The biscuit tin at Nottingham Forest's training canteen sat empty on Thursday. Six cups stood in a row beside it. None of them carried a name.
Staff had spent the night in a stone-cold hold over which mug Oliver Glasner would drink from. Forest had gone through four coaches last season. The new job started with ceramic.
A steward in the doorway treated the crumbs like a touchline. He called the empty tin a valiant stand.
You lose the mug, you lose the dressing room. This is the cup final.
