Nottingham Forest’s proprietor, Evangelos Marinakis, has been left livid with the English Soccer League following his aspect’s current defeat to Bournemouth in a Championship decider.
Forest headed into their conflict with the Cherries realizing that victory would take them above Scott Parker’s aspect on objective distinction, and into the second computerized promotion spot with one sport left to play within the season.
And they need to have been awarded a penalty within the first half, as Sam Surridge was introduced down as he rounded Mark Travers, just for an incorrect offside name making the referee’s determination for him.
Sam Surridge operating by way of, introduced down for a penalty however flagged offside… 👀 #nffc #afcb #bbcefl pic.twitter.com/qsJuTGSkyV
— Sanny Rudravajhala (@SannyR1985) May 3, 2022
Steve Cooper revealed that the officers had already apologised for his or her mistake, saying ‘they’ve put their arms up and owned as much as an enormous error.’ ‘It doesn’t actually assist however at the least they’d the courtesy to come clean with the choice that they made.’
This Stuart atwell determination might value us promotion.#nffc pic.twitter.com/01WKOwTxx1
— NffcOscar (@NffcOscar) May 4, 2022
The harm was accomplished, nonetheless, as the sport was determined by a single objective in favour of the south coast aspect 7 minutes from time. And, so as to add additional insult to damage, it was Kieffer Moore, who was out injured for the preliminary sport earlier than Storm Eunice noticed it postponed, who swept his aspect into the Premier League.
Marinakis reveals fury
And, speaking to the BBC’s Colin Fray, Marinakis revealed that he was left annoyed by one more perceived injustice for Nottingham Forest on the behalf of the EFL, claiming that he needed ‘to precise my frustration’ with the state of affairs.
Evangelos Marinakis celebrates in the course of the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League 1/32 playoff finale sport between Arsenal FC (England) and Olympiakos FC (Greece) at Emirates Stadium, in London, United Kingdom, on February 27, 2020. (Photograph by Federico Guerra Moran/NurPhoto through Getty Pictures)
The consequence, which has left Forest consigned to the Play-Offs to have any likelihood of promotion this season, was not the one concern both. In keeping with Fray, he felt annoyed that Forest ‘weren’t backed by the EFL’ when this sport was initially postponed amid controversy.
He additionally expressed his want ‘to see a good referee and a good federation, in order that the sport might be determined by the gamers on the grass.’
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