Forest owners confirm talks with former Wolves boss   Nottingham Forest's new owners admit they are in talks with Mick McCarthy regarding their managerial vacancy, but claim he is not the only candidate under consideration. The Kuwaiti-based Al-Hasawi family completed a takeover at the City Ground last week and made the removal of former boss Steve Cotterill one of their first pieces of business. They are now in the process of appointing a successor, with various names linked with the Championship post. McCarthy, who has been out of work since leaving Wolves in February, was quickly installed as a frontrunner for the job - with Sky Sports revealing on Saturday that his name was in the frame. Abdulaziz Al-Hasawi has now confirmed that the former Millwall, Republic of Ireland and Sunderlandboss is among those Forest will be speaking to. Knowledge "Mick is one of the people we are talking to, but there are others. If he meets our requirements, we would be honoured to work with Mick," said Al-Hasawi. "It is very important for the manager to have good knowledge of this league and the teams involved in it. "They must also have an understanding when it comes to working with a club and developing it. "We are looking for somebody with a strong CV, with a lot of experience. We want somebody who has good, strong character to come in and inspire the players." Al Hasawi added: "We have interviewed some people on the phone but we're starting to see people face to face and you get a much better impression when you see them face to face. They are more comfortable and can speak more openly." football tickets 

The Uruguayan defender has admitted that he has been in touch with his compatriot about the Old Lady, but added the attacker is happy on Merseyside for now.

The Latics chairman expressed his delight that the Spaniard will stay at the club despite interest from the Midlands and insists that he was never offered the Anfield hot seat.

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  Arsenal could be set to swoop for CSKA Moscow striker Seydou Doumbia.   The Ivorian is believed to be valued at £26 million by the Russian club, after the 24-year old scored 34 goals last season.   Speculation suggests that CSKA would be willing to negotiate a price for the potent forward.   Doumbia...

Despite the seriousness of the matter the SFA didn't make any comment yesterday with former Irish FA chief Boyce warning that FIFA expect action to be taken.

What a tragic place the Premiership has become. Martinez, a man with a footballing CV that comprises in total of three back to back near death relegation escapes has apparently decided not to discard the faith and trust of Dave Whelan like a used tissue. Bravo. We’re all terribly proud of you. But that hasn’t put Brendan [...]

With the European Championships starting in under a month now, This Is Futbol takes the opportunity to take a look at some of the potential dark-horses for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine. France – 12/1 Les Bleus suffered a horrific experience in their last major International voyage, crashing out in the group stages in the most [...]

Players contracts always seem to occupy minds, perhaps inordinately so. Attention can be drawn to them but so much speculation surrounds anything to with football, it can be hard to discern the truth from fiction. Clubs do not help matters with signings made for undisclosed fees on contracts of indeterminate length, ‘long term’ being the [...]

Good morning fight fans. Mark van den Heuvel is Rafa’s biographer, which for me would place him as a man who might well have more than half a clue as to what’s happening in Tulip Town. Van den Heuvel’s tweeted Tom Collomosse a cricket correspondent and Spurs specialist at the London Evening Standard that Jan is [...]