The "controversial" owner of League Championship side Nottingham Forest said that "he would sell the club for the right price following a new wave of criticism from supporters," according to Steve Madeley of the LONDON TIMES.
Kuwaiti Fawaz Al Hasawi "is facing renewed anger" after sacking Dougie Freedman to trigger a search for an eighth permanent manager in less than four years.
Now the businessman, "whose time in charge has also included late wages payments to staff and players and a breach of financial fair play rules that led to a transfer embargo, says fans could force him out."
He said, "I don’t want to sell the club and I don’t want to walk away, but if they’re going to carry on with the same things like this then maybe I might do. ... I left my family and my kids in Kuwait, I came here, I am staying in Nottingham on a daily basis. I go to every single game. I never miss one game. That’s because I love the club, I wanted to be at Forest, I wanted to be a member of the club, but if there is no appreciation for that why should I continue?"
If he remains at the helm, Al Hasawi "will appoint a manager in the summer having placed Paul Williams in charge for the rest of the season." He "promised to appoint a chief executive in an effort to avoid further off-field embarrassment, and hinted he could also look for a director of football" (LONDON TIMES, 3/15).
