The Football Association sought a fine in excess of £1million for Nottingham Forest over the club’s “egregious, direct and public attack” on VAR Stuart Attwell in a social media post.
It was confirmed on Friday that Forest had been fined £750,000 for the post published in April, which followed a match against Everton where the midlands club felt they were denied three penalties.
The FA’s submission was that the fine should be over, or at least equal to, £1million given that it in its view it attacked the integrity of an official and the game of football as a whole “on an unparalleled scale”.
Nottingham Forest have been fined £750,000 and warned for misconduct in relation to comments posted on social media after their Premier League game against Everton on Sunday 21 April.
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However, Forest released a statement describing the fine issued by the panel as “disproportionate” and said they would appeal.
The club were also warned by the panel over their conduct.
