by The Nottingham Forest did not solve its dispute with Gary Neville before the new Premier League season and wants insurance of the Sky Sports Expert before welcoming it to the city of the city.
The former Manchester United captain was prohibited by Forest in the last match of last season after an intervention by their owner, Evangelos Marinakis, who had been an exception to the criticism of Neville concerning his conduct.
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Although Neville is not officially prohibited, the Guardian has been said that Sky should not expect Neville to be housed as things. Forest wants to solve the problem, but will require insurance that Neville will no longer be careful in his language during Marinakis’ discussion before confirming that he can attend.
Neville’s complaint in April 2024 according to which the club behaved like “a mafia gang” particularly angry Marinakis and led the owner to threaten legal action against Sky. In a statement three months later, the broadcaster said: “Sky Sports discussed Gary the language used and its potential to cause an offense.” Sky also apologized “for any caused offense”.
Neville has not been to Forest since he made these comments. He was to be part of the Sky team there last day last season for the visit of Chelsea, but the broadcaster was forced to change his plans at the last minute, after Neville was denied the accreditation of the media. He used his studios to present the cover of a game that decided to the European fate of the two clubs.
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Sky has described the prohibition of Forest as “an unprecedented and unwanted stage”. Neville wrote on social networks at the time: “I have made my right share of criticism and praise in the last 14 years of this work and I am never compared to this unprecedented action. Personally, I think it is disappointing that a big club like Nottingham Forest has been reduced to make such a decision. Although they have all the rights of choice with the club.
Two weeks earlier, Neville had criticized Marinakis for walking on the field and uphill with the manager of Forest, Nuno Espírito Santo, after a 2-2 draw with Leicester. Marinakis said he was frustrated that the injured striker Taiwo Awoniyi was authorized to play after colliding with a post. The striker underwent abdominal surgery the next day.
Neville described Marinakis’s conduct as “scandalous” and said that Nuno should “negotiate his exit” in the way he seemed to have been pronounced by the owner.
Neville said the club acted as a “mafia gang” in the publication of a statement that criticized Var Stuart Attwell after a 2-0 defeat in Everton. Forest was sentenced to a fine of £ 750,000 by the football association for “an attack on the integrity of a match manager on an unrivaled scale” but, after threatening legal action, obtained the Sky apology.
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Forest has not violated any regulations by refusing access to Neville, but the League was not impressed by the treatment of its main national distribution partner. Sky will broadcast the cover live from the Forest opening match against Brentford at City Ground on Sunday, but Neville will be in Old Trafford for Manchester United against Arsenal.
Sky is supposed to have supposed that Neville’s ban was unique and that the case was closed, but other talks will be necessary to resolve the dead end.
Forest and Sky Sports refused to comment.
