Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace remain in limbo as they await the final verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which will determine the European competition they compete in this season.
As it stands, Nottingham Forest are scheduled to play Europa League football this year, with Crystal Palace demoted to the UEFA Conference League due to a multi-club ownership breach.
However, Palace have lodged an appeal and are hoping to get the decision overturned by CAS, who will announce their final verdict on August 11.
Ahead of the verdict, Crystal Palace have just done something very peculiar, which may raise a few eyebrows at Nottingham Forest.
Crystal Palace delete Conference League article from website
Crystal Palace owner Steve Parish is hopeful CAS will overturn the decision as he’s adamant they’ve proved their innocence ‘beyond all reasonable doubt.’
“We don’t think this is the right decision by any means,” Parish told the Rest Is Football podcast.
“We know, unequivocally, that John [Textor] didn’t have decisive influence over the club. We know we proved that beyond all reasonable doubt because it’s a fact.”
Now, Parish and his chiefs have made the decision to delete an article from their website about the Conference League draw.
That’s according to the Daily Mail, who also spotted that no European dates are listed on their page either.
How Evangelos Marinakis feels about the Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace saga
Evangelos Marinakis believes the Europa League spot belongs to Forest and he’s clearly budgeting for that competition.
The East Midlanders have just made a statement signing in the shape of Dan Ndoye from Bologna, who arrived in a deal worth around £37m.
Forest are also in talks to sign James McAtee, with Manchester City demanding in excess of £30m for the playmaker.
Douglas Luiz is being linked to the City Ground, too, so it’s evident Marinakis is spending with the belief of gaining extra revenue from the Europa League rather than the Conference League.
Forest could earn up to £30m in the Europa League, which is a stark contrast to the £15m up for grabs in Europe’s third-tier competition.
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