Richard Keys has said Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper is "working in a madhouse atmosphere" at the Reds this season.
Cooper masterminded a remarkable revival at Forest last season which saw them rise from the bottom of the Championship to a triumphant return to English football's top flight through the play-offs.
But the Reds are in real danger of dropping back down to the second tier as they currently sit in the bottom three on goal difference. They have failed to win in their last 10 matches, having last tasted victory back in February against Leeds.
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And former Sky Sports and talkSPORT presenter Keys did not hold back when discussing Cooper and Forest in his blog.
He said: "I’m genuinely sorry to see Steve Cooper struggling. He’s a good guy working in a madhouse atmosphere created by another self-absorbed owner. Sorry - but it was oh so predictable. I know I upset Forest fans by pointing this out at the start of the season and I got hammered - but….?
"It’s to be hoped that the signings that were made have clauses in contracts that allow for relegation. If not - part 2 of my prediction will come true and the club will be in administration in the Championship. Evangelos Marinakis - and his chaos - will be a distant but expensive memory".
The pundit also questioned the decision not to award Forest a penalty when Harry Maguire handled the ball in the box during the first half of Sunday's game against Manchester United.
He added: "And why didn’t Forest get a pen v United? Maguire clearly handles in the box. We asked the matchday centre why a pen wasn’t given - ‘because there was traffic that impeded Maguire’s arm movement’ they said. Yea - there were two other United players around him.
"What nonsense. It should’ve be been a pen. It might then have been a very different game."
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