Simon Hooper to referee Nottingham Forest's clash with Man City as relegation contenders wait to find out punishment for furious post criticising Stuart Attwell after Everton defeat
8 months ago

Simon Hooper to referee Nottingham Forest's clash with Man City as relegation contenders wait to find out punishment for furious post criticising Stuart Attwell after Everton defeat

Daily Mail  

Simon Hooper will take charge of Nottingham Forest’s clash with Manchester City on Sunday – the club’s first game since their remarkable tirade at Premier League officials. Forest are likely to be in the dock for their furious post on X after last weekend’s 2-0 defeat at Everton, in which they noted that VAR official Stuart Attwell was a fan of relegation rivals Luton. Hooper took charge of Forest’s recent 3-1 defeat at Tottenham, where under-pressure Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo criticised him for not punishing James Maddison for an apparent punch to the stomach of Ryan Yates in the first half. Simon Hooper will take charge of Nottingham Forest’s clash with Manchester City on Sunday Forest fumed after being denied repeated penalty claims in their 2-0 defeat against Everton Hooper was criticised by Forest for not punishing James Maddison, centre, for an apparent punch to the stomach of Ryan Yates, left, during their match with Tottenham this month Your browser does not support iframes.

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Poor refereeing is ‘destroying the Premier League’ say Nottingham Forest
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Poor refereeing is ‘destroying the Premier League’ say Nottingham Forest

The Telegraph  

Late in the first half, Forest were also aggrieved when Taiwo Awoniyi collided with Fulham centre-back Joachim Andersen in the penalty area but VAR judged it was not a foul. A senior Forest source said: “The standard of refereeing is destroying the status of the Premier League and damaging its clubs. “VAR was intended to improve the game for clubs …

Nottingham Forest issue extraordinary statement accusing Luton-supporting VAR of bias
8 months ago

Nottingham Forest issue extraordinary statement accusing Luton-supporting VAR of bias

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nottingham Forest said will consider their options after …

Forest appears to question integrity of match official after 2-0 loss at relegation rival Everton
8 months ago

Forest appears to question integrity of match official after 2-0 loss at relegation rival Everton

Associated Press  

LIVERPOOL, England — Nottingham Forest appeared to question the integrity of a match official in a social media post published soon after a 2-0 loss at relegation rival Everton in the Premier League on Sunday. Precise shots that flew in off the post by Idrissa Gana Gueye in the 29th minute and Dwight McNeil in the 76th clinched a crucial …

MARK CLATTENBURG: VAR 'cannot escape blame' after Nottingham Forest were denied a penalty when Taiwo Awoniyi was brought down by Martin Dubravka... while Liverpool's Diogo Jota was awarded a spot-kick
10 months, 1 week ago

MARK CLATTENBURG: VAR 'cannot escape blame' after Nottingham Forest were denied a penalty when Taiwo Awoniyi was brought down by Martin Dubravka... while Liverpool's Diogo Jota was awarded a spot-kick

Daily Mail  

Just last month, Liverpool were awarded a penalty at Anfield when Diogo Jota was judged to have been tripped by Newcastle’s Martin Dubravka. Anthony Taylor, who did not award Nottingham Forest a penalty when Taiwo Awoniyi was tripped by the same keeper. Awoniyi had more of a case than Jota - the raised right arm of Dubravka made it impossible …

Nottingham Forest 'demand ref Rob Jones be BANNED from taking charge of their matches after making a second complaint about his officiating this season' - as referees' chief Howard Webb 'confirms Will
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Nottingham Forest 'demand ref Rob Jones be BANNED from taking charge of their matches after making a second complaint about his officiating this season' - as referees' chief Howard Webb 'confirms Will

Daily Mail  

Nottingham Forest have reportedly demanded Rob Jones be suspended from officiating their matches following the referee’s blunder in sending off Willy Boly in the 3-2 defeat against Bournemouth. Howard Webb, the head of Professional Game Match Officials Ltd, has contacted new Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo to confirm Jones made a serious error in showing Boly a second yellow card …

Officials excluded from Premier League fixtures after Onana penalty error
1 year, 4 months ago

Officials excluded from Premier League fixtures after Onana penalty error

The Hindu  

Simon Hooper, Michael Salisbury and Richard West will not officiate Premier League games this weekend after Wolverhampton Wanderers had a penalty appeal turned down in its defeat to Manchester United on Monday. Wolves manager Gary O’Neil said the referees’ failure to award a spot-kick had highlighted a grey area in how VAR is used and that referees manager Jon Moss …

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