8 h. ago Ange Postecoglou could now suffer SACK at Nottingham Forest after Newcastle game

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is considering sacking Ange Postecoglou if the team lose to Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday, following the manager's poor start

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1 week ago ‘Expected goals is a clueless development’: Martin O’Neill on the changing world of management

Northern Irishman on how he was sacked by Forest, the role of data in football and not getting the England jobOver the past few weeks Martin O’Neill’s memories of a Friday afternoon in June 2019 have risen up with fresh clarity. This month Nuno Espírito Santo was sacked as the manager of Nottingham Forest by the club’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, in a scenario that echoed O’Neill’s fate six years previously.O’Neill had meant so much to Forest fans after his key role as a player in the club’s greatest period in their history, winning the league and then successive European Cups under Brian Clough in 1979 and 1980. But the 73‑year‑old is too intelligent to overplay the comparison to Nuno. O’Neill’s final managerial post, at Forest, lasted 19 games, while Nuno achieved huge progress in his 21 months in charge. Forest were serious contenders for Champions League qualification until the final weeks of last season. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scott McTominay shows true colours as Napoli hero makes one thing clear after 'incredible year'

The Tartan Army hero was back in Manchester for Champions League action after his exit 12 months ago

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3 w. ago Nottingham Forest owner sees ‘fantastic’ Ange Postecoglou as the man to win cups

The 60-year-old has been chosen as the Premier League club’s new boss.

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3 w. ago Ange Postecoglou seen at event with Evangelos Marinakis weeks before Nottingham Forest appointment

Ange Postecoglou was seen at an event with Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis just weeks before being confirmed as the club’s new manager.

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3 w. ago The Ange Postecoglou redemption arc that could justify Evangelos Marinakis’ volatility

Postecoglou will replace Nuno Espirito Santo in the Nottingham Forest dugout after a fallout with owner Marinakis led to his dismissal

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3 w. ago Postecoglou and Marinakis reputations on the line after Forest’s day of upheaval

Nuno exit was inevitable after he went public but successor will need to win over squad and learn from errorsCrossing the Nottingham Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, is rarely a wise move. When Nuno Espírito Santo went public about the deteriorating relationship between the two most important men at the City Ground, a parting of ways became inevitable.Nuno deserved better after leading Forest back to Europe after 30 years away and his popularity within the club means it will be difficult for Ange Postecoglou to replace him. Players and staff will not immediately embrace the change because of the admiration and warmth they felt for Nuno. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Nottingham Forest owner dropped massive Ange Postecoglou hint after Celtic hero showed the world his true colours

Postecoglou and Marinakis are known friends and could reunite at Forest after Nuno Espirito Santo's exit

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3 w. ago Nottingham Forest sack Nuno Espírito Santo after fallout with owner Evangelos Marinakis

Nuno Espírito Santo's position as Nottingham Forest boss had been uncertain for two weeks since he publicly declared his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis had deteriorated

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3 w. ago Nottingham Forest breaks silence on sacking of Nuno Espírito Santo

Espirito Santo admitted his relationship with Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis had broken down and said there's "no smoke without fire"

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3 w. ago Nottingham Forest confirm sacking of Nuno Espírito Santo over 'recent circumstances'

Espirito Santo admitted his relationship with Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis had broken down and said there's "no smoke without fire"

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3 w. ago Nottingham Forest sack Nuno Espirito Santo after fallout with owner Evangelos Marinakis

The 51-year-old was only given a new contract in June after guiding Forest into the Europa League last season

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3 w. ago Nottingham Forest part company with head coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Nuno had led Forest to historic European qualificationHead coach recently admitted tensions with ownerNottingham Forest have parted company with their head coach, Nuno Espírito Santo, after a year and eight months, with Ange Postecoglou strongly linked to the vacant position. Nuno’s departure just three games into the season comes after the emergence of tensions with the owner, Evangelos Marinakis, over the past fortnight.“Nottingham Forest Football Club confirms that, following recent circumstances, Nuno Espírito Santo has today been relieved of his duties as head coach,” said a club statement in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Continue reading...

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