Reds bottom of PL
Nottingham Forest have confirmed that head coach Steve Cooper has signed a new deal, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025. Despite recent speculation, suggesting that the newly-promoted side could sack the coach, the Reds announced on Friday afternoon that they had, in fact, extended his contract. A sure sign of faith from the club’s Greek owner Evangelos Marinakis.
Forest have had a tricky start to the new season in the English top-flight, picking up just four points from their first eight league games and now find themselves in last place in the Premier League table. Following a dismal 4-0 defeat to Leicester City earlier in the week, Cooper directly addressed growing concerns over his future and the prospect of losing his job. “I completely understand the situation and the question and respect it 100 percent,” Cooper said. “I’m not thinking about my personal situation apart from how I can be at my best every day, but the tougher it gets, the more I work and the more it means to me.”
Forest in top 5 – Transfer spending in the summer of 2022
12 Arsenal – Spending: €132.1m
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11 Newcastle – Spending: €136.0m
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10 Wolves – Spending: €136.6m
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9 Bayern Munich – Spending: €137.5m
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8 Manchester City – Spending: €139.5m
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7 PSG – Spending: €147.5m
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6 Barcelona – Spending: €153.0m
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5 Nottingham Forest – Spending: €162.0m
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4 Tottenham – Spending: €169.9m
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3 West Ham – Spending: €182.0m
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2 Manchester United – Spending: €238.0m
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1 Chelsea – Spending: €282.0m
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However, it now seems as though the club have decided to double down on the 42-year-old coach, who made the move from Swansea in September 2021 and enjoyed an impressive first season at the club, winning 22 out of 38 games in the English Championship, before winning promotion through the division’s play-off system. During his time at the club, Cooper has averaged 1.83 points per game but has seen that number drop to just 0.78 point per game this season. Which will undoubtedly have to change quickly if he is to see out his new and improved contract at Forest.
Cooper’s new long-term deal comes shortly after some internal changes at the club, following the appointment of Filippo Giraldi as sporting director earlier in the week. The former Watford chief scout andd technical director has reportedly made the move to the City Ground with the intention of auditing the sporting decisions made throughout the summer and the overall structure of the club. Whether he can make sense of the club’s 23 new arrivals from the previous window remains to be seen.
Forest at the top – The highest spending promoted clubs in history
30 Queens Park Rangers (2014/15): €43.5m
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29 Napoli (2007/08): €44.1m
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28 Manchester City (2002/03): €44.5m
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27 Burnley (2016/17): €45.6m
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27 Cardiff (2013/14): €45.8m
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25 Newcastle (2017/18) : €46.5m
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24 Sassuolo (2013/14): €46.5m
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23 Middlesbrough (2016/17): €48.0m
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22 Fiorentina (2004/05): €49.5m
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21 Norwich (2015/16): €50.5m
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20 Fulham (2001/02): €50.6m
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19 Cardiff (2018/19): €51.2m
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18 Bournemouth (2015/16): €55.1m
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17 Huddersfield (2017/18): €56.8m
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16 Fulham (2022/23): €61.4
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15 Norwich (2021/22): €64.1m
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14 Sunderland (2007/08): €64.3m
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13 Brighton (2017/18): €66.5m
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12 Juventus (2007/08): €69.5m
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11 Sheffield United (2019/20): €70.5m
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10 TJ Tianhai (2016/17): €75.0m
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9 Hebei FC (2015/16): €77.9m
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8 Watford (2015/16): €82.8m
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7 RB Leipzig (2016/17): €95.2m
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6 Leeds (2020/21): €106.8m
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5 Wolves (2018/19): €112.8m
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4 Fulham (2018/19): €116.5m
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3 Aston Villa (2019/20): €159.5m
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2 AS Monaco (2013/14): €160.7m
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1 Nottingham Forest (2022/23): €162.0m
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