News about Steve Cooper

Former Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper is a 5/2 favourite to be appointed as the next Hull City manager. It comes after the club sacked Manager of the Year nominee Liam Rosenior. Despite finishing seventh and just three points clear of the play-offs, the powers that be at Hull made the decision to sack Rosenior on Tuesday after failing to finish inside the top six. After Cooper, it is Emre Belozoglu and William Still who are the next best-backed in the market, with the pair priced at 7/1 and 8/1 respectively.

KATHRYN BATTE: The decision to sack Rosenior was met with widespread shock, but a number of Hull City fans had feared this may happen if the club failed to make the play-offs. After years of frustration and apathy under the previous ownership, all Hull supporters wanted was a manager and team that worked and played for the badge. Success was secondary. That is not how owners think, of course. But for the first time in a long time, the club felt stable under Rosenior. There was an unwavering connection between him and the fanbase. It now feels as though that progress has been ripped up and the club is back to square one.

SHEFFIELD UNITED 1-3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST - TOM COLLOMOSSE AT BRAMALL LANE: One more win will almost certainly keep Forest in the Premier League for next season. Nuno Espirito Santo replaced Steve Cooper last December with a simple brief: keep Forest up. During is brief tenure, Nuno has seen his team docked four points for breaking spending rules and witnessed his employers arguing regularly with referees and the Premier League.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: The image is one of the most arresting of the season. The date is March 2 and Darwin Nunez has just scored for Liverpool in the ninth minute of stoppage time, to secure a controversial 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest. Yet again, Forest feel wronged by a crucial refereeing decision moments earlier and not long after the final whistle sounds, players and staff march towards the officials, boiling with rage. Forest coach Steven Reid turns the air blue and is subsequently banned from the touchline for his tirade at referee Paul Tierney. There are boos and catcalls. Amid it all, owner Evangelos Marinakis stands alone on the touchline, a study in brooding anger.

The best young defender in Europe might be relegated at the end of the season but Murillo is heading for the Champions League not the Championship. Nottingham Forest's Brazilian centre-back has been a shining light in a hugely difficult season for the club, which is poised on a knife edge. One point clear of Luton and with fixtures against fellow strugglers Everton, Burnley and Sheffield United to come, at least Forest's future is in their hands. They are also appealing against the four-point deduction for breaking spending rules which has plunged them into trouble.

KATHRYN BATTE: Pressing the panic button does not always work. Doing so raises obvious cost issues, but there is no guarantee that the replacements will be any better. And, of course, persistence is also responsible. Gareth Taylor could have been fired if Manchester City had failed to win a trophy or qualify for the Champions League last season. The club stuck by him and now has a chance to win their first WSL title in eight years.

IN CARDIFF, IAN HERBERT. Rob Page was incredibly upbeat in the face of defeat, as usual. 'All's fine.' Everything's great,' he said of his friendship with some of his Wales FA bosses, who less than six months ago, said his deal will be reviewed if the country did not qualify for the European Championships automatically. Following the shootout loss to Poland, the country hasn't qualified for the European Championships at all. And though Page painted a picture of himself as a central character in the forthcoming sequel, he has some troubling questions to answer about his game's administration today.

According to rumors, Maurizio Sarri may have been hired as Nottingham Forest manager a few days after he resigned as Lazio's head coach.' After his side suffered a fourth straight loss in all competitions to Udinese on March 11, the 65-year-old walked away from his role at the Serie A club. The Eagles reportedly accepted his resignation due to his 'complicated' relationship with club president Claudio Lotito, with his team falling to ninth place in the Italian top-light and being knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich. Although the club's results haven't improved, it is also expected that the team will have 'parted ways with the Italian later today.'

EXCLUSIVE: Curtis (pictured), a contractor for Graffiti Interiors, branded the council's decision to strip Golden Chippy from its wall mural 'embarrassing' in the area, claiming there are'significant issues' in the region. The mural, which must be removed due to a lack of planning permission, shows a fish waving a Union flag alongside the caption 'A Great British meal.' Chris Kanizi, the business's owner, paid £250 for the mural to be painted just weeks ago, but tourists continue to snap selfies next to the patriotic artwork. The decision by Greenwich Council to have the mural taken down was "very disappointing," graffiti artist Curtis said: "I think it's very embarrassing when you turn up with a few spray cans and get something done and then they're back twiddling their thumbs and get it taken down."

TOM COLLOMOSSE: If relegation is not enough to compel Nottingham Forest to abandon their scattergun approach to transfers, maybe nothing will be. Forest was fined four points for going outside of the Premier League's profit and sustainability (PSR) rules on Monday, bringing their total score to 21 points and putting them into the bottom three. An appeal is being favored by an advocate, implying that the result of the relegation match could also be uncertain considering that all 38 games have been played.

EXCLUSIVE: The Golden Chippy in Greenwich, south-east London, unveiled the £250 mural that features the patriotic fish just weeks ago. The work depicts a humanized sea creature holding a Union Jack as well as the phrase "A Great British Meal." Since being commissioned by owner Chris Kanizi, 65, the mural, which is on the corner of Greenwich High Road and Devonshire Drive, has been the subject of council removal attempts. Defiant Chris has promised to contest the decision, aiming to save the characterful artwork on the wall as an attraction for tourists in an area with many hotels.

