Steve Cooper addresses speculation about his future after Nottingham Forest back him NFFC
Steve Cooper says he’s in ‘constant dialogue’ with Evangelos Marinakis after receiving the backing of the Nottingham Forest owner.to back Cooper following reports that he faced the sack following their 2-1 defeat to Leeds United, a result that left them in 17th place in the table.The Forest owner threw his support behind Cooper following reports he was to be sacked
A section of the statement said: “No one denies that our club is in a difficult position in the Premier League, but we wish to end the speculation and the false and disruptive reporting in the media to confirm that Steve Cooper remains our manager at Nottingham Forest. “There can be no time for distractions, rumours and speculation. There is only time for hard work, determination, a commitment from Steve and the players to getting the results we need and, of course, the continued magnificent support of the fans of Nottingham Forest.”Cooper discussed Marinakis’s comments in the build up to the weekend’s clash with Aston Villa, saying that the owner’s support was not a surprise.
He said: “I’ve got constant dialogue with the owner so something coming out publicly, there was nothing there that was a surprise to me. “The club are annoyed with some articles being written before games and they felt they wanted to put an end to that. They were articles that didn’t bother me, if I’m being honest – if they do don’t do this job.Advertisement
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