Hello and welcome to a round-up of all the latest Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive on Thursday, May 5, 2022.
Forest are still putting Tuesday night's 1-0 defeat Bournemouth behind them, a result which ended hopes of automation promotion to the Premier League. Instead, Steve Cooper's side head into the Championship play-offs, and potential dates and times have been confirmed for both semi-final legs.
As the team prepares for the two-legged affair, a current player returned to the club on Wednesday afternoon after his loan spell ended.
Here are the top stories from the City Ground..
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Marinakis breaks silence over Bournemouth loss
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis was in a disappointed mood after Tuesday night's defeat.
During the 1-0 loss, striker Sam Surridge was denied a penalty when he was incorrectly flagged for an offside and there was no VAR to reverse the decision. With such a game-changing moment going against Forest, owner Marinakis was justifiably far from happy.
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Murray discusses referee performance
It wasn't just the owner who was reeling after the loss.
Former duo Glenn Murray and Michael Dawson voiced their frustrations with the officiating in the game in what ultimately cost Steve Cooper's side the tie. Talking to Sky Sports, Murray said that the decision to appoint Premier League officials for such a crucial tie who have VAR to 'fall back' on was the wrong move.
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Play-off dates released
With automatic promotion off the cards, attention turns to the play-offs
The semi-final two leg dates have been revealed, as have details as to how fans can purchase their tickets Though their opponents have not been confirmed yet, Forest and supporters will find out who they will meet once the Championship concludes on Saturday.
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Arter's Notts County loan ends
Midfielder Harry Arter returned to the club on Wednesday.
The former Bournemouth star joined the club in 2020 but failed to break into the first-team and was loaned out to Charlton for the first half of the season. Having returned at the start of the year, he was sent out to National League side Notts County in March where he played nine games.
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