Match fixing trial - Nott'm Forest owner

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"The owner of Nottingham Forest FC is set to stand trial accused of football corruption after judges dismissed an appeal.

Shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis, who also owns Greek club Olympiakos, is also accused of drug trafficking and "associating with criminals".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-47978664

 

please note - Mr Redknapp is not involved here

 

[dylanisabaddog 6,147]

Of course Harry isn't involved. He is a lovely, honest cheerful chappy who has suffered terrible bad luck with managing clubs that have gone into Administration shortly after he left. It's all been an extraordinary coincidence. 

[splendidrush 720]

Seem to remember Forest being on the wrong end of this during their European days.  Can't recall the details but I think it was a semi final and the Ref confessed in old age or on his death bed. Don't quote me, I know it sounds dramatic and maybe I dreamt it but it rings a bell.

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4 minutes ago, splendidrush said:

Seem to remember Forest being on the wrong end of this during their European days.  Can't recall the details but I think it was a semi final and the Ref confessed in old age or on his death bed. Don't quote me, I know it sounds dramatic and maybe I dreamt it but it rings a bell.

I believe it was the uefa cup semi final 1984

Forest were 2-0 up in the 1st leg at the city ground...and Anderlecht oveturned it in the 2nd leg winning 3-0, in what the forest players always since maintained was one of the most corrupt refereeing displays in football (until Barry Knight sent 2 bolton players off and awarded ipswich 3 penalties in a playoff semi final at portman rd in 2000)

Spurs went on to beat Anderlecht in the final on pens.

The ref finally admitted he as bribed a few years ago which at least allievd those ex Forest players suspicions albeit scant consolation