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Mail Sport's Football Editor Ian Ladyman called for Nottingham Forest assistant coach Steven Reid to be banned from the touchline for the rest of the season after his foul-mouthed attack on referee Paul Tierney during his side's clash with Liverpool.
Reid has been banned for two matches and will pay a £5,000 fine, after being shown a red card by Tierney on the day for his response the Reds' late winner at the City Ground at the start of the month.
Darwin Nunez's goal came after Tierney had handed the ball to Liverpool despite the Tricky Trees having had possession when play was stopped for an injury.
The coach called Tierney a '****' a number of times, he told the independent Regulatory Commission, as well as referring to the officiating team as 'you f****** lot'.
Forest were handed a £75,000 fine for failure to control their staff, but on Mail Sport's It's All Kicking Off podcast on Thursday, Ladyman stressed that Reid's punishment had not gone far enough.
Steven Reid has been handed a £5,000 fine and a two-match touchline ban after his conduct during Nottingham Forest' clash with Liverpool
He was sent off after his controversially lost late on to their visitors at the City Ground in March
Sparks flew after referee Paul Tierney had mistakenly given the ball to Liverpool after an injury to Ibrahima Konate
'It's about the knock-on effect this can have further down the pyramid, grassroots refereeing,' Ladyman's co-host Chris Sutton began. 'When you hear a Premier League coach speak to a referee in that way and get a measly fine, which he won't bat an eyelid to, I think that sends a terrible, terrible message.
