Forest’s Reid fined for ‘abusive’ behaviour

The FA has published the full extent of the expletive-ridden verbal assault on referee Paul Tierney by Nottingham Forest coach Steven Reid (below) following the Premier League game with Liverpool earlier this month.

Reid has been given a two-match touchline ban and fined £5,000 (€5,850) for improper conduct and using abusive/and or insulting language towards Tierney after Darwin Nunez’s late winner at the City Ground.

The former Ireland midfielder was found to have called Tierney a “c**t” on three occasions, the first time resulting in a red card.

The vociferous reaction followed a complaint that the official had wrongly given Liverpool possession with a drop ball one minute and 50 seconds before the winning goal.

The written reasons submitted offer an insight into the level of abuse directed at the referee.

“Following the final whistle I was surrounded by members of Nottingham Forest’s substitutes and backroom staff on the field of play,” Tierney said in an extraordinary incident report form, given in evidence to an independent commission.

“One of those who approached me was Steven Reid (a coach of Nottingham Forest) who was not listed on the team sheet.

“He asked me about a decision and I said to him that I will speak to him inside and not outside on the field of play. He then continued to question me and I repeated that I would speak to him inside.

“He then said, ‘it’s the same every week, you c**t.’ I showed him the red card and then he said ‘I worked with you f**king lot every f**king week last season. It’s the same every f**king week you c**t’. “He then continued to use the word f**k and called me a c**t on at least one more occasion (making that a minimum of three in total) as we were making our way off the field of play.”

Reid denied making the remark so many times, but the commission found the case proven.