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Nottingham Forest lodge appeal against FA decision to issue owner with FIVE game stadium ban

Nottingham Forest lodge an appeal against the FA decision to issue the owner Evangelos Marinakis with a FIVE game stadium ban.

The FA said: “Nottingham Forest’s Evangelos Marinakis has been sanctioned by an independent Regulatory Commission.

“Evangelos Marinakis was charged with misconduct following Nottingham Forest’s Premier League match against Fulham on Saturday the 28th of September.

“It was alleged that his behaviour around the tunnel area after the final whistle was improper. He denied this charge, but it was found proven by the independent Regulatory Commission, and a five-match stadium/ground suspension has been imposed. ”

The club tweeted: “Nottingham Forest Football Club notes the decision of the Regulatory Commission in relation to its owner, Evangelos Marinakis.

“An appeal has immediately been lodged against this decision in respect of both the liability and the sanction.”

John Percy (@JPercyTelegraph) tweeted: “Breaking: Nuno Espírito Santo has been given a 3-match touchline ban by the FA for misconduct (2 games for comments after Brighton game + extra game triggering suspended ban after Everton). Morgan Gibbs-White banned for 1 game for misconduct after dismissal at Brighton #nffc

Before adding: “And another one: #nffc owner Evangelos Marinakis given a FIVE-game stadium ban for improper conduct following Fulham defeat on Sep 28. Forest expected to appeal, after already contesting FA’s £750k fine from last week for comments on social media. Monday night will be lively…!”

Forest had been unhappy with referee Josh Smith over his decision to award Fulham a penalty in the 51st-minute with Raul Jimenez scoring the winning goal. Forest also had two appeals for spot-kicks of their own turned down.

The club have previously expressed frustration with officiating decisions impacting their season. Marinakis suggested that “unfair decisions” by referees also hampered their 2023-24 campaign.

He said to the BBC back in May: “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.”

He won’t be allowed to attend any matches until the 30th of November for the game against Ipswich Town; missing Forest’s games against Crystal Palace, Leicester, West Ham, Newcastle and Arsenal.

The punishment comes a few hours after Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo was given a ban from the touchline for three matches after his red card in the draw at Brighton in September.

An FA statement read: “It was alleged that the Nottingham Forest head coach [Nuno] acted in an improper manner and/or used abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official.

“The Nottingham Forest midfielder [Gibbs-White] allegedly acted in an improper manner and/or used abusive and/or insulting words towards the fourth official after being sent off.

“It was alleged that the Brighton and Hove Albion manager [Hurzeler] acted in an improper manner.”

Nuno Espirito Santo admits he is “surprised” by his three-game touchline ban and £55,000 fine given by the Football Association following an incident against Brighton in September.

He told a press conference: “Surprised. It’s a big sanction but nothing we can do now the sanction is there not for me to judge it my job is to move forward and make sure we are ready to help the team – that’s most important.

“It’s tough. It’s not easy but like I said it’s important we are ready as coaching staff, we are going to be in permanent contact, there are phones, radio.

“What’s important is preparing the team well and that’s what we are doing making sure the players are prepared well.

“It cannot disturb us, let’s ignore the noise outside and focus, we have an issue to take care of – it’s at home at the City Ground, we want to try and perform better at home in front of our fans and what we want to do on Monday.

“Let’s not focus on the amount of money, let’s focus on the sanction itself, it’s a three-game ban, it’s a big one. I accept it and I’ll do it.”

Just a week ago, Nottingham Forest were left furious with the FA over being handed a unprecedented punishment for their tweet about Stuart Attwell.

Forest was fined £750,000 by the Football Association (FA) for a social media post related to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) Stuart Attwell following their Premier League match against Everton on April 21st, 2024.

After a contentious match where Forest felt they were wrongly denied three penalty appeals, the club posted on Twitter, implying that Stuart Attwell, who was the VAR for the match, might have had a bias due to being a Luton Town fan. Read more HERE.

Here’s how fans reacted as Nottingham Forest lodge an appeal against an FA decision to issue the owner with a FIVE game stadium ban…

@si_crosby: I think a chant of “stand up for evangelos..” is needed on Monday night. Let’s see if he can hear it at home given he’s not allowed to go to the game #nffc

@RedDogNF: Yeah they fucking hate that he called them out don’t they

@JMozzyForest: Premier league corrupt as fuck

@lewis_nffc: All this is showing is they do infact hate we called them out. And now they are trying to go after us. Pathetic.

@LeesLogan: The booing of the premier league anthem on Monday night is gonna hit like crack 😍

@KieranGaughan: The Gestapo at the @FA_PGMOL & @FA must be stopped. Mental you can’t honestly & correctly call out their low standards & ineptness. They’re literally a dictatorship organisation. Tell them where to fucking go & refuse to pay the fines. #NFFC

@OliverPostingLs: Not cunty enough, give big Vangie the twitter login again

@jrprentice: Keep em coming @FAspokesperson. Might as well – how about banning fans for ordering the wrong type of beer, not buying a programme, forgetting to wear a big coat at a night match… Given the size of your egos I wouldn’t put it past you.

@JDunny1994: The FA just hates us, and I’m here for it 🤣

@jaacknffc:
Gaffer? Banned
Best player? Banned
Owner? Banned
We are so back, this is football heritage

@Battlemuch4WW: Maybe everyone needs a Nuno face mask who is sitting in the first 2 rows of the main stand on Monday night! Then sit him in the mask behind the dugout!

@nffc1233: How is that possible he quite literally owns the place 😂😂

@ChatForest1865: Imagine telling a business owner they aren’t allowed to go into work for 5 days. #nffc @premierleague ✊🏻💦

@helenshep85: We bloody love an appeal

@ForestFanBase: Everyone should turn up in Marinakis costumes for the next 5 games just to mess with these muppets! 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️ #nffc

@Leweeyy: Picked the wrong city to make an example of, lads

@Chris78901: What next from the FA? Ebby banned for bringing a flag? Embarrassing, embarrassing organisation 😂 #nffc

@JakeLowe93: Has Nicholas Jackson been suspended for punching Morato in the face yet?

@Steveoldham67: You bunch of spineless pricks you not fit for purpose who do you think you are banning an owner from his own stadium

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