Warburton’s Forest side lost five of their last seven league games OWEN HUMPHREYS/PANottingham Forest are searching for a tenth manager in six and a half years after they sacked Mark Warburton. The former Rangers and Brentford manager was dismissed yesterday along with David Weir, his assistant, after the departure on Friday of Frank McParland, the director of football and their trusted aide. Aitor Karanka, the manager who led Middlesbrough to promotion from the Sky Bet Championship two seasons ago, was favourite for the vacancy at the City Ground last night, with Evangelos Marinakis, the Greek shipping magnate who bought the club in the summer, favouring a swift appointment. Marinakis is understood to have already decided on a preferred candidate, with worsening results and tensions behind the scenes meaning Warburton has been under pressure for several weeks. Saturday’s…

Source: The Times January 01, 2018 00:02 UTC