Post by QPR Report on May 19, 2010 5:39:44 GMT
Guardian/Daniel Taylor
Billy Davies set for crunch talks to decide Nottingham Forest future• Owner Nigel Doughty to demand show of loyalty from manager• Billy Davies ready to quit City Ground over club's transfer policy
Billy Davies will hold talks with Nottingham Forest's owner, Nigel Doughty, on Friday to determine whether he continues as manager of the club after a potentially irreparable split at boardroom level.
Davies' relationship with Doughty and the chief executive, Mark Arthur, has deteriorated to the point that he has been openly advertising his potential availability during a series of interviews that have been described as "brazen beyond belief" behind the scenes at the City Ground.
"There is not a job that I would not consider," Davies said in one interview on STV when asked about the vacancy at Celtic and whether it was true that he, as a Rangers man, was genuinely interested. "From my point of view I certainly would not turn my back on any potential interested party if they make it official to Forest, if they agree compensation, and they do what is necessary."
Forest's information is that Davies was also put forward for the Bolton Wanderers job before Owen Coyle's appointment in January and Doughty will demand to know whether Davies is committed to the club and, if so, make it clear that he will not tolerate any more of what he regards as blatant disloyalty.
Doughty has made sure to see all of Davies's recent interviews, particularly the one in Scotland, and it cannot be discounted he will sack, or hand out an official warning, to the former Derby County and Preston North End manager if he is not satisfied with the outcome of their talks. Equally, Davies is seriously considering resigning if he does not get more control of transfer issues after a season in which he feels he has been undermined by the men in power.
Davies is widely credited for doing an excellent job since replacing Colin Calderwood in January 2009, with the club in serious danger of being relegated to League One. After keeping them up, he led Forest to third in the Championship in his first full season, losing to Blackpool in the play-offs. However, several months of political infighting have seen his relationship suffer with influential figures such as Doughty, Arthur and the football consultant David Pleat.
Davies has repeatedly cited the club's failure to bring in anyone in the January transfer window as the reason why Forest's promotion campaign faltered and he has been openly critical of the Doughty regime.
He will argue that Doughty should disband or drastically alter the club's "transfer acquisitions committee" which was set up to debate potential signings because it was felt previous managers had wasted transfer money. The committee is made up of Davies, Doughty, Pleat, Arthur, the chief scout Keith Burt and finance director John Pelling.
Doughty, however, will inform Davies that he will not receive a single penny in transfer funds until he is certain the Scot is committed and not trying to engineer a move to another club. Several players have been identified, including the Swansea captain Darren Pratley and a Premier League reserve left-back, but Doughty is holding off until he knows whether Davies is to remain as manager
www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/18/billy-davies-nottingham-forest-crisis-talks
Billy Davies set for crunch talks to decide Nottingham Forest future• Owner Nigel Doughty to demand show of loyalty from manager• Billy Davies ready to quit City Ground over club's transfer policy
Billy Davies will hold talks with Nottingham Forest's owner, Nigel Doughty, on Friday to determine whether he continues as manager of the club after a potentially irreparable split at boardroom level.
Davies' relationship with Doughty and the chief executive, Mark Arthur, has deteriorated to the point that he has been openly advertising his potential availability during a series of interviews that have been described as "brazen beyond belief" behind the scenes at the City Ground.
"There is not a job that I would not consider," Davies said in one interview on STV when asked about the vacancy at Celtic and whether it was true that he, as a Rangers man, was genuinely interested. "From my point of view I certainly would not turn my back on any potential interested party if they make it official to Forest, if they agree compensation, and they do what is necessary."
Forest's information is that Davies was also put forward for the Bolton Wanderers job before Owen Coyle's appointment in January and Doughty will demand to know whether Davies is committed to the club and, if so, make it clear that he will not tolerate any more of what he regards as blatant disloyalty.
Doughty has made sure to see all of Davies's recent interviews, particularly the one in Scotland, and it cannot be discounted he will sack, or hand out an official warning, to the former Derby County and Preston North End manager if he is not satisfied with the outcome of their talks. Equally, Davies is seriously considering resigning if he does not get more control of transfer issues after a season in which he feels he has been undermined by the men in power.
Davies is widely credited for doing an excellent job since replacing Colin Calderwood in January 2009, with the club in serious danger of being relegated to League One. After keeping them up, he led Forest to third in the Championship in his first full season, losing to Blackpool in the play-offs. However, several months of political infighting have seen his relationship suffer with influential figures such as Doughty, Arthur and the football consultant David Pleat.
Davies has repeatedly cited the club's failure to bring in anyone in the January transfer window as the reason why Forest's promotion campaign faltered and he has been openly critical of the Doughty regime.
He will argue that Doughty should disband or drastically alter the club's "transfer acquisitions committee" which was set up to debate potential signings because it was felt previous managers had wasted transfer money. The committee is made up of Davies, Doughty, Pleat, Arthur, the chief scout Keith Burt and finance director John Pelling.
Doughty, however, will inform Davies that he will not receive a single penny in transfer funds until he is certain the Scot is committed and not trying to engineer a move to another club. Several players have been identified, including the Swansea captain Darren Pratley and a Premier League reserve left-back, but Doughty is holding off until he knows whether Davies is to remain as manager
www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/18/billy-davies-nottingham-forest-crisis-talks