"I've got a few more lines around the eyes after that," said Rob Edwards. "It was a stressful night."
More stressful, as it turned out, for his opposite number Sean Dyche, although at least he can now look forward to a little less anxiety over the next few weeks. Edwards may have more ageing to do before the summer, even if there is no suspense left regarding Wolves' fate this season.
Set against the statistics, their ninth point of the season was the most surprising. The total of 35 Forest shots was the highest by any team in a Premier League game this season, but aside from a sharp double save in the second half, Jose Sa was able to watch most of them fly overhead like a firework display.
Wolves seemed largely content with that arrangement to start with, conceding territory to Forest while protecting their box, burning the home team's patience until another shot sprayed into the stands. That began to feel uncomfortable once it seemed Wolves had nothing else to offer.
When they finally dared to commit men forward at a free-kick they were exposed to an absurd six-on-one break which, although Forest somehow fumbled, seemed to convince Wolves to be even more cautious.
"I thought we started to show one or two little bits of disappointment in the first half," said Edwards, who admitted to having used some "choice words" at the break, and gave his side credit for fighting doggedly on.
But occasionally this game offered the first signs of a general despondency setting in on the field. Perhaps this stage was always going to be reached sooner or later. Waiting for the obvious to be confirmed may well be worse than the feeling when it finally happens.
To make that period tolerable, Edwards is appealing to the players to uphold their own honour, even if the team's season cannot be saved. "We're all playing for something every time. When you're playing in the Premier League, it's going out there globally, isn't it? People are going to see you, so it's important for the lads to show their best.
"Like I keep saying, we're playing for our futures, we're playing for whatever it is that motivates you. Right now, when a lot of them won't know where they're going to be, let's be brutally honest about it, there's going to be changes in the summer. They've got to fight for it."
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