{"id":301206,"date":"2023-12-03T08:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=301206"},"modified":"2023-12-03T08:17:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:17:01","slug":"nottingham-forest-boss-steve-cooper-argues-no-wonder-refs-get-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/nottingham-forest-boss-steve-cooper-argues-no-wonder-refs-get-stick\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper argues &apos;no wonder refs get stick&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper argues &#8216;no wonder refs get stick&#8217; after his side were denied a penalty by Paul Tierney and VAR did not intervene<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ryan Yates was hauled down by Abdoulaye Doucoure but no foul was given\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>VAR did not send referee Paul Tierney to the monitor to look at the incident\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We expected perfection from VAR &#8211; we haven&#8217;t got it: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Steve Cooper was left frustrated that Nottingham Forest were not awarded a penalty as their second home defeat in eight days left him under mounting pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Everton\u2019s 1-0 victory means Forest have won only one of their last 10 matches, with club owner Evangelos Marinakis\u2019s patience wearing thin.<\/p>\n<p>But the outcome could have been different had referee Paul Tierney been sent to the screen by VAR to check an apparent foul by Abdoulaye Doucoure on Ryan Yates as the Forest midfielder tried to meet a corner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moments later Dwight McNeil scored the only goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If you look at the penalty given to Brighton against us last week, the one today is twice that,\u2019 Cooper said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/23\/78511759-0-image-a-1_1701558676694.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Steve Cooper is under mounting pressure after Nottingham Forest lose again in the league<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/00\/78511763-12818817-Ryan_Yates_was_potentially_fouled_by_Abdoulaye_Doucoure_but_refe-a-10_1701561895606.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Yates was potentially fouled by\u00a0Abdoulaye Doucoure but referee Paul Tierney gave nothing<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/00\/78511765-12818817-Yates_was_left_perplexed_by_Tierney_s_decision_and_the_fact_that-a-11_1701561895608.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Yates was left perplexed by Tierney&#8217;s decision and the fact that VAR did not send him to the monitor<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/00\/78080051-12818817-Mail_Sport_has_launched_a_campaign_to_stop_the_abuse_of_referees-a-13_1701561911593.jpg\" height=\"289\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport has launched a campaign to stop the abuse of referees at all levels of the game<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m not going to hide behind it but it is a penalty. That\u2019s why referees are getting a load of stick.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We\u2019re trying to help as much as we can but they\u2019ve got to help themselves.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Everton boss Sean Dyche came out fighting after his side\u2019s first win since their 10-point deduction, vowing that they would rise to the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have appealed against the punishment and Dyche said: \u2018It\u2019s out of our control. One thing we can control is us. We\u2019re ready to take it on and we have done.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/00\/78511887-12818817-Everton_bounced_back_from_a_tough_loss_against_Manchester_United-a-12_1701561895609.jpg\" height=\"543\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Everton bounced back from a tough loss against Manchester United to pick up three points from the City Ground<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12818817\/Nottingham-Forest-boss-Steve-Cooper-argues-no-wonder-refs-stick-denied-penalty-Paul-Tierney-VAR-did-not-intervene.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper argues &#8216;no wonder refs get stick&#8217; 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