“The training ground and stadium are not befitting the status and ambitions of the club,” he stated in a Daily Mail interview.
The club and the council are now at odds over the rent and lease issue at the City Ground. Marinakis is spearheading a search for additional possible locations for the club, a topic NottinghamshireLive has covered in-depth.

Our demands yesterday for the club to be open and honest regarding the stadium’s future seem to have already been met by Marinakis, who intends to spearhead a supporter consultation on the matter.

It is difficult to disagree with the Greek owner’s justification for wanting to see the team relocate to a 50,000-seat multipurpose stadium equipped with cutting edge training facilities and an Academy setup.

“It will change the history in years to come of the region and the team for our supporters,” he added.

“It’ll be hard to leave City Ground, but in an age when revenue streams dictate success on the pitch, there’s no doubt moving to a bigger facility will set the club on the right path.”

“Over the last 10 years, the city of Nottingham has lacked the confidence and ambition of the other big regional cities of Manchester and Birmingham,” according to him.