Grafted forsythia with a floppy trunk

I bought a cut-price single stem grafted forsythia from the garden centre a few years back and it’s been in a large pot since then. It’s flowered and is still alive and in leaf however the trunk has flopped and cannot hold itself up without serious staking! I cut a couple of suckers off several months back but have never pruned it but wouldn’t say it’s top-heavy. I have just planted it in the ground today to see if it will be happier. It was a little bit pot-bound so I’ve just teased the roots a bit and added some fish, blood and bone to the hole.
Any ideas if there’s anything else I could or should be doing? Or is this one a write-off?
Any ideas if there’s anything else I could or should be doing? Or is this one a write-off?
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i must say that it doesn’t sound a very successful idea and certainly not one I’ve ever seen. In my experience forsythia branches are quite bendy and I think it would take a long time for it to be strong enough to self-support. I imagine it was supported by a cane when you bought it?
A pic will certainly be helpful, just in case it isn't actually a Forsythia either
It had a bamboo cane supporting it when I bought it but that was no longer up to the job.