Nottingham Forest official announcement – Replacement for Nuno takes some believing | OneFootball

Nottingham Forest have now announced their new manager.

At 1am this Tuesday morning, Evangelos Marinakiris announced he had sacked Nuno Espirito Santo.

The Nottingham Forest owner sacking the man who had done an incredible job transforming the club’s fortunes, taking them from fourth bottom in 2023/24 to missing out on Champions League by a whisker on the final day of last season,, ending up in the Europa League instead.

Only 13 or so hours later, around 2pm this afternoon, the Nottingham Forest owner announcing Nuno’s replacement.

Yes, the man who took Spurs to within one place off relegation last season, Ange Postecoglou.

It takes some believing but I bet Forest fans don’t want to believe this is really happening!

Nottingham Forest official announcement – 9 September 2025:

Nottingham Forest is delighted to confirm the appointment of Ange Postecoglou as the Club’s First Team Head Coach.

Postecoglou has been in management for over 25 years, arriving on Trentside with experience of regularly competing and winning trophies at the highest level.

After enjoying very successful seasons with Brisbane Roar and Yokohama F. Marinos, winning the league with both clubs, he was appointed manager of Celtic in June 2021. A successful tenure in Glasgow saw Postecoglou win the domestic double in his first season in Scotland and the treble in his second year, which earned him a nomination for the FIFA World Coach of the Year in 2023.

Moving to England to take over at Tottenham Hotspur, who finished fifth in his first season, Postecoglou guided Spurs to their first major trophy in 17 years, winning the Europa League in 2024/25 and qualifying for the Champions League.

Owner, Evangelos Marinakis, said of Postecoglou’s appointment: “We are bringing a coach to the Club who has a proven and consistent record of winning trophies. His experience of coaching teams at the highest level, along with his desire to build something special with us at Forest, makes him a fantastic person to help us on our journey and achieve consistently all our ambitions.

“After gaining promotion to the Premier League, then building consistently season after season to secure European football, we now must take the right step to compete with the very best and challenge for trophies. Ange has the credentials and the track-record to do this, and we are excited he is joining us on our ambitious journey.”