Nottingham Forest have now made another controversial decision that could come back to bite them – opinion

Nottingham Forest have now made another controversial decision that could come back to bite them –

opinion

It’s possible that Nottingham Forest has just made another controversial internal decision, one that

could end up costing the team.

Charges related to sustainability and profitability have been brought against the Reds; this week, Forest

may learn of their punishment.

Now, Forest have shown their hand after Premier League clubs were tasked with making another vote,

this time over a settlement with the EFL.

Nottingham Forest vote against new EFL settlement

The Daily Mail, which has revealed the ten clubs who have rejected the revised EFL deal, is the source of

this information.

The fact that Forest is one of the teams unwilling to accept the terms of this new settlement undoubtedly won’t come as a surprise.

Moreover, it is asserted that in the event that a government regulator requires the ten parties to pay,

they may take legal action.

But with this one, Forest might be about to shoot themselves in the foot.

We think it’s fairly terrible how much money is made in football in the EFL compared to the Premier

League; something needs to give.

It’s been claimed that insiders believe that the prospect of a business being forced to pay a rival business

in the same industry – with the money then used by the rival to try and take their place in the Premier

League – isn’t fit for purpose.

Although there is some sense in that, everyone is acutely aware that football isn’t like any other business.

The numbers proposed would see EFL clubs paid £836 million over five years and they’d come on top of

the existing £110 million in solidarity payments and development funding.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has previously warned of a government intervention if an agreement can’t

be reached.

Forest could rue this decision

Well, on the one hand, it’s good that Forest haven’t agreed to something proposed by the Premier

League’s chief Richard Masters.

The man who called Forest and Everton ‘small clubs’ probably doesn’t deserve the snot from Evangelos

Marinakis’ nose.

Having said that, Forest needs to use caution because this one seems a little contentious.

The fact that Forest might not be in the Premier League beyond this season is where their issues lay.

With the exception of Crystal Palace, the other nine clubs are all but guaranteed to compete in the

Premier League again.

The club may wish they had been a little more receptive to this concept now that Forest may soon be

back in the EFL.

In a perfect world, Forest would bounce back quickly from any setbacks, as Leicester and Leeds have this

season.

There is no assurance of this, though, because the last time the Reds left the Premier League, it took

them 23 years to return.

The cost of this choice will only become apparent over time, and perhaps Forest won’t suffer a

catastrophic setback as a result.

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