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Nottingham Forest: Prepare to be dazzled at City Ground

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NOTTINGHAM Forest fans can expect to be dazzled over the Christmas period when they venture down to the City Ground.

The club is currently in the process of installing two state-of-the-art, giant video screens inside the stadium, as well as LED advertising hoardings which will go around the pitch.

The hope is the work will be completed in time for a grand unveiling during the Boxing Day fixture in the Championship against Leeds United on December 26.

The project is a seven-figure investment and has been instigated by major shareholder Fawaz Al Hasawi, with the intent of raising the club's profile.

This positive news come following a series of potentially embarrassing stories for the Reds.

Last month there was a delay in wages being made to the Forest players, although the Post understands it was late by a matter of hours as opposed to a whole day and occurred because of a glitch with the bacs system.

Furthermore, it also emerged there were still outstanding payments to be made to agents and suppliers, with one national newspaper suggesting the club had been "issued a winding-up order last month for unpaid fees".

However, the firm cited in yesterday's article, Wasserman Media Group, categorically denied this when approached by the Post and issued a statement saying: "We have not and will not be issuing a winding up order regarding this matter."

As reported on thisisnottingham.co.uk yesterday, the Post understands Forest's club credit card was then refused at a hotel in Brighton during their trip to the south coast for their league match – but this was not for financial reasons.

The problem arose when a number was read out wrong when making a payment over the telephone, but the matter was quickly rectified.

Off-field matters were also the centre of attention late on Saturday night when Forest announced chairman Omar Al Hasawi had stepped down from the his position due to "personal reasons".

Fawaz Al Hasawi, who owns 75 per cent of the shares in the club, has taken over as chairman and said he plans to "spend even more time at the club" in the future.

Fawaz's brother Abdulaziz Al Hasawi has 20 per cent ownership in the club, while the duo's cousin Omar Al Hasawi remains a shareholder at the club, with five per cent, despite stepping down.

And the Kuwaiti-based owners have moved quickly to re-assure Forest fans by putting money in place to cover any outstanding debts – including those to agents and suppliers.

Nottingham Forest: Prepare to be dazzled at City Ground


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