Nottingham Forest: 'Ruthless' Marinakis now 'frustrated' at City Ground

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has shown his ‘ruthless’ streak by sacking key decision-makers behind the scenes at the City Ground, according to journalist Dean Jones.

The Greek completed a takeover of the Midlands club in May 2017 and has not been afraid to show personnel the door as he looks to remain in the Premier League.

Head of recruitment George Syrianos and Andy Scott, the head scout, have been axed by Nottingham Forest after the club’s summer spending spree did not go to plan.

Having won promotion to the top flight for the first time in 23 years, thanks to overcoming Huddersfield Town in the Championship play-off final, Marinakis showed he was not afraid to splash the cash.

Close to £150million was spent on bolstering head coach Steve Cooper’s options, with the likes of Morgan Gibbs-White, Jesse Lingard and Taiwo Awoniyi among the recruits.

But, despite the heavy investment from Marinakis, Forest are in the Premier League's relegation zone and have been struggling for wins.

Heavy defeats have also come against Manchester City and Leicester City, leaving the Reds in danger of an immediate drop into the second tier.

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Jones believes Syrianos and Scott have been the fall guys following an underwhelming start to life back in the Premier League.

The journalist feels Marinakis is not impressed with the performances of the recent signings, but the sackings were potentially unwarranted.

Jones told GIVEMESPORT: "I think they are certainly paying the price for the tough start to the season.

"I’m not sure how fair it is. The owner is frustrated by the lack of impact their signings have made so far, but