Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has been charged with misconduct by the FA after he displayed ‘improper’ behaviour in the aftermath of his side’s defeat to Fulham.
The club once again blasted the standard of refereeing in the top flight over the weekend, claiming it was ‘destroying the Premier League’ after their 1-0 loss to the Cottagers.Â
Forest were reportedly aggrieved that Fulham were awarded their winning penalty by VAR while they were denied two spot-kicks by reviews in Stockley Park.
It comes after their extraordinary statement in April when they blasted ‘three extremely poor decisions’ regarding penalty calls that went against them in a 2-0 loss to Everton.
Now Marinakis has until next Monday to respond to the charges which were in relation to his actions around the tunnel at the City Ground over the weekend, the BBC reports.
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has been charged with misconduct by the FA
He has until next Monday to respond to the charges which were in relation to his actions around the tunnel at the City Ground over the weekend
Forest were reportedly aggrieved that Fulham were awarded their winning penaltyÂ
As per The Telegraph, owner Evangelos Marinakis was ‘angered’ on Saturday while a senior source said: ‘The standard of refereeing is destroying the status of the Premier League and damaging its clubs.Â
‘There appears to be no consistency of decision-making from VAR.
‘There still isn’t sufficient transparency in the VAR process. It’s the fans who suffer too.
‘VAR was intended to improve the game for clubs and supporters alike, but it’s failing them at the moment.’Â
Raul Jimenez converted the second-half penalty which ended Forest’s unbeaten start to the season. The contentious penalty was awarded after referee Josh Smith went to his VAR monitor, as advised by VAR official John Brooks.
Forest also had two disappointments concerning calls not to award them a spot-kick. In the first half, VAR judged that Joachim Andersen had not fouled Taiwo Awoniyi. In the second, VAR upheld the decision not to award Anthony Elanga a chance from 12 yards after a challenge from Calvin Bassey.Â
The club’s latest outburst, while not released in official form yet, follows their extraordinary statement after the Everton defeat in April.Â
The Midlands club – in the heart of a relegation battle at the bottom of the Premier League – claimed they warned PGMOL over bias from VAR official Stuart Attwell, a supporter of then-relegation rivals Luton Town.
On X, the club wrote: ‘Three extremely poor decisions – three penalties not given – which we simply cannot accept.Â
Last week, Nuno Espirito Santo was charged by the FA after their red cards in a 2-2 draw
Forest have a history of complaining, having released a furious statement last season
This is what they had to say in the wake of the 2-0 defeat by Everton last season, when they were in a relegation dogfight with Luton
‘We warned the PGMOL that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game but they didn’t change him. Our patience has been tested multiple times. NFFC will now consider its options.’
Last week, Nuno Espirito Santo, captain Morgan Gibbs-White and Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler were all charged by the FA after their red cards in a 2-2 draw between the sides last Sunday.Â
Nuno and Hurzeler were charged with acting in an improper manner, with the Forest boss also accused of using abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official. He could yet face a touchline ban.Â