Montanier sacked after takeover fails
On this day in 2017 Forest sack Philippe Montanier after a poor run and failed takeover talks.
Philippe Montanier’s dismissal came at a chaotic moment, with poor results and ownership uncertainty hanging over the City Ground.
Nottingham Forest sacked the French head coach after a difficult run in the Championship, only a day after a planned takeover by American investors had collapsed. Montanier had arrived the previous summer with experience from Real Sociedad and Rennes, but his side struggled for consistency and slipped into relegation trouble.
The timing made the decision part of a wider club crisis rather than a simple managerial change. The failed takeover had already deepened frustration, and the loss of another head coach added to the sense of drift around Forest.
Gary Brazil took interim charge before Mark Warburton was later appointed. Forest eventually survived on the final day of the season by goal difference, leaving Montanier’s exit as one of the sharper memories of a tense and unstable campaign.
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