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RE: Evangelos Marinakis And Co - Sniffer Dog (Admin) - 23-06-2026
(23-06-2026, 03:42 PM)Sausage Roll Wrote: Slightly weird open letter from Randall just published on the official site.
In a nutshell:
- Thanks fans for their support
- Says work continues diligently regarding stadium development (without giving any specific updates)
- Says intention is to retain our current core squad
- And that we want to strengthen key areas by bringing in top quality players with good character
Maybe it's just me reading too much into it but I hope it's not softening us up before bad news. And I'm not talking Anderson going either as we all know that's going to happen.
Anyway here's the link to the page - read it yourselves: https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2026/june/23/an-open-letter-from-the-chairman--nicholas-randall-kc/
Don't take any notice what comes out of his mouth.
RE: Evangelos Marinakis And Co - pennhillred - 23-06-2026
(23-06-2026, 03:42 PM)Sausage Roll Wrote: Slightly weird open letter from Randall just published on the official site.
In a nutshell:
- Thanks fans for their support
- Says work continues diligently regarding stadium development (without giving any specific updates)
- Says intention is to retain our current core squad
- And that we want to strengthen key areas by bringing in top quality players with good character
Maybe it's just me reading too much into it but I hope it's not softening us up before bad news. And I'm not talking Anderson going either as we all know that's going to happen.
Anyway here's the link to the page - read it yourselves: https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2026/june/23/an-open-letter-from-the-chairman--nicholas-randall-kc/
Very weird letter. Was half expecting him to say, “We’re serious about the stadium redevelopment, are you?”
(I don’t like Randall at all. Been a while since one of those lots of words/says nothing interviews he does.)
RE: Evangelos Marinakis And Co - nffc93 - 24-06-2026
Speaks once a year and when he does he might as well not bothered.
RE: Evangelos Marinakis And Co - DeesideRed - 24-06-2026
(24-06-2026, 05:56 AM)nffc93 Wrote: Speaks once a year and when he does he might as well not bothered.
Say that of a lot of KCs tbf
RE: Evangelos Marinakis And Co - Salvatore Matrecano - 03-07-2026
Manchester City have completed the purchase of Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest for a fee of £116million ($153m). It took weeks of negotiations, during which Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis was minded to walk away and even considered selling Anderson to another club for less money, with City CEO Ferran Soriano ultimately intervening to push the deal through.
City regard Anderson as the ideal fit for their midfield and have made him their record signing, and the most expensive British player in history. He completed his medical with English Football Association staff in Kansas City while with the national team at the World Cup, following a breakthrough in negotiations at the end of last week.
The Athletic has spoken to sources with knowledge of the deal — all of whom spoke under the condition of anonymity to protect relationships. Conversations had been ongoing for a while, but at a UEFA dinner before the Champions League final, City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak spoke to Marinakis about signing Anderson. The idea this summer, according to sources, was that Marinakis wanted any deal for Anderson to exceed the £105m that Arsenal spent on Declan Rice in 2023. City had been wary that dealing with Marinakis could be tricky, and after the initial discussions with Al Mubarak, the Forest owner asked for more money than had been discussed.
According to sources close to both clubs, Marinakis wanted a deal worth £126m, with an initial £106m being topped up by £20m in easily achievable bonuses, such as playing a certain number of games and winning trophies that Forest considered realistic. The record figure spent by a British club is the £125m Liverpool paid Newcastle United for Alexander Isak last summer.
City preferred add-ons that included winning the Champions League, which Forest refused as they did not feel it was an especially realistic prospect. When Rice joined Arsenal, one element of the add-ons related to Champions League qualification, rather than winning the competition, and this was part of Forest’s thinking.
Sources at Forest say Marinakis was always open to selling Anderson this summer — and believe that Anderson may be the only major sale Forest make — but the owner was determined to get a top price. In the middle of June, he gave the impression he would be prepared to sell Anderson to another club for a lower price.
