Nottingham Forest create strange new role and appoint former referee Mark Clattenburg
Nottingham Forest have reportedly hired former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg as an analyst for their new referees.
Nuno Espírito Santo's team They have been active in their complaints about VAR and referee decisions throughout the season.
Forest have expressed their frustration on three notable occasions and their latest appointment could help ease tensions.
According The TelegraphClattenburg has been brought into the City Ground with the aim of “improving understanding and relationships”.
The 48-year-old coach refereed 291 Premier League matches in 13 seasons in the top flight of English football.
Clatenburg He is one of the most respected officials and left in 2017 to take up a position within the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.
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He has also refereed in Europe, most notably in the 2016 European Championship and Champions League finals.
The former official is said to have been present at the City Ground on Saturday for Forest's 2-0 win against West Ham.
Their most recent grievance came after their 3-2 defeat at Brentford, in which Ivan Toney scored on his return from suspension.
forest wrote a letter of complaint to the Premier League because the Bees striker moved the ball a few inches to the right of where the free kick was awarded.
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It went unnoticed by the VAR and the referee, and the reality of what happened came to light at half-time.
Forest also complained about referee Stuart Attwell and his team-mates in the 3-2 defeat against Manchester United in August.
Expulsion of Willy Boly Against Bournemouth in December, PGMOL manager Howard Webb confirmed to Santo that a mistake had been made.
Clattenburg saw Forest beat West Ham thanks to goals from Taiwo Awoniyi and Callum Hudson-Odoi, and the Hammers finished with ten men when Kalvin Phillips was sent off.
