Nottingham Forest chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi plays down rift reports
Tuesday 5 February 2013 11:32, UK
Image:Alex McLeish: Owner insists his position is not under threat
Nottingham Forest chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi insists he enjoys a 'good working relationship' with Alex McLeish.
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He added: "I've heard it suggested that my family don't have the money to fund what we are trying to achieve at Forest or that we don't have any idea what we are doing. That upsets me because all I want is to make this great Club successful but the last word on transfers will always be with the manager.
"People have been asking me whether I insisted that the Club signed Khaled Al-Rashidi but that's not true. Yes, I recommended Khaled and two other Kuwaiti players and asked the Club to have a look at them and that is exactly what happened.
"The goalkeeping coach Paul Barron watched Khaled in training and travelled to Kuwait to see him play. He thinks he has a future in England and that's why we went back to the FA to apply for a work permit for a second time.
"Why would I a bring a player to England and pay his salary if the people I trust at the Club didn't think he was good enough?"
