 He played under several different managers in his six years at Carrow Road, including Martin O'Neill, Mike Walker and Bruce Rioch.Forbes remained with City from 1996 to 2001, he played in 131 league games, scoring 8 goals.In the summer of 2001 he moved to Luton Town in a £60,000 deal, and played in three seasons at Kenilworth Road, notably playing his best football under Mike Newell.