Ally McCoist hits out at EMBARRASSING behaviour of club chief as he fumes at his ‘absolutely ridiculous' actions
A former England star has also branded the man at the centre of the storm an 'idiot'
TERRIBLE LOOK Ally McCoist hits out at EMBARRASSING behaviour of club chief as he fumes at his 'absolutely ridiculous' actions
RANGERS legend Ally McCoist couldn't believe what he was seeing on Sunday afternoon.
In truth, nobody with eyes on the City Ground really could!
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Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis marched onto the pitch
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He dramatically confronted his own team's manager Nuno
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Ally McCoist wasn't happy with the situation
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Nottingham Forest's Champions League hopes suffered a major blow when they were held to a 2-2 draw by already relegated Leicester.
Despite that, the point confirmed the club's return to European football of some kind next season.
What nobody saw coming was the incredible scene after full time when Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis marched onto the pitch to confront his OWN manager.
Marinakis approached Nuno Espirito Santo before furiously gesturing towards the boss before storming back off the field.
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The game was being broadcast live on Sky Sports, with stunned pundits left angered by Marinakis' behaviour with Gary Neville even suggesting Nuno should WALK from the club.
The Forest boss later explained that Marinakis had been frustrated with the decision to allow striker Taiwo Awoniyi to keep playing on despite a collision with the post.
Now, Ally McCoist has had his say on the matter.
Appearing on talkSPORT Breakfast with ex-Aston Villa star Gabby Agbonlahor and the presenting duo railed against Marinakis' behaviour.
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McCoist said: "I thought it looked absolutely ridiculous, looked really really poor.
"I just thought it was a terrible, terrible look. It really was."
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Raging former England international Agbonlahor then blasted:" The guy's an idiot. He's always hanging around the tunnel for the cameras, there on the pitch.
"What are you doing anywhere near there? Sit in the chairman's lounge, have your prawn sandwiches. Enjoy that experience that chairmen do.
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"They sit up there and leave it to the sporting director, managers, players. What are you doing on the pitch?
"And second of all, everything is on camera. Poor Nuno Santo's thinking i cant react now. It belittled him. What's that got to do with you? Go afterwards to the mangers office. Who does he think he is?"
McCoist then blasted: "It's embarrassing. That's the manager's domain.
"If there was a mix up, a misunderstand, a mistake, that's for the manager to deal with then if you've got a problem you sit down and have a chat with the manager in private.
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"It was embarrassing to see him on the pitch. I thought Nuno handled it well.
"If someone had offered Nottingham Forest European football they'd have bitten their hand off.
"Now's the time for unity, for them to be together. I just thought it was shocking. Really embarrassing."
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