Despite the club's unhappiness over its decisions this season, Howard Webb has held talks with Nottingham Forest. In recent days, referees chief Webb is reported to have met Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo and Mark Clattenburg, the former Premier League official who now works for Forest as a consultant. The incident took place before Forest's home loss to Liverpool last Saturday, when owner Evangelos Marinakis confronted officials in the tunnel after Darwin Nunez's winner in the ninth minute of stoppage time, according to Mail Sport.

Twelve dismissals were fired in the Premier League this season, including two by Chelsea and Leeds United, while two further bosses left posts by mutual consent. This season has slowed, with just three chiefs fired, but that hasn't deterred calls for reform.

VIEW EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY OLIVER HOLT CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Gary O'Neil knocks on the door before entering the Wolverham Wanderers training ground's spartan meeting room. It's only a small detail. However, most Premier League bosses would not be knocked. They wouldn't be concerned. They didn't check until they marched in. Let's face it: Most Premier League managers will need someone to open the door for them. Another small detail. Some people have noted that the plain top O'Neil is wearing is black. It's black, and the photographer has said it will go with the background for the portrait of O'Neil, which he is planning to photograph. The top is a dark navy, as O'Neil points out. Not because he's some sort of fashionista. As a matter of fact, it's just as a matter of fact. If it's important, it might be worthwhile. Because it is a specific matter. And the fine details. It's all about the details. It's one of the things that distinguishes him as he starts a new full season as a boss in the Premier League. He knows that about himself. He is proud of it. He prides himself on his preparations, emphasizing how he makes sure his players are safe for whatever comes. He has got it covered in case of an emergency.

During a city-wide protest on June 13, Barnaby (right), fellow University of Nottingham student Grace O'Malley Kumar, both 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, were stabbed to death by a nefarious schizophrenic Valdo Calocane. Kate Meynell (left) of Nottinghamshire told the BBC on Thursday that the activities of a special constable, who watched footage of officers and paramedics assisting Barnaby and Grace before they died, was "completely intolerable." Emma (inset), Barnaby's bereaved mother, said she would never excuse' the special constable for seeing the video of her son in an interview with LBC yesterday.

After being repeatedly knifed by triple murderer Valdo Calocane, the mother of Nottingham attack victim Barnaby Webber (inset) said she would'never excuse' a police officer who saw bodycam video of her son lying in the street. During a citywide riot last June, undergraduate Grace O'Malley Kumar, 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, were stabbed to death by the nassive schizophrenic. In an interview with LBC (right), the bereaved mother (left), from Taunton, Somerset, said she had now discovered that an officer had seen bodycam video of her dead or dying son.

Fearn joined Forest last July as part of a backroom shake-up, but Mail Sport reports he is soon to leave the City Ground. Fearn spent 13 years with Chelsea before he departed in January 2023. Fearn is uncertain why after such a brief career, it is unclear why. When Steve Cooper was fired in December, Nuno Espirito Santo took over as manager, and he said in his first press conference that Forest had to repair their injuries' track.

Nottingham Forest will be fined points for breaching the Profit and Sustainability Act (PSR). Both Forest and Everton were charged with breaching the Premier League's financial laws on January 15. In November, the Toffees were charged separately for a PSR violation, which was later appealed.

Since discovering that details of their injuries were posted in a police WhatsApp group, the father of one of three people killed in the Nottingham stabbings wrote to the county's chief constable, expressing 'disgust'. Grace O'Malley Kumar (left) and Barnaby Webber (far right), both 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates (centre), 65, was invited into the company by an unidentified officer at a gross misconduct hearing.

Since being linked with the departure of Roy Hodgson from Crystal Palace, Ipswich chief Kieran McKenna has confirmed he wants to play in the Premier League. With his team's sweeping 2-1 win over Swansea on Saturday, the 37-year-old has put Ipswich to within three points of the Championship's automatic promotion positions. In the meantime, Palace flocked to Goodison Park on Monday, aiming for a dramatic triumph. According to Mail Sport, the 76-year-old Hodgson's second stint at Palace would come to an end shortly as executives begin their search for a long-term replacement capable of removing them from the Premier League's relegation zone and planning for future success.

SAMI MOKBEL: After falling ill during a training session at Crystal Palace's HQ, Premier League veteran Roy Hodgson is being hospitalized at hospital. The 76-year-old head coach put his team through its paces ahead of their match against Everton on the training field at the club's Beckenham facility on Monday. 'Unfortunately, today's press conference will not take place as planned because Roy Hodgson was sick during this morning's training session,' read a tweet.'

Roy Hodgson's second tenure as head coach is expected to end. It's still unclear if Hodgson will leave before Monday's match against Everton, but a decision has been taken to make a change before the season's end, amid widespread supporter dissatisfaction. Chairman Steve Parish wanted to remain with Hodgson until the summer, but the veteran boss's role at Selhurst Park has been uncertain for a number of weeks in 19 games in all competitions.

The agony and ecstasy of the world's top football league competition were on full display in another weekend of Premier League action. The 2023-24 season has so far been an exciting match, with excitement now being the name of the game, with a new record for total goals in Premier League history. Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool all won to raise their title hopes, with none of them showing any signs of slowing down as we enter the final third of the season.

According to reports, Crystal Palace is considering former Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper and England head coach Gareth Southgate as potential replacements for Roy Hodgson. Hodgson, 76, has had a fruitful season in the dugout, but it has since faded, with Palace falling to within five points of the relegation zone after thrashings against Arsenal and Brighton.