Nottingham fans have taken to twitter after Piers Morgan misnamed Nottingham Forest in a tweet yesterday after their win at the weekend.
The Good Morning Britain presenter shortened the city’s football club name to ‘Notts Forest’ in his reply to MP Anna Soubry after a reply battle early yesterday morning when the MP showed her gratitude originally for fellow presenter Susanna Reid.
Fans of the club state that Notts is only referred to for rival Notts County.
£1000 to charity says Notts County get relegated out of the League, Notts Forest don't make the play-offs & you fail to win a 2nd Referendum? https://t.co/SY8JAnNECR
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 27, 2019
Here’s what you and the rest of Nottinghamshire have to say about it:
iTs NoT nOtTs FoReSt ItS NoTtInGhAm FoReSt
— Manc Ram (@manchesterram) January 27, 2019
who are Notts Forest – no such club. Supposed to be a football fan eh ?
— David Kosylo (@ma4pie) January 27, 2019
Nottingham forest you plank.The team that's won twice as many European cups than your club 🏆🏆
— Jason Heaford (@JasonHeaford1) January 27, 2019
Even comedian and self obsessed NFFC fan, Matt Forde, replies to Piers Morgan.
We should all call out abuse and highlight prejudice wherever it comes from, no matter how powerful. I know @piersmorgan likes to be controversial but this is going too far. We are called Nottingham Forest, not Notts Forest. I am sick of this filth https://t.co/TkzNYS7go0
— Matt Forde (@mattforde) January 27, 2019
Piers Morgan offered replies to some member of the public, sticking with his previous name for Nottingham Forest.
Sister team to Nottingham County. https://t.co/OatnkTzvZw
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 27, 2019
No, it's Notts. https://t.co/OStZpecMMQ
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 27, 2019
Matt Oldroyd, member of the Forza Garibaldi supporters group said: “I’m not sure why this creates such a stir.
“The ‘Notts’ tag is used predominantly in a mocking way and responding to it only fuels it further.
“An individual like Piers Morgan thrives on such meaningless debates and would be best off ignored,” he said.
