Club Charged and Wall Charged with touchline suspension?

meeky_no9 · by **meeky_no9** » 19 Apr 2007 16:05

http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1013491,00.html

FA= Joke

TheLawnMowerMan · by **TheLawnMowerMan** » 19 Apr 2007 16:07

Read it again.

Physci · by **Physci** » 19 Apr 2007 16:07

meeky_no9 http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1013491,00.html

We got to pay more than sheffild united

FA= Joke

How is Â£5k more than 10k ?

papereyes · by **papereyes** » 19 Apr 2007 16:09

Get the full text up on here, please.

No Hoops · by **No Hoops** » 19 Apr 2007 16:11

Does this mean we will miss out on the fair play award

Lucky Libran · by **Lucky Libran** » 19 Apr 2007 16:11

papereyes Get the full text up on here, please.

The FA have released the following statement today:

'A Disciplinary Commission hearing today considered charges issued after incidents during the Premier League match between Reading and Sheffield United on 20 January.

'The clubs admitted failing to ensure that their players and/or officials conducted themselves in an orderly fashion.

'The Commission decided that Sheffield United should be fined Â£10,000. Reading were fined Â£5,000.

'Reading coach Wally Downes was given a one match touchline ban and fined Â£2,000. He admitted a charge of improper conduct.

'A charge of improper conduct against Reading Academy Manager Eamonn Dolan was withdrawn.'

TheLawnMowerMan · by **TheLawnMowerMan** » 19 Apr 2007 16:11

From the BBC

"The Football Association has fined Sheffield United Â£10,000 and Reading Â£5,000 after a touchline fracas during their match on 20 January.
Reading coach Wally Downes has also been fined Â£2,000 and handed a one-match touchline ban.

Downes had admitted a charge of improper conduct.

That match also saw Blades substitute Keith Gillespie sent off for swinging an arm into the face of Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt.

The incident was followed by the altercation between Blades boss Warnock and Downes who were both, consequently, sent to the stands.

Downes was seen to confront Warnock, seemingly for a kicking gesture made by the Blades boss, sparking a brief brawl involving substitutes and backroom staff from both sides.

Warnock's said after the incident that his gesture was made in order to tell referee Mark Halsey that an earlier tackle by Reading's Steve Sidwell on Blades defender Chris Armstrong had been the worst of the game.

According to Coppell, Downes thought the United boss had instructed his players to kick their opponents.

A charge of improper conduct against Reading academy manager Eamonn Dolan was withdrawn.

Reading won the fixture at the Madejski Stadium 3-1. "

Top Flight · by **Top Flight** » 19 Apr 2007 16:11

It was just a storm in a tea cup...........

Sometimes the FA can really overreact to minor incidents.

Was Warnock fined and charged? For Blades to be fined Â£10K can only be as a result of Warnocks stamping action. So therefore shouldn't Warnock have been charged?

Maybe he has been so maybe I'm talking b*llo*ks

SpaceCruiser · by **SpaceCruiser** » 19 Apr 2007 16:12

Right so, Wenger gets a slapped wrist and a Â£2,500 fine for having a go at the referee for the umpteenth time and Wally Downes gets a touchline ban for one little shove.

Utterly ridiculous.

Stranded · by **Stranded** » 19 Apr 2007 16:14

Top Flight It was just a storm in a tea cup...........

Sometimes the FA can really overreact to minor incidents.

Was Warnock fined and charged? For Blades to be fined Â£10K can only be as a result of Warnocks stamping action. So therefore shouldn't Warnock have been charged?

Maybe he has been so maybe I'm talking b*llo*ks

I think it's the fact that the incident wouldn't have happened if Gillespie hadn't punched Hunt and been sent off. The FA have seen the Sheff Utd players as the main agressors and censured them accordingly.

Stranded · by **Stranded** » 19 Apr 2007 16:15

SpaceCruiser Right so, Wenger gets a slapped wrist and a Â£2,500 fine for having a go at the referee for the umpteenth time and Wally Downes gets a touchline ban for one little shove.

Utterly ridiculous.

So verbal abuse is worse than physical abuse now is it?

papereyes · by **papereyes** » 19 Apr 2007 16:19

Seems fair enough - both sides guilty so some extent, Sheff Utd's higher fine down to the fact that without their involvement nothing would have happened and Wally given special punishment given he reacted