With the deal still to be concluded, Manchester United enquired and even discussed the prospect of making Anderson captain at some point in the future. United saw him as having that kind of leadership ability in the years to come, albeit no guarantees were made and he would have had to deliver on the pitch. But in the end, they decided the transfer fee involved was more than they wanted to pay.
With Marinakis playing what one source with knowledge of the negotiations described as “an incredible game of chess”, Soriano stepped in — talks were previously conducted on the City side by director of football Hugo Viana — and agreed to pay a guaranteed £116m. The deal was ultimately done by extremely senior people from the different parties: Marinakis from Forest, Soriano from City and Anderson’s agent, David Manasseh, rather than sporting directors or staff working in agencies.
At the start of last week, City were confident an agreement was close, and so it proved when the breakthrough came on Thursday evening.
The Athletic has previously reported that Anderson will sign a five-year contract at City which, if all bonuses are realised, will be worth in the region of £300,000 per week. The deal will include an option to extend his stay by a further 12 months.
RE: Evangelos Marinakis And Co - Sniffer Dog (Admin) - 07-07-2026
Despite strong links to Juventus I understand that Matteo Tognozzi is pulling strings and working as the director of the Marinakis group although there has been no announcement.
RE: Evangelos Marinakis And Co - Sausage Roll - 07-07-2026
(07-07-2026, 08:39 AM)Sniffer Dog (Admin) Wrote: Despite strong links to Juventus I understand that Matteo Tognozzi is pulling strings and working as the director of the Marinakis group although there has been no announcement.
Yeah there were reports about that yesterday that he'd decided not to move to Juve.
RE: Evangelos Marinakis And Co - The reds - 07-07-2026
(07-07-2026, 08:39 AM)Sniffer Dog (Admin) Wrote: Despite strong links to Juventus I understand that Matteo Tognozzi is pulling strings and working as the director of the Marinakis group although there has been no announcement.
We have to announce Edu’s departure first.
RE: Evangelos Marinakis And Co - Sniffer Dog (Admin) - 07-07-2026
(07-07-2026, 08:48 AM)The reds Wrote:(07-07-2026, 08:39 AM)Sniffer Dog (Admin) Wrote: Despite strong links to Juventus I understand that Matteo Tognozzi is pulling strings and working as the director of the Marinakis group although there has been no announcement.
We have to announce Edu’s departure first.
Yes probably.
My point was not so much about announcements but about Tognozzi pulling strings and having involvement.
RE: Evangelos Marinakis And Co - pennhillred - 07-07-2026
(07-07-2026, 08:39 AM)Sniffer Dog (Admin) Wrote: Despite strong links to Juventus I understand that Matteo Tognozzi is pulling strings and working as the director of the Marinakis group although there has been no announcement.
I know nothing about the guy, is this considered good news for us?
RE: Evangelos Marinakis And Co - Sniffer Dog (Admin) - 07-07-2026
(07-07-2026, 09:09 AM)pennhillred Wrote:(07-07-2026, 08:39 AM)Sniffer Dog (Admin) Wrote: Despite strong links to Juventus I understand that Matteo Tognozzi is pulling strings and working as the director of the Marinakis group although there has been no announcement.
I know nothing about the guy, is this considered good news for us?
I suppose that depends on who you ask.
Personally I think it's a good thing.
RE: Evangelos Marinakis And Co - pennhillred - 07-07-2026
(07-07-2026, 09:38 AM)Sniffer Dog (Admin) Wrote:(07-07-2026, 09:09 AM)pennhillred Wrote:(07-07-2026, 08:39 AM)Sniffer Dog (Admin) Wrote: Despite strong links to Juventus I understand that Matteo Tognozzi is pulling strings and working as the director of the Marinakis group although there has been no announcement.
I know nothing about the guy, is this considered good news for us?
I suppose that depends on who you ask.
Personally I think it's a good thing.
That’s good enough for me. Thanks, Sniffer!