Report: Steve Cooper did one thing at Nottingham Forest that made the Leicester City owners concerned
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Steve Cooper has been sacked at Leicester City, and it’s come out that one thing he did during his time at Nottingham Forest wasn’t liked by the owners.
Nottingham Forest travelled to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester earlier on this season, and it was the Reds who came away with all three points.
During the game, Nottingham Forest fans could be heard chanting that Steve Cooper hates Leicester due to the scoreline at the time.
Many neutral fans aren’t aware of the so-called rivalry between Forest and Leicester due to their locations, but no one can really blame them as it’s not exactly the biggest.
Regardless, there was something Cooper used to do at Nottingham Forest that was a cause for concern for the Leicester City owners.
Leicester City owners were concerned about Steve Cooper’s behaviour towards PGMOL
Nottingham Forest have been involved in their fair share of disputes with PGMOL over the last few years, and a couple of these involved Steve Cooper.
Cooper wrote to the PGMOL back in March of 2023 to stand up for Nottingham Forest after what he believed to be injustices in previous games (Independent).
And most recently against Chelsea, Cooper also spoke out about how he furious at Andy Madley’s refereeing on Saturday lunchtime
This appears to have worried the Leicester City owners, as according to the Athletic, there was a growing concern at board level at Cooper's tendency to challenge Professional Game Match Officials Limited.
They didn't want to rub the authorities up the wrong way after winning their controversial PSR Ruling.
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Nottingham Forest and their PSR issues
Nottingham Forest managed to get their supposed points deduction down for PSR, and it got the attention of well-known barrister Nick de Marco (as per Nottingham Post).
"First, it's worth recalling the PL originally said the starting point for the Club should have been -8 points. The Club got this down 2 by co-operation & another 2 at the hearing to 4 – it could have been much worse had the Club not done as is it did in the case.
"Second, and most importantly, despite being an indirect beneficiary of the contrary, I always believe it's far better for relegation & promotion to be determined by performances on the pitch and not legal hearings behind closed doors. Well done Nottingham Forest for doing so today.”
