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Whether the Forest fans will fall for his nonsense is anyone's guess but it was interesting to note yesterday that the numbers inside the cricket field stand looked to go down by about 20% with every goal. There weren't many there at the end to be within earshot of their manager's rant.
"I owe the travelling fans a big apology for a disgraceful performance," Davies said. "A goalkeeping mistake set the tone but we reacted poorly in getting back into the game.
"We have not got the right mentality for coming to places like Burnley, we have got to be stronger and more disciplined and we have to be more accountable. The bottom line is that we have to earn the right to win matches."
Forest were 2-0 down the Clarets at half time and Davies continued: "The talk at half time was that we had to be more determined at the start of the second half but once again we weren't able to defend.
"We have seven games to go and there are games there available for us to win, but we are fighting for our lives and I need to ask the players to stand up and be counted."
Owen Coyle saw his side win back to back home wins and score five goals in a game for the first time since he became manager, and he was delighted with the quality of the goals.
"I think we've been threatening to do that for a long while, all season we have been creating a host of chances, but haven't taken as many as we would have liked," he said after the game.
"They were exquisite finishes today, fit to grace any arena and a few of them probably deserved to win a match in their own right. The fact that they all came together we are delighted with though and it certainly helps the goal difference as well.
"The conditions were quite blustery today and I didn't think it was going to be a fluent game, but we did try to get the ball down and play. We knew how to win a game today and went about it accordingly; some of the moves were great, culminating in some terrific finishes.
"There were never five goals in the game but the bottom line is we were clinical today. It was very much a team effort, everybody together and I thought that was epitomised by what we did today."
A team effort it might have been but had words of encouragement again for Jay Rodriguez who replaced Steven Thompson in the first few minutes and scored his second league goal of the week.
"I've said all week that Jay Rodriguez has been banging on the door ready to start games and he came on and showed with his goal which was a big talking point in itself. I thought his level of performance was to the standard that I am looking for at this football club.
"I work with him on a daily basis, trying to impart some of my knowledge and experience from my own time as a striker. He has got so many attributes and we have high hopes for him, but we'll keep his feet on the ground where they should be.
"Ultimately it is up to Jay how far he progresses, but we'll try and help him along the way. When he crossed that white line he has to go and deliver though and he's done that again today."