John Textor Harsh comments on Nottingham Forest and Evangelos Marinakis

Well, Nottingham Forest are facing a points deduction, which could severely damage their chances of escaping the dreaded drop to the Championship at the end of the season.

As reported by Netsport, Forest have incurred Profitability and Sustainability breaches and face punishment from the Premier League.

Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor has given his verdict on the situation of Forest, and he seems to have some sympathy for owner Evangelos Marinakis, who is frustrated with another off-pitch issue that is affecting the Reds

“Look at Nottingham Forest. This is a club with an owner that has an incredible amount of capital. And he comes in the Premier League and he’s told you can’t spend it. If you spend it and it falls into a category of losses then we are going to sanction you and we may send you back to the league you came from.

“It’s not about financial sustainability, it’s not about financial fair play, nobody is protecting the little guy. This is [expletive]. This is people making sure that you can only spend a percentage of your revenue.

“Steve has to run his club with a top line of revenues which is driven by television. If we want to put in a bunch of money to buy more players we’re not allowed to.

“So you have to watch your losses and you have to find a way to live between the eighth spot and 17th spot or you go back to the second division [the Championship].

“If anybody thinks that I have a problem with the way that Steve is running the club, and [how he] has stayed up for 12 years, just because we have a difference of opinion on things… try being Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis right now.”

My View: Nottingham Forest need to start winning matche

Nottingham Forest needs to start winning games in the Premier League, in my opinion, in order to get away from the bottom teams.

Forest should not worry about the number of points they will lose. Instead of concentrating on potential events in the upcoming weeks, they must concentrate on what is happening now.

Nuno’s team now sits 17th in the Premier League standings after 26 games played, with 24 points.

With 25 games played, Luton Town is in third place and is four points below Forest.

Of the Reds’ previous six Premier League games, they have won one and lost four. The group must quickly put together a string of successful performances, beginning with a victory over Liverpool.