An EFL chairman launched a strong defence of Nottingham Forest’s recruitment drive as he lavished praise on head coach Steve Cooper and the club’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis.
After winning promotion from the Championship, Forest signed a host of new players and recently set a record for the most debuts given by a club in the single Premier League season.
The Reds struggled for results early on, with Cooper’s position coming under increasing scrutiny at one stage. However, owner Marinakis’s decision to stick with the Welshman has been vindicated, with the Reds rising to 13th in the table, six places above the relegation zone.