Nottingham Forest’s present position on voting to do away with VAR for the upcoming campaign

One of the clubs that hasn’t decided whether to support Wolves’ powerplay to do away with VAR is Nottingham Forest, ahead of the Premier League’s annual general meeting coming up next month.

The resolution put forth by Wolves will be put to a vote on June 6; a two-thirds majority is required for it to pass.

Rival clubs have praised the Molineux outfit for its candid disapproval, with many acknowledging that change is necessary. Although the West Midlands club’s six-page document demanded severe elimination measures, it is anticipated that the majority of Premier League teams will vote against ending VAR.

Furthermore, despite Forest’s criticism of VAR, they are still unsure if the technology should be maintained after the 2023–2024 season, as journalist Ben Jacobs exclusively told GIVEMESPORT.

Nuno Espirito Santo doubled down on his club’s public criticism of VAR, calling the use of video technology “a mess” and urging referees to take more accountability for their decisions made on the pitch. When questioned following Everton’s loss, he stated:

This season’s impact of VAR on Nottingham Forest

VAR helped Forest in the 2023–2024 Premier League season.
One of the biggest winners of VAR in the previous season was Nottingham Forest, according to a table for the 2023–2024 season without VAR. An independent panel concluded that Forest would have finished with three fewer points and would have been in the relegation zone if Luton Town and the technology had not been used.

However, the club continued to be in the centre of the controversy. Most notably, during their 2-0 away loss to Everton, they had three penalty claims rejected. The match at the time appeared to be a crucial six-pointer for relegation, and the decision to not award a handball to Ashley Young in at least one of his challenges caused a lot of people to criticise VAR.

When Forest publicly criticised video assistant referee Stuart Attwell after the game, they stoked the same kind of “conspiracy theory” that Wolves had alluded to in their initial statement. They also adopted the public scrutiny strategy when the team expressed its frustration on their official X account shortly after the final whistle. However, based on projected points without technology, VAR’s benefits to Forest’s season far outweighed its drawbacks, the post stated.

“Three extremely poor decisions – three penalties not given – which we simply cannot accept. We warned the PGMOL that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game but they didn’t change him. Our patience has been tested multiple times. NFFC will now consider its options.”

What  Nuno Espirito Santo stated 
The Forest manager received discipline for his outspoken criticism.

Nuno Espirito Santo doubled down on his club’s public criticism of VAR, calling the use of video technology “a mess” and urging referees to take more accountability for their decisions made on the pitch. When questioned following Everton’s loss, he stated: