{"id":300367,"date":"2023-12-15T23:25:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=300367"},"modified":"2023-12-15T23:25:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:25:50","slug":"the-notebook-steve-cooper-remains-in-the-hot-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/the-notebook-steve-cooper-remains-in-the-hot-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NOTEBOOK: Steve Cooper remains in the hot seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> THE NOTEBOOK: Steve Cooper remains in the hot seat as\u00a0Evangelos Marinakis and\u00a0Steve Parish play a high-stakes game of poker, Sean Dyche and Michael McIntyre are spotted at the City Ground and Ange Postecoglou could be set for a huge loss after a big win<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Tottenham recorded back-to-back wins after beating Forest 2-0 at City Ground<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dejan Kulusevski starred for visitors with a goal and an assist either side of break<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>CHRIS SUTTON: Erik ten Hag was WRONG to say Man United played well after their abysmal Champions League exit&#8230; is he losing credibility? It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Evangelos Marinakis appears to be involved in a game of high-stakes poker involving Crystal Palace and his own manager Steve Cooper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Palace like Cooper, but would have to pay a seven-figure compensation sum to hire him. Roy Hodgson is under pressure in south London and Cooper has long been well regarded by the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>Marinakis, who did not attend this fixture, admires other managers, particularly former Spain and Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui along with Oliver Glasner, who led Eintracht Frankfurt to the Europa League in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand sacking Cooper would also mean paying him off \u2013 while hanging on could earn Forest a handy fee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When will Marinakis or his Palace counterpart Steve Parish blink?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/22\/79022683-12870209-image-a-69_1702679095255.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Under-fire Forest boss Steve Cooper saw his side extend their winless run to six games\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>What do Sean Dyche and\u00a0Michael McIntyre have in common?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Friday nights in Nottingham are always good for a bit of celeb spotting and the Sky cameras picked up two famous faces within touching distance of one another at the City Ground.<\/p>\n<p>Everton boss Sean Dyche lives locally and was taking the opportunity to have a look at Tottenham, ahead of his side\u2019s trip to north London on December 23. Sitting in front of him was comedian Michael McIntyre, a Spurs supporter.<\/p>\n<p>They made for a curious pair. Dyche the straight-down-the-line, no fuss football manager; McIntyre the quirky funnyman. As one fan remarked: \u2018I know who I\u2019d rather watch doing stand-up.\u2019 It was not clear whether he meant Dyche or McIntyre.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/22\/79022505-12870209-image-a-66_1702678635073.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Everton boss Sean Dyche was in attendance at the City Ground for the Friday night clash<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><span>Forest count the cost of\u00a0Awoniyi&#8217;s absence<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Stat ball: Injured Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi has started only 25 of his club\u2019s 55 league fixtures since joining the club in summer 2022 and will be out until the spring. He also scored 14 goals in that time. Forest need a proper replacement in January.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/22\/79022523-12870209-image-a-67_1702678710405.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Forest failed to convert their chances against Spurs in the absence of striker\u00a0Taiwo Awoniyi<\/p>\n<p><span>A future Swan&#8217;s swansong?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Was this the last time Chris Davies appears on the Tottenham bench? A key member of Ange Postecoglou\u2019s coaching staff, Davies is wanted by Championship club Swansea, who are without a permanent manager since sacking Michael Duff earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou rates Davies \u2013 who has also worked with Brendan Rodgers \u2013 highly, though from his remarks prior to this contest, it seems unlikely he will stand in his way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/22\/79022603-12870209-image-a-68_1702678856408.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Spurs coach\u00a0Chris Davies\u00a0is wanted by Championship club Swansea, who are without a permanent manager<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian said: \u2018You don\u2019t want to lose good staff. It\u2019s been great working with Chris this last six months. He\u2019s been a big part of what we\u2019re trying to build here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s been great having Chris here. You want good people and if you have that then they will attract attention. 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