Everton: Journalist reveals what Toffees and Nottingham Forest fans will do in Goodison clash
Everton and Nottingham Forest fans will be united together in a “brotherhood of outrage” when they meet at Goodison Park on Sunday (21 April), according to Jonathan Wilson.
Writing on The Guardian website on Saturday (20 April), the journalist said there will be protests and coloured cards, chants about corruption and perhaps a sense of fraternity between the two sets of supporters after their clubs have both been handed points deductions this season.
He added that there will be a great sense of injustice of it all, which he believes is “not entirely unreasonable” after the way wages have gone up and the amount of money that has been spent in the Premier League over the past couple of decades.
“At Goodison on Sunday, there will be protests and coloured cards, chants about corruption, perhaps even a sense of fraternity, two clubs united in a brotherhood of outrage,” said Wilson.
“There will be a great sense of the injustice of it all, which is not entirely unreasonable: when you look at what’s happened in football over the past couple of decades – the wage inflation, the absurd sums spent – you can understand why fans might think: “Why us? How come we’re the ones who’ve been done for this?”
Everton and Nottingham Forest fans have right to feel aggrieved
The Everton and Forest fans certainly have a right to feel aggrieved about the way the points deduction situation has been handled.
While both sides admitted they had committed a spending breach, they do feel hard done by, particularly given that other clubs have so far escaped any potential punishments.
There will no doubt be plenty of songs sung in protest against the Premier League, which has been criticised for the way it’s approached the points deduction saga.
The fans will probably also be united in frustration towards their own clubs, having been forced to watch on as mistakes have been made at the very top.
But once the game does start, they will be hoping their side are well and truly up for the battle ahead, with both clubs desperate for points in their bids to remain in the Premier League this season.
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