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Collymore gives Nottingham Forest owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi one month deadline

Nottingham Forest Chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi (L) (Reuters)
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Former Nottingham Forest striker wants improvements at his former club.

Over the past week former Nottingham Forest striker Stan Collymore has attempted to present his views on how the club should move forward.

The majority of fans want owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi to sell up, but he told BBC East Midlands this week he had no intention of doing so.

Nottingham Forest Chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi (L)Nottingham Forest Chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi (L)

Collymore met with the Kuwaiti owner this week, and wants to help the club to move forward, but in doing so has demanded action.

Writing on Twit Longer, Collymore has publicly given Al-Hasawi a one month deadline before he starts actively engaging in fan protests against him.

Collymore wants Al-Hasawi to ditch the current boardroom structure and appoint new faces, who he says should have proven industry experience.

He said: “If the owner does not jettison the coterie around him, within days and a maximum of one month from today, implement the structural change he himself promised on camera, then my time is free to the supporters groups and fans as they see fit to use me.

“I’m not going anywhere until Forest have the right people in the right positions at this club, and to fans of clubs in a similar position, count on me to support you too.”

Pundit and former footballer Stan Collymore before the gamePundit and former footballer Stan Collymore

Collymore added that he is open to taking on a paid consultancy or even sporting director role at the club in the future, but wants that decision to be made by a chief executive, with the awareness the new man may have alternative ideas.

Forest do not currently have a permanent manager and sit 19th in the Championship, just five points above the relegation zone.