Coterrill departs after Forest takeover

Nottingham Forest's new owners have decided to part company with manager Steve Cotterill.

The Kuwaiti-based Al-Hasawi family assumed control of the npower Championship club on Tuesday and have wasted little time in implementing their plans for the Reds. Cotterill leaves just nine months into the three-and-a-half-year deal he signed when replacing former England head coach Steve McClaren in October.

A statement on the club's official website, nottinghamforest.co.uk, said: "Nottingham Forest can confirm that manager Steve Cotterill has departed the club with immediate effect."

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