Nottingham Forest have launched legal action against Sky Sports over their coverage of a controversial tweet last month, according to reports
Forest released a controversial statement on Twitter following their 2-0 defeat to Everton on April 21, which saw them denied three potential penalties
They questioned PGMOL – the Premier League’s refereeing body – over the appointment of VAR manager and Luton fan Stuart Attwell
PGMOL boss Howard Webb later said one of Forest’s penalty appeals should have been made at Goodison Park
After Forest’s tweet was published, Gary Neville spoke out on Sky Sports and called for the club’s refereeing adviser, Mark Clattenburg, to resign
Regarding the statement itself, he added: “It sounds like a statement from a mafia gang
I mean, honestly, what are they playing at
It’s like a petulant child
What a shame
” And some of this they ” I said in there, suggesting some kind of fraudulent inference because an official at Stockley Park is a Luton fan is a scandal
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, and they will pay for it” Jamie Carragher also criticized the tweet posted by Forest
He said: “Stuart Attwell and Anthony Taylor had a terrible day and they should have been criticized because it could mean something real
But this, what I just read on social media , like a fan in a pub
Shameful “I understand my frustration about VAR being a Luton fan – they can’t get involved in that
You have to show a bit of class as a football club
» Forest were charged with misconduct by the FA following the statement, while manager Nuno Espirito Santo and defender Neco Williams were also charged for their comments on the match
operating at Goodison Park
Now, according to the Daily Mail, Forest have launched legal action against Sky Sports
Forest are said to have sent a legal letter to Sky Sports “in response to their response to the events that unfolded” following the event
Everton’s defeat It is unclear what part of the reaction prompted the letter
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