Why Nottingham Forest banned Gary Neville as David Beckham provides perfect response

Gary Neville won’t be anywhere near the City Ground as Nottingham Forest host Chelsea for the final game of the Premier League season. Sky Sports had planned for their lead pundit, Neville, to be in the stadium for the crucial clash between the two European hopefuls. Sky Sports will be unable to present from the City GroundGetty However, Forest have banned the former Manchester United star from their home ground, denying him accreditation. Following the news, Neville then hit out at the ‘disappointing’ call from Forest on Instagram and labelled the decision an ‘unprecedented action’. “I was contacted by Sky Sports earlier on in the week and told that I would be commentating at the City Ground on Sunday for the Nottingham Forest v Chelsea match,” Neville wrote. “I was informed yesterday by Sky Sports that Nottingham Forest would not give me an accreditation or access to the stadium as a co-commentator. I’ve had no choice but to withdraw from the coverage. “I’ve dished out my fair share of criticism and praise in the last 14 years of doing this job and have never come close to this unprecedented action. “Personally, I think it’s disappointing that a great club like Nottingham Forest have been reduced to making such a decision. “Whilst they have every right to choose who they let into their own stadium, it’s symptomatic of things that have happened over the last 12 months with the club. “I wish the coaching staff, players and fans of the club all the best in their quest to achieve Champions League football.” Neville’s co-host Jamie Carragher responded to his post with a series of laughing emojis, while David Beckham replied too. In reference to a result in 1999, Beckham said: “Must have been something to do with that 7-1 game back in the day @gneville2 @manchesterunited.” Beckham had a cheeky response to his friend’s banInstagram Marinakis’ post-match act following the 2-2 draw with Leicester drew the ire of NevilleAFP However, the real reason centres around much more recent history. Why Forest have banned Gary Neville The ban for Neville comes weeks after he labelled Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis ‘scandalous’ after he stormed on the pitch to confront manager Nuno Espirito Santo following the 2-2 draw against Leicester City. “Scandalous that from Forest owner,” Neville wrote on X. “Nuno should go and negotiate his exit tonight with him! “The Forest fans, players and manager do not deserve that.” However, Forest soon released a strongly-worded statement which claimed Marinakis’ frustration was not due to the result and stemmed from his anger at the club’s medical staff failing to recognise the severity of Taiwo Awoniyi’s injury. Neville has become a leading pundit since retiringGetty Neville’s bad blood with the Forest owner has been threatening to explodeYouTube Awoniyi collided with the goalpost during the draw against Leicester and was treated by medical staff, but came back onto the field. He was then taken to hospital where he was subsequently placed into an induced coma ahead of urgent abdominal surgery. Neville alluded to the storm around Forest on his podcast this week. While joking about owners entering the pitch, he turned to the camera before sarcastically saying, ‘Sorry Mr Marinakis!’ The feud between Neville and the Forest owner goes back to last season, following the Tricky Trees’ 2-0 defeat at Everton last year. Forest accused the PGMOL of deploying a Luton Town fan in Stuart Attwell in the VAR booth for their relegation six-pointer with Everton. Neville’s response to that was to compare Forest’s actions to those of a ‘mafia gang’, which prompted Sky to issue a public apology after they had been contacted by Marinakis’s lawyers. Sky now will present the Forest vs Chelsea from their studios in west London rather than from the City Ground, as had been intended.

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Why Nottingham Forest banned Gary Neville as David Beckham provides perfect response

Gary Neville won’t be anywhere near the City Ground as Nottingham Forest host Chelsea for the final game of the Premier League season.

Sky Sports had planned for their lead pundit, Neville, to be in the stadium for the crucial clash between the two European hopefuls.

Sky Sports will be unable to present from the City Ground

However, Forest have banned the former Manchester United star from their home ground, denying him accreditation.

Following the news, Neville then hit out at the ‘disappointing’ call from Forest on Instagram and labelled the decision an ‘unprecedented action’.

“I was contacted by Sky Sports earlier on in the week and told that I would be commentating at the City Ground on Sunday for the Nottingham Forest v Chelsea match,” Neville wrote.

“I was informed yesterday by Sky Sports that Nottingham Forest would not give me an accreditation or access to the stadium as a co-commentator. I’ve had no choice but to withdraw from the coverage.

“I’ve dished out my fair share of criticism and praise in the last 14 years of doing this job and have never come close to this unprecedented action.

“Personally, I think it’s disappointing that a great club like Nottingham Forest have been reduced to making such a decision.

“Whilst they have every right to choose who they let into their own stadium, it’s symptomatic of things that have happened over the last 12 months with the club.

“I wish the coaching staff, players and fans of the club all the best in their quest to achieve Champions League football.”

Neville’s co-host Jamie Carragher responded to his post with a series of laughing emojis, while David Beckham replied too.

In reference to a result in 1999, Beckham said: “Must have been something to do with that 7-1 game back in the day @gneville2 @manchesterunited.”

Beckham had a cheeky response to his friend’s ban

Marinakis’ post-match act following the 2-2 draw with Leicester drew the ire of Neville

However, the real reason centres around much more recent history.

Why Forest have banned Gary Neville

The ban for Neville comes weeks after he labelled Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis ‘scandalous’ after he stormed on the pitch to confront manager Nuno Espirito Santo following the 2-2 draw against Leicester City.

“Scandalous that from Forest owner,” Neville wrote on X.

“Nuno should go and negotiate his exit tonight with him!

“The Forest fans, players and manager do not deserve that.”

However, Forest soon released a strongly-worded statement which claimed Marinakis’ frustration was not due to the result and stemmed from his anger at the club’s medical staff failing to recognise the severity of Taiwo Awoniyi’s injury.

Neville has become a leading pundit since retiring

Neville’s bad blood with the Forest owner has been threatening to explode

Awoniyi collided with the goalpost during the draw against Leicester and was treated by medical staff, but came back onto the field.

He was then taken to hospital where he was subsequently placed into an induced coma ahead of urgent abdominal surgery.

Neville alluded to the storm around Forest on his podcast this week.

While joking about owners entering the pitch, he turned to the camera before sarcastically saying, ‘Sorry Mr Marinakis!’

The feud between Neville and the Forest owner goes back to last season, following the Tricky Trees’ 2-0 defeat at Everton last year.

Forest accused the PGMOL of deploying a Luton Town fan in Stuart Attwell in the VAR booth for their relegation six-pointer with Everton.

Neville’s response to that was to compare Forest’s actions to those of a ‘mafia gang’, which prompted Sky to issue a public apology after they had been contacted by Marinakis’s lawyers.

Sky now will present the Forest vs Chelsea from their studios in west London rather than from the City Ground, as had been intended.