Forest may need nine wins for promotion, says keeper Camp

NOTTINGHAM Forest may have to win eight or nine of their remaining 11 games to win a place in the Premier League.

That was the lofty challenge set today by keeper and stand-in captain Lee Camp.

Over the past ten seasons, on average, 82 points have been enough to secure a top two finish in the Championship.

But, with Newcastle, West Brom and Forest themselves all in flying form, the Reds number one believes it could take something special to secure a Premiership place this time around.

Forest are on 64 points and nine more wins would leave them with an impressive tally of 91.

But Camp feels that might be required, saying: "I think it will take more to get us over the finishing line this season.

"West Brom are capable of winning games – and they will be looking at us thinking the same thing.

"If we can win eight or nine of the last 11 games, it will give us a hell of a chance.

"That is what it might take.

"Things are that close between us, it could be decided on the flip of a coin.

"All we can do is try to win as many games as possible.

"We don't want to let all the hard work we have done so far – everything we have achieved this season – just peter away."

At the same time Camp believes Newcastle, who currently have an eight-point advantage over Forest at the top, are still within reach.

"Newcastle have taken a step forwards," he said. "But they are still catchable.

"Every team can cause a slip-up in this division and we have to hope they pick up one or two bad results here and there.

"If they have a little wobble, hopefully we can put the pressure on.

"We have still got to go to Newcastle and we just have to keep winning games and working hard, to give ourselves the best opportunity.

"People might say that ourselves and West Brom have both tried to throw it away a little bit in recent weeks.

"I think it will go right to the wire and we have to keep doing the basics.

"We have to keep an eye on the little details that have got us into this position."

Camp says Forest are motivated by the desire not to let the hard work they have done so far slip away.

"We have given ourselves a great opportunity to go into the business end of the season still playing for something," he said.

"Great credit to the boys, but there is still a lot of hard work to be done."