Town skipper Luke Chambers says this has been the hardest year of his career, for reasons both on and off the field.
The Blues could have relegation to the third tier for the first time in 62 years confirmed this weekend even if they beat Birmingham tomorrow.
"This is the hardest time of my career without a doubt. The reality is sinking in now of where we are and what lies ahead,” Chambers writes in his column in tomorrow’s programme.
"I came here seven years ago to get promoted to the Premier League. Those seven years have gone by in a blur and now - barring a massive change around - we will be in League One next season.
"I’ve never been relegated before and it’s hurting like hell at the moment.
"It’s been a tough year generally. My mum has been very ill and in and out of hospital so there are the worries that any family has in that situation. That hurts like hell as well. I guess it’s life.
"I had a difficult season at Forest, on and off the pitch, but this past 10 months have been really tough.
"We could talk all day about the reasons why we are in the situation we are in but the simple truth is that we haven’t been good enough.”