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Jack Robinson says Evangelos Marinakis wants Nottingham Forest promotion

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Nottingham Forest are challenging for the Championship playoffs this season.

Leeds United's Stuart Dallas gets away from Nottingham Forest's Jack Robinson at Elland Road on October 27, 2018 in Leeds, England.

Nottingham Forest defender Jack Robinson has revealed to The Daily Mail the message from club owner Evangelos Marinakis.

Robinson has revealed that Forest owner Marinakis has made it clear that the target for this season is to get promotion from the Championship to the Premier League.

The 25-year-old, who joined Forest in the summer transfer window after leaving Championship rivals Queens Park Rangers at the end of last season,

“The owner came in last week and made it clear that it’s promotion or nothing for us,” Robinson told The Daily Mail. “So we’ve all got that same goal.

“It’s about coming out on a Saturday and a Wednesday and getting the performances to get those three points.

“He’s positive. He’s put a lot of money into it, so there’s a lot of ambition coming from him, and with the results we’ve been getting, he’s not happy. We have to improve quickly.”

(THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT)  Jack Robinson coach of Liverpool during a training session at Melwood Training Ground on September 27, 2018 in Liverpool, England.

Lofty ambition

Forest are a massive club, and given the investment they made in the squad in the summer, one can understand why owner Marinakis wants the team to get promoted.

The Reds have been in the Championship for far too long, and the City Ground faithful would love to see the side play Premier League football soon.

Robinson’s comments that Marinakis is not happy with current results should be a worry for manager Aitor Karanka and the players.

Forest are just outside the Championship playoffs at the moment, and although they are very much in the running for the top six, the Reds do have issues with consistency.

owner Evangelos Marinakis of Olympiacos (l) during the UEFA Champions League group D match between FC Barcelona and Olympiacos on October 18, 2017  at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona,...