The public scolding of referees will be expensive for Nottingham Forest: the Premier League club has to pay a fine of 750,000 pounds (896,352 euros). The English Football Association FA announced this on Friday. The current tenth in the table complained on social media about “three extremely bad decisions” on matchday 34 of last season after the 2-0 defeat against Everton FC and was denied a penalty three times. In addition, the integrity of the video assistant Stuart Atwell was questioned because he was allegedly a fan of the then relegation rivals Luton Town.
At the time, all three clubs were fighting to stay in the league and were neighbors in the table. Nottingham reacted with incomprehension to the punishment, which was confirmed by an independent commission. “Nottingham Forest is very disappointed with the decision,” the club said in a statement. “We are also particularly concerned that the FA’s statement called for a fine of more than £1 million.” This was the same as the one imposed Fine “completely disproportionate”. The club will “appeal”. Nottingham finished 17th in the table at the end of the 2023/24 season. the class, Luton Town were relegated to the Championship.
