Nottingham Forest owner Marinakis spat on floor in ‘disgusting display of contempt’ – but gives outrageous excuse for it

NOTTINGHAM FOREST proprietor Evangelos Marinakis was handed his five-match stadium prohibition aft spitting connected the level successful a "disgusting show of contempt".

But helium produced an outrageous excuse for his behaviour.

Marinakis was charged pursuing the 1-0 decision astatine location to Fulham successful September.

The FA confirmed the lengthy stadium prohibition past week - ensuring helium would not instrumentality his seats successful the stands until the location clash with Ipswich connected November 30.

But present the unthinkable written reasons for the verdicts person been released.

And it is claimed Marinakis spat connected the crushed successful the passageway erstwhile the referees approached pursuing the full-time whistle.

The disciplinary sheet concluded: "The lone tenable inference we tin gully from our rejection of EM's mentation for the spit is that EM deliberately spat successful a disrespectful and disgusting show of contempt towards the lucifer officials.

"In our view, determination is nary different credible mentation for his conduct."

But Marinkas' defence near galore baffled - suggesting helium had simply coughed.

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