Nottingham Forest's upcoming fixtures
- Fenerbahce (A) - Europa League knockout play-off first leg - Thursday February 19; kick-off 5.45pm
- Liverpool (H) - Premier League - Sunday February 22, live on Your Site; kick-off 2pm
- Fenerbahce (H) - Europa League knockout play-off second leg - Thursday February 26; kick-off 8pm
- Brighton (A) - Premier League - Sunday March 1, live on Your Site; kick-off 2pm
- Man City (A) - Premier League - Wednesday March 4; kick-off 7.30pm
- Fulham (H) - Premier League - Saturday March 14; kick-off 3pm
Was Dyche harshly sacked?
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Analysis: Forest spent big, but Dyche couldnt find goals
Your Site' News Anton Toloui:
"Sean Dyche was brought into Nottingham Forest to not just guarantee their Premier League survival but push them back up the table.
"It's why he was only given a contract until the end of next season. His objectives were short-term and, after failing to score against a soon-to-be relegated Wolves, his sacking was inevitable.
"Frustrations have been growing among in the corridors of power at the club.
"A three-game run against strugglers Crystal Palace, Leeds and Wolves should have given Dyche vital breathing room.
"Instead, he earned only two points and his side continue to tread water above drop zone.
"Forest spent 180m in the summer and brought in players in January too. Most of that was spent on attackers, yet Forest have only scored 25 goals in 26 league games this season.
"How can a club with such talented players as Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Elliot Anderson continue to struggle?
"It's something the new head coach will have to figure out ahead of a huge trip to Turkey next week to take on Fenerbahce in the Europa League before Liverpool in the Premier League."
Sean Dyche sacked by Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest have sacked Sean Dyche after just 114 days in charge.
The decision was announced at 12.30am on Thursday morning, around three hours after Forest's 0-0 draw with Wolves.
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Ronaldo again absent for Al Nassr game but pictured training in Riyadh
Cristiano Ronaldo was again absent from the Al Nassr squad for their AFC Champions League Two clash at Arkadag in Turkmenistan, but was pictured training in Riyadh.
The Portugal captain is believed to be upset by his clubs lack of January transfer business.
The 41-year-old has missed the last two Saudi Pro League games, against Al Riyadh and Al Ittihad, with fans expressing their solidarity raising yellow signs featuring Ronaldos name and number seven in the seventh minute at Al-Awwal Park on Friday.
While not included in the matchday line-up for the last-16 first leg against Arkadag, Ronaldo was pictured training with other players back in Riyadh in a post on Al Nassrs social media accounts on Wednesday morning.
Ronaldo is reported to be unhappy with the Saudi Public Investment Fund for failing to invest in the team in the winter window, while rivals Al Hilal also 75 per cent majority-owned by the PIF brought in his former Real Madrid team-mate Karim Benzema from Al Ittihad.
The Saudi Pro League has warned Ronaldo that no individual however significant determines decisions beyond their own club.
Al Nassrs next league match is on Saturday at Al Fateh.
'Frank sacking due to threat of relegation - Spurs would lose millions'
Your Site News Chief Correspondent Kaveh Solhekol:
One of the main reasons [why Frank was sacked now] is the supporters and their reaction to Thomas Frank. The vast vast majority of Tottenham supporters for a pretty long time have come to the conclusion that Thomas Frank was the wrong guy for the job.
We've seen that and their reaction to him at the end of games when he's gone over to try and thank them for their support. They are just not having him and the whole situation has become very, very toxic.
And the reason they've decided to do it now is they've got a small window of opportunity until their next game. They're not in the FA Cup. Their next game is not this weekend, but the following weekend against Arsenal.
So it gives them a tiny bit of breathing space to bring somebody in.
But the main reason they've acted is the threat of relegation, because we know that Tottenham have one of the biggest debts in world football that is tied to their magnificent new stadium.
Imagine what would happen to their finances if they were relegated? I mean the shock would be incredible on and off the pitch.
We're talking potentially about Spurs losing hundreds of millions of pounds and that is another reason why they've decided to act.
