Yates captaining Forest 'means everything to people of Nottingham'

[Getty Images] New Nottingham Forest Women head coach Tom Mallinson says he tries to instill a "Ryan Yates culture" throughout his coaching career because of the time he spent developing the now Forest captain in the club's academy. Yates joined Forest as an eight-year-old and went out on loan four times before eventually breaking into the first team and becoming an integral part of the side that gained promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 23 years. "It means everything to the academy and the people of Nottingham to see one of your own playing and captaining Forest," Mallinson told the Shut Up and Show More Football podcast. "To be the smallest part of that journey means a lot to us all. I'm really fortunate to have worked with some fantastic players and fantastic people along their journeys. It means a lot to be a part of such a special club. "There's always photos around of Ryan. I think at times he gets a little bit of a disservice because he's always such a hard-working player but he has so many good qualities as a player. The thing that comes through with him is how much of a fantastic person he is. "He does carry that Nottingham Forest culture of the Forest family, he wants to sacrifice himself for other people, and that's one thing I would always say to young players - players can always be good players but can we develop really good people. "Can we instil that Ryan Yates culture of sacrificing yourself for the team and the person next to you and caring deeply about what you do and what the person next to you does? "What makes Ryan so successful is his personality and characteristics. He's been a great servant for the football club." Listen below or to the full episode on BBC Sounds