(The Guardian) Marinakis has 'big dreams' for Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest: The club’s Greek owner Evangelos Marinakis has stated he is “confident” they will stay in the Premier League and says he has “big dreams” for his club.
“It’s a great team, it inspires us and we want to do more and you will see in the years to come that we have big dreams for Forest,” said the 56-year-old Greek in an interview with the BBC. In March, Forest were docked four points for breaches of the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules and lost their appeal against the punishment earlier this week.
The club has alsoo been charged with misconduct by the Football Association over a social media post that questioned the integrity of Stuart Attwell, the video assistant referee appointed for their match against Everton, which Forest lost 2-0 despite having three different penalty claims turned down. The PGMOL have since admitted that one of the three contentious decisions was incorrect.
“It is stressful because of what has been happening since the beginning of the year with some decisions and points deduction,” said Marinakis. “It’s not fair what has happened so far. Referee decisions have cost us points and this is something that has been repeated and repeated and what we expect for the Premier League and referees is to correct these mistakes. It’s a pity as we have a great appetite for the club and I never give up.”
Nottingham Forest host Chelsea at the City Ground tomorrow and a draw could be enough to guarantee their safety with one game to go if results earlier in the day go their way. Marinakis’s other football club, Olympiakos, qualified for the Europa Conference League final at the expense of Aston Villa last night.
Nottingham Forest: The club’s Greek owner Evangelos Marinakis has stated he is “confident” they will stay in the Premier League and says he has “big dreams” for his club.
“It’s a great team, it inspires us and we want to do more and you will see in the years to come that we have big dreams for Forest,” said the 56-year-old Greek in an interview with the BBC. In March, Forest were docked four points for breaches of the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules and lost their appeal against the punishment earlier this week.
The club has alsoo been charged with misconduct by the Football Association over a social media post that questioned the integrity of Stuart Attwell, the video assistant referee appointed for their match against Everton, which Forest lost 2-0 despite having three different penalty claims turned down. The PGMOL have since admitted that one of the three contentious decisions was incorrect.
“It is stressful because of what has been happening since the beginning of the year with some decisions and points deduction,” said Marinakis. “It’s not fair what has happened so far. Referee decisions have cost us points and this is something that has been repeated and repeated and what we expect for the Premier League and referees is to correct these mistakes. It’s a pity as we have a great appetite for the club and I never give up.”
Nottingham Forest host Chelsea at the City Ground tomorrow and a draw could be enough to guarantee their safety with one game to go if results earlier in the day go their way. Marinakis’s other football club, Olympiakos, qualified for the Europa Conference League final at the expense of Aston Villa last night.
