Nottingham Forest have been involved in plenty of back and forth with the FA this season, though there was an instance last season where the Reds were deemed to have crossed the line.
The FA must have dealt with Nottingham Forest on a weekly basis this season with the amount of charges and incidents there have been.
Nuno Espirito Santo and Morgan Gibbs-White served three and one-game bans, respectively, for comments they made towards officials during the Brighton clash.
However, the most annoying part is the fact that the red card decision of Gibbs-White turned out to be the wrong call, and that’s what caused all the commotion.
Evangelos Marinakis was handed a five-game stadium ban for allegedly spitting towards an official.
This isn’t the first time that Forest have been in a bit of trouble, as Neco Williams has spoken out about one incident last season in the Premier League.
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Neco Williams in trouble with the FA over Everton comments.
Nottingham Forest felt very aggrieved when they played Everton back in May of this year, as three penalty incidents were waved away.
Neco Williams spoke out after the game about the incidents, which got him in a bit of trouble (as per TNT Sports).
“It’s three clear, blatant penalties. Everyone watching that game knew they were penalties. They were clear.
“Every single week this happens now, we are getting decisions against us. I don’t know why – is it because we are lower-bottom half of the table, because I guarantee all of the top-six teams, they are getting every single one of them.”
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Neco Williams breaks the silence on his decision to speak out after the Everton clash
Speaking to the Telegraph, Neco Williams was very open and honest about his comments, and he stated that it was to give the fans a voice due to a number of issues with officials.
“I was saying what every Forest fan, or any football fan, would have said. I did it for them. At the time it was a difficult situation where we were getting points deductions, not getting decisions we should have been getting and we were in a relegation battle.
“It felt like everyone against us but we managed to get through it. We took a few fines, the owner, manager and players but at the end of the day we were just speaking for what we thought was right and what we believed in. I can probably say that all the Forest fans think the same.”
Williams was well within his rights to speak out about officials and the mistakes that were made that day, as it has a direct affect on clubs and the futures of players in some cases.
Officials often go unpunished for such huge errors that can determine the results of games, so why shouldn’t players be able to question them.
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