Forest sack O’Driscoll despite victory over Leeds

Nottingham Forest last night sacked manager Sean O’Driscoll just hours after a 4-2 home win over Leeds left the club one point adrift of the npower Championship play-off places.

Owners Fawaz Al Hasawi and Abdulaziz Al Hasawi say they have made the decision because they want a manager with “Premier League experience”.

Former Republic of Ireland international O’Driscoll, who left Crawley in the summer to take over at the City Ground, leaves Forest eighth in the table. Reds chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi admits the timing of O’Driscoll’s departure is unfortunate.