Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has attacked VAR and complained that mistakes are still being made despite the use of the technology.
Forest have suffered regular referee calls since their return to the Premier League in 2022, with a string of controversial incidents taking place.
After a 2-0 defeat to Everton last season, Forest took to social media to publicly call out the PGMOL and claim VAR official Stuart Attwell was a Luton fan after feeling three major penalty appeals had been turned down . The club was subsequently fined £750,000 and warned about their future conduct by an independent regulatory commission.
Meanwhile, Marinakis was given a five-match stadium ban earlier this season for allegedly spitting on the ground as match officials walked past him in the tunnel following Forest's 1-0 defeat to Fulham.
The loss was thanks to a Raul Jimenez penalty awarded when referee Josh Smith was urged by VAR to consult the pitch monitor.
And Marinakis outlined his frustrations with the technology, claiming mistakes are still being made all the time by officials.
“Why do we have VAR?” he told Sky Sports. 'To be able to double-check decisions that take place directly and from different angles. You can often make a mistake.
“But if you have all the time to watch from different angles, in a comfortable chair, and you can spend a minute, two minutes, three minutes, four minutes, even five minutes watching it and watching it again, then it's is very difficult to accept human error.
'Unfortunately we have seen major mistakes happen with VAR. As a human being you are obliged to make mistakes. It's normal to make mistakes. But when you see repeated mistakes from the same people, this is something that needs to be corrected, and it needs to be corrected immediately.
'Authorities or organizations – the FA, it's the Premier League, it's UEFA, it's FIFA – they have a duty to all of us to put this all right.'
Marinakis further asserted that authorities must ensure that “there is justice” regarding decisions and said people must be brave enough to call out mistakes.
The Greek businessman also added that while he realizes mistakes will be made, he felt he had a “duty and responsibility” to ensure the situation improves.
Elsewhere, despite the criticism Marinakis and Forest received for their abrasive and brash approach to officials, he claimed he had 'no regrets' and called on others to join him in his mission to improve the game.
“Sometimes it takes longer to prove you're right,” he added. 'And until this is proven, you may face consequences that could harm your interests, your image, your company or your club.
'People like myself, or leaders like myself, are needed in today's society, today's football, today's business world, to be able to make decisions or do their utmost to prove their points and the right points. It's that simple.'
Meanwhile, Forest had said of Stuart Attwell in his famously inflammatory tweet in April: 'Three extremely poor decisions – three penalties not given – that we simply cannot accept.
'We warned the PGMOL that the VAR [Attwell] is a Luton fan before the match but they haven't changed him. Our patience has been tested several times. NFFC will now consider its options.”
In addition to the heavy fine, the club was warned about their future conduct for implying bias and/or questioning the integrity of match officials. Forest denied the accusation and made it clear they planned to appeal the outcome.
Marinakis also appealed his five-match stadium ban following the Fulham incident, but the charges were upheld after the 57-year-old was found guilty of inappropriate conduct.
Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo was also handed a three-match touchline ban for swearing at match officials when Morgan Gibbs-White was sent off in the 2-2 draw against Brighton in September.
Despite the off-field controversy, Forest currently sit sixth in the Premier League after a brilliant start to the season.
They are back in action on Saturday evening when they travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United.
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