Tour a waste of time.
Forest boss Joe Kinnear has slammed the organisation of the club's US tour - saying "The only good thing is we are coming home."
The Reds lost their final game, against Virginia Beach Mariners, 2-0 last night as defender John Thompson dislocated a shoulder and Matthieu Louis-Jean injured his back.
Kinnear was left fuming at what he described as a PR exercise.
He said: "The trip has been organised as a public relations programme rather than a football one and I'm delighted it's come to an end.
"It has been a very disappointing trip. The facilities and the organisation have been dreadful.
"The entire trip has not been organised for football. We seem to have spent the whole time on the back of a bus.
"The only reason we came out here was for (Forest sponsors) Capital One and it has been exhausting for the players.
"We have just been a travelling roadshow, the humidity got to the players and we have picked up unnecessary injuries."
Forest, who are scheduled to return to England tomorrow morning, travelled more than 800 miles in the United States, to play games against DC United, Richmond Kickers and the Mariners.
Thompson is almost certain to miss the opening game of the season, against Wigan, which leaves a hole at the heart of the Reds' defence.
Wes Morgan is suspended for the first two games and Michael Dawson missed the tour with a groin injury.
The trip was organised before Kinnear joined the club in February.
He added: "John Thompson dislocated his shoulder and Matty hurt his back.
"We won't know the extent of those injuries until we get home. We will have them looked at as soon as possible."
Summer signing Kevin James also suffered a knee injury on the tour.
On last night's game Kinnear said: "It wasn't a bad second half for what was a fitness exercise.
"But it was a game we didn't need and could have done without.
"Travelling to this match was horrendous."
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