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‘He’s already gone’ – Ange Postecoglou won’t last until Halloween under Evangelos Marinakis

Ange Postecoglou will be sacked by Nottingham Forest before Halloween. That’s according to talkSPORT host and former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara, who has assessed Postecoglou’s future. Forest were beaten 3-2 by Danish side Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday night, continuing their winless run. Since Postecoglou was appointed as manager at the start of September, they have still not won a game. The Australian’s nightmare start has included four losses in six in all competitions, with defeat in Europe the most damaging so far. The Nottingham Forest fans, who appear to still be frustrated about the departure of Nuno Espirito Santo, turned on their new boss. They chanted ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning‘ towards Postecoglou and boos filled the City Ground at full time. When contacted by talkSPORT, Forest sources could not offer any assurances over Postecoglou’s long-term future at the club. O’Hara believes that the treatment is part of the role and doesn’t think the ex-Spurs manager deserves any sympathy. And he also made the claim that he can’t see Postecoglou remaining in his job at Forest by October 31. “It [criticism] comes with the territory, you’re at a big football club,” he said on talkSPORT’s Sports Bar alongside Jason Cundy. “There’s no excuses, you can’t put a team out and play like that and then feel sorry for him, it’s his job.” O’Hara doesn’t think that Postecoglou has long left as Forest managertalkSPORT Forest’s stats under Postecoglou make for grim reading O’Hara later added: “I think he’s gone before Halloween. “I don’t think he’s going to survive. They’re already singing ‘Sacked in the morning’, how do you come back from that? “He’s been there six games, unbelievable stuff.” ‘This can’t continue’ Part of the reason why O’Hara can’t see Postecoglou staying in his job much longer is Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis. Marinakis is renowned for his brutal and often unique approach to running the club, with a broken relationship with Espirito Santo ultimately leading to his sacking. Postecoglou could now be set to face a similar fate if he can not manage to turn around his woeful start in Nottingham. Marinakis is known for his hands-on approach as Nottingham Forest owner, with Postecoglou potentially next in line for a sackingAFP O’Hara believes the damage may have already been done though… “Marinakis isn’t going to go, is he?” he said. “Edu isn’t, so the only one is the manager, really, as this can’t continue. “They can’t carry on doing this. You can cling onto something, but in my opinion, he’s already gone. “I don’t see a way out of this for Nottingham Forest, unless they go and put five or six games together and all of a sudden I see a different team, I don’t see that. “I think he gets sacked [by Halloween]. They’ve got an owner in charge who is quite happy pull the trigger. “He isn’t going to mess about, we saw him tonight [in the stands during the defeat to Midtjylland], we saw his face. Marinakis is never afraid to make tough and sometimes controversial decisionsGetty “He must be sat there thinking: ‘Oh my god, what a mistake I’ve made.’ “Everyone’s logical thinking would be what have I done, I’ve made a mistake, so what do I do? “Do you see it out and try to see it through? Or in the character that I feel like Marinakis is, he’ll be saying ‘See you later, gone’.” Next up for Nottingham Forest are some difficult fixtures too, giving Postecoglou no time to relax. They face a trip to Newcastle United on Sunday before taking on Chelsea after the international break. A tough Europa League clash against Porto follows, before Forest come up against Bournemouth at the end of the month. They are all the fixtures before Halloween and Postecoglou needs to pick up some wins if he wants to stay in his job by then…

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‘He’s already gone’ – Ange Postecoglou won’t last until Halloween under Evangelos Marinakis

Ange Postecoglou will be sacked by Nottingham Forest before Halloween.

That’s according to talkSPORT host and former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara, who has assessed Postecoglou’s future.

Forest were beaten 3-2 by Danish side Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday night, continuing their winless run.

Since Postecoglou was appointed as manager at the start of September, they have still not won a game.

The Australian’s nightmare start has included four losses in six in all competitions, with defeat in Europe the most damaging so far.

The Nottingham Forest fans, who appear to still be frustrated about the departure of Nuno Espirito Santo, turned on their new boss.

They chanted ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning‘ towards Postecoglou and boos filled the City Ground at full time.

When contacted by talkSPORT, Forest sources could not offer any assurances over Postecoglou’s long-term future at the club.

O’Hara believes that the treatment is part of the role and doesn’t think the ex-Spurs manager deserves any sympathy.

And he also made the claim that he can’t see Postecoglou remaining in his job at Forest by October 31.

“It [criticism] comes with the territory, you’re at a big football club,” he said on talkSPORT’s Sports Bar alongside Jason Cundy.

“There’s no excuses, you can’t put a team out and play like that and then feel sorry for him, it’s his job.”

Jamie O'Hara speaks on talkSPORT about Ange Postecoglou — O’Hara doesn’t think that Postecoglou has long left as Forest manager

Stats showing Ange Postecoglou's record as Nottingham Forest manager — Forest’s stats under Postecoglou make for grim reading

O’Hara later added: “I think he’s gone before Halloween.

“I don’t think he’s going to survive. They’re already singing ‘Sacked in the morning’, how do you come back from that?

“He’s been there six games, unbelievable stuff.”

‘This can’t continue’

Part of the reason why O’Hara can’t see Postecoglou staying in his job much longer is Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis.

Marinakis is renowned for his brutal and often unique approach to running the club, with a broken relationship with Espirito Santo ultimately leading to his sacking.

Postecoglou could now be set to face a similar fate if he can not manage to turn around his woeful start in Nottingham.

Evangelos Marinakis and Nuno Espirito Santo speak on the pitch — Marinakis is known for his hands-on approach as Nottingham Forest owner, with Postecoglou potentially next in line for a sacking

O’Hara believes the damage may have already been done though…

“Marinakis isn’t going to go, is he?” he said. “Edu isn’t, so the only one is the manager, really, as this can’t continue.

“They can’t carry on doing this. You can cling onto something, but in my opinion, he’s already gone.

“I don’t see a way out of this for Nottingham Forest, unless they go and put five or six games together and all of a sudden I see a different team, I don’t see that.

“I think he gets sacked [by Halloween]. They’ve got an owner in charge who is quite happy pull the trigger.

“He isn’t going to mess about, we saw him tonight [in the stands during the defeat to Midtjylland], we saw his face.

Evangelos Marinakis reacts during Nottingham Forest's defeat to Midtjylland — Marinakis is never afraid to make tough and sometimes controversial decisions

“He must be sat there thinking: ‘Oh my god, what a mistake I’ve made.’

“Everyone’s logical thinking would be what have I done, I’ve made a mistake, so what do I do?

“Do you see it out and try to see it through? Or in the character that I feel like Marinakis is, he’ll be saying ‘See you later, gone’.”

Next up for Nottingham Forest are some difficult fixtures too, giving Postecoglou no time to relax.

They face a trip to Newcastle United on Sunday before taking on Chelsea after the international break.

A tough Europa League clash against Porto follows, before Forest come up against Bournemouth at the end of the month.

They are all the fixtures before Halloween and Postecoglou needs to pick up some wins if he wants to stay in his job by then…