Nottingham Forest – fresh from a £750,000 fine for an astonishing online attack on a VAR official – are advertising for a social media manager.
The Premier League side were handed a heavy punishment after picking Stuart Attwell in an extraordinary post following a 2-0 defeat to Everton.
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The Football Association, furious at what they called an ‘attack on the integrity of a match official on an unprecedented scale’, hit Forest with a fine which the club has since labeled ‘wholly disproportionate’ and which they have said they will appeal.
In a harrowing ruling earlier this month, Forest were also warned by a panel about their conduct, with the independent commission finding ‘clear evidence of a lack of genuine remorse’ and that Attwell was the clear ‘victim’ of the ‘poor’ remorse. elected and irresponsible post.
Nottingham Forest were furious with the referee during their Premier League match against Everton at Goodison Park last season
After the match, they lashed out at VAR official Stuart Attwell (photo) on social media.
The club was recently fined for the outburst and forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is now looking for a new social media manager.
In the wake of what was at the time a potentially damaging loss, they had posted: ‘Three extremely poor decisions – three penalties not given – that we simply cannot accept.
‘We warned PGMOL (the referees’ organisation) that the VAR is a Luton fan before the match but they didn’t change it. Our patience has been tested several times. NFFC will now consider its options.”
Forest is now looking for a ‘senior social media manager’, who will be ‘responsible for the overall delivery of highly engaging, on-trend content’ and will oversee three members of staff.
Club insiders claim the timing of the advert is ‘completely coincidental’ and that it is a role that has been in the pipeline for some time. The successful candidate will ‘execute the club’s social media vision and content strategy flawlessly’ and ‘execute a comprehensive publishing strategy aligned with the club’s overarching content strategy’.
They will also have an “in-depth knowledge of social media platforms, trends and best practices.”
Forest posted on X about five minutes after full-time at Goodison Park, leaving the club a point above the relegation zone.
The Key Match Incident Panel, which reviews decisions after each round of matches, found they should have been awarded a penalty for an Ashley Young challenge on Callum Hudson-Odoi.