John Textor of course has admitted he knew. And was aware of the problem as he watched the FA Cup final. But to say UEFA were not investigating Palace until challenged? That’s not true. It’s been reported that UEFA contacted the club to warn them they were breaching rules. This was ignored.
Textor is the only one who could have acted and he features in the banner. And the song. We sing the same about him as we do about Marinakis.
I figured as much, with the clown nose at the back. But to be brutally honest the bulk of Forest fans are utterly bewildered as to why the club is being dragged into this. Forest have done nothing wrong. We benefit. But if the last few games had been different it would have been Villa or Brighton.
Forest are a great club with great fans. But the owner is being dragged into it as he wrote to UEFA. No other club did. He’s had more dealings with Textor clubs than palace. And now they are in a MCO link up too. You can see why palace fans think the whole thing stinks.
But it’s still based on a falsehood. The budgets of the EL and ECL are very different. Forest are desperate not to fall foul of PSR again. Transfers were being lined up, but couldn’t be completed until after your appeal was settled. Huge delay. Forest only ever wrote to get a deadline date.
Most of the subs on Forest’s bench couldn’t be added in preseason. Talks were ongoing. But until the club knew which competition we were going to be in they couldn’t be completed. You can’t be dobbinh somebody in, when you’re writing to ask when the investigation they are already under will end.
Forest have never been mentioned in a chant or on a banner. Marinakis is the target A club US not the owner
Not the owner
The banner was a bit silly though. It’s makes reference to things that fans know he has been legally acquitted from in the past, and treading just close enough to libel that it could get their club an FA disrepute charge. That helps nobody.
It’s made a point. Sometimes that’s worth a fine.
Palace fans expressed an opinion on him. They have also expressed an opinion on other owners, including their own, and other people involved in football, via the medium of banners and song. With the focus being on those that appear to be corrupt He isn't special, isn't the first, won't be the last
*Mr Maranakis
The club went out there and spoke to UEFA after the FA Cup so they were not ignored. It seems you value courtroom football and politics over the sport on the pitch so that's where this conversation ends unfortunately. Have a good Bank Holiday!
Forest never ‘challenged’ anything. Almost two weeks after reports of Palace being investigated it was reported that Forest had asked UEFA when the deadline for a decision was. They’ve been caught for FFP before. The budgets for EL and ECL are very different. Transfer were being lined up.
Figures within Crystal Palace have tried to insinuate that this legitimate contact was donning them in. In truth they already knew they would likely be demoted.