Nottingham Forest news: Monday Night Club on Marinakis outburst

BBC Radio 5 Live’s Monday Night Club discussed Evangelos Marinakis’ public outburst on the pitch following Nottingham Forest’s draw against Leicester on Sunday.

Marinakis and boss Nuno Espirito Santo said afterwards that the frustration surrounded an incident involving striker Taiwo Awoniyi, who was not substituted despite appearing to be injured.

It has since been reported that Awoniyi had surgery on Monday for a serious abdominal injury.

In a discussion about club owners, former Premier League forward Theo Walcott said whilst having “passion” is crucial, keeping business “behind closed doors” is just as important.

Fellow former striker Chris Sutton added: “I actually don’t mind what he did. I understand what Theo is saying but there are a lot of owners who don’t really care about their clubs and all they are worried about is money.

“I think there was a real overreaction in the way that people viewed this. It wasn’t because of anything tactical, it was because of a misunderstanding between the medical team, Awoniyi and Nuno.”

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