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Council and Premier League club in stadium row

Nottingham City Council has warned ‘no local authority can subsidise a Premier League football club’ amid an escalating row over Nottingham Forest FC’s iconic stadium.

By Mark Conrad | 10 May 2024

Nottingham City Council has warned ‘no local authority can subsidise a Premier League football club' amid an escalating row over Nottingham Forest FC's iconic stadium.

The council, which declared itself effectively bankrupt in November, today urged Nottingham Forest FC to re-engage in talks over extending the lease for the club's City Ground.

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