FAWAZ Al-Hasawi hopes Mark Warburton can lead Nottingham Forest into the Premier League after he completed a move to the City Ground.
The former Rangers boss has agreed a two-and-a-half year deal with the Championship outfit just weeks after his controversial Ibrox exit.
Forest are two points above the second tier relegation zone this term but Reds chief Al-Hasawi is confident he has the right man at the helm for the battle to beat the drop.
He said: "Mark Warburton is a proven manager. He did an amazing job with Brentford and also with Glasgow Rangers.
“We have been aiming for him for a long time, but we couldn’t get him because he was with other clubs.
"I wish he can move the club forward. He knows what he is doing, he knows how to deal with players, he knows the Championship, he is experienced, a proven manager.
"I know we will stay safe this season and then we will try to put things together so we can come on again.
"Two, three years ago Brighton were in the same positon, almost at the bottom, and then they changed the manager and they stayed safe. Now look at them - they are top of the league.
"We are trying to do the same, to get the right manager and move forward."
Warburton has been reunited with Frank McParland at the City Ground, while former Ibrox assistant David Weir has joined as his right hand man.
The Englishman is Forest’s sixth manager in four years but Al-Hasawi told talkSPORT: "I would love to see Nottingham Forest in the Premier League one day. This is my dream.
"I have made mistakes, but we will try to learn from mistakes. This is what is happening right now.
"They have said before there is no structure, but we have brought in a director of finance, we have brought in a director of football, we have a good manager now.
"Everything is in place for next season but people don't understand that because they want it to happen in one day. We cannot make this happen in one day.”
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