SHIPPING FORECAST

Toffolo says owners will stand by Cooper

- GRAHAM THOMAS

HARRY TOFFOLO believes the Marinakis family will stick with Steve Cooper after revealing a meeting between owners and players has given the Nottingham Forest boss more time.

Miltiadis Marinakis - son of Greek shipping tycoon Evangelos, who bought the club six years ago - spoke with Forest players at their training ground on Thursday, the day after their 5-0 loss at Fulham.

The good news for Cooper is that Miltiadis has a Forest crest tattoo on one leg.

The bad news is that on the other he has the crest of Olympiakos, the team from which his dad has just fired a fourth manager in the last 14 months.

Marinakis Jr may have a leg in both camps but father and son both believe they should, for now, stick with Cooper - the man who guided them unexpectedly into the Premier League but who has managed only one win in his last 12 matches.