Nottingham Forest have been in a state of serious concern lately, as the team's situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and the decision-making of its Greek owner, Malienakis, has been criticized repeatedly. According to The Athletic, Marinakis not only has reservations about the team's strategic layout, but also has a puzzling "taboo": whenever he visits the team, he strictly forbids the appearance of the three colors of green, purple and black.
Interestingly, Marienakis is not only the head of Nottingham Forest, but also the owner of Greek Super League champions Olympiacos. Facing their arch-rivals, Olympiakos, whose jerseys are green, Marienakis' aversion to the color green is evident. He was reported to have ordered the team to change the color of their green training jerseys. Purple and black are also seen as unlucky colors by Marienakis, who even demanded that the black picture frames and TV sets in the training base be replaced with silver, which is a superstition that is quite shocking.
