Ange Postecoglou knows his future at Nottingham Forest is in the balance after yet another defeat in his brief but troubled tenure — but he swears he is up for the fight.

Forest didn't play too badly at St James' Park on Monday morning (AEST) but the 2-0 loss to Newcastle — a fifth defeat in seven winless games for the Australian boss in a luckless four-week reign — only makes his position even more precarious.

Yet Postecoglou was, as ever, adopting a defiant face as he declared he was relishing the challenge of extricating Forest from their predicament.

He even referred back to distant memories of his very first managerial job in Australia to explain his love for a scrap, talking about when he took the reins of Western Suburbs in Melbourne. Loading Twitter content

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