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Sarah Clapson

Debate reignited as Nottingham Forest benefit from 'vision' of Evangelos Marinakis

UEFA latest

UEFA have confirmed they will produce guidelines for associations that want to end their seasons early - but have strongly recommended top leagues finish their campaigns.

All professional football across England and Europe has been suspended since March, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Nottingham Forest 's promotion push is on hold, with Sabri Lamouchi's side sat fifth in the Championship table with nine games left to play.

Although there is no clear indication yet as to when matches will resume, European football's governing body hopes to end the 2019/20 term in August - even though there are doubts among clubs and associations over whether that deadline can be met.

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Debate reignited

The debate about who is the oldest professional club in the world has been reignited - with Crystal Palace trying to stake their claim.

The title of the Football League’s oldest club had been held by Notts County for more than 130 years, before they were relegated from League Two last season.

There has been some debate about who holds that honour in their place, with Nottingham Forest and Stoke City in the running.

The Reds were famously formed in 1865.

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Marinakis' vision

It goes without saying that Nottingham Forest’s support has been superb this season; home and away, fans have turned out in huge numbers and made their voices heard.

But it’s not just on the pitch where the Reds have a big following.

With football suspended and supporters unable to get their more usual Forest fix, social media has become a key tool for the club.

It is a way of keeping in touch with their fans.

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Walker's role

Nottingham Forest legend Des Walker has teamed up with fellow former England international Dennis Wise to discover talented young players in Indonesia.

The pair flew out to South East Asia last year to put together a squad of 18 lads from 38 finalists from around the country before bringing them back to the UK for a five month training programme, and often brutal introduction to the English game.

Walker, 54, took on the position of head coach of the Garuda Select while 53-year-old Wise was technical director for the project which was documented in a TV series called The Search For Indonesia’s First Wonderkid.

The first episode, which was aired earlier this year, was aptly titled ‘Welcome to England,’ a phrase that was uttered by former Forest centre-back Walker upon seeing one of the players get his legs taken from under him in a tackle in their first game in the UK.

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