Evangelos Marinakis appears to be involved in a game of high-stakes poker involving Crystal Palace and his own manager Steve Cooper.
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.
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.
On the other hand sacking Cooper would also mean paying him off – while hanging on could earn Forest a handy fee.
When will Marinakis or his Palace counterpart Steve Parish blink?
What do Sean Dyche and Michael McIntyre have in common?
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.
Everton boss Sean Dyche lives locally and was taking the opportunity to have a look at Tottenham, ahead of his side’s trip to north London on December 23. Sitting in front of him was comedian Michael McIntyre, a Spurs supporter.
They made for a curious pair. Dyche the straight-down-the-line, no fuss football manager; McIntyre the quirky funnyman. As one fan remarked: ‘I know who I’d rather watch doing stand-up.’ It was not clear whether he meant Dyche or McIntyre.
Forest count the cost of Awoniyi's absence
Stat ball: Injured Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi has started only 25 of his club’s 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.
A future Swan's swansong?
Was this the last time Chris Davies appears on the Tottenham bench? A key member of Ange Postecoglou’s coaching staff, Davies is wanted by Championship club Swansea, who are without a permanent manager since sacking Michael Duff earlier this month.
Postecoglou rates Davies – who has also worked with Brendan Rodgers – highly, though from his remarks prior to this contest, it seems unlikely he will stand in his way.
The Australian said: ‘You don’t want to lose good staff. It’s been great working with Chris this last six months. He’s been a big part of what we’re trying to build here.
'It’s been great having Chris here. You want good people and if you have that then they will attract attention. I’d much rather that than no-one looking at them.’