holders to pay for next season's renewals should they win the league.

Former Forest defender Viv Anderson, who is now Victor Chandler's football ambassador, said: "Billy Davies has built a tough, well organised side and even if they miss out on automatic promotion they will enter the play-offs as strong favourites to be promoted."