Evangelos Marinakis continues to exert significant influence at Nottingham Forest, evidenced by a public discussion with head coach Nuno Espirito Santo following a critical 2-2 draw with Leicester. Although he has transferred his stake into a blind trust, which reduces his formal control, Marinakis's presence remains impactful. The team's ambition for Champions League qualification persists, despite regulatory conflicts with his other club, Olympiakos. The incident on the pitch drew mixed reactions, but the club is focused on celebrating their return to European competition after many years.
As Evangelos Marinakis marched on to the City Ground pitch, it was clear he is still very much the boss at Nottingham Forest.
Marinakis' standing at the City Ground has not changed. However, he ceased to be a 'person with significant control' of Forest by putting his stake in the club into a blind trust.
Internally at Forest the matter is considered closed. Sources have told BBC that everyone is moving on and recognising the achievement of returning the club to Europe for the first time since 1996.
Sky Sports' Gary Neville branded the incident 'scandalous', but Danny Murphy told Match of the Day 2 there was little point in dwelling on it.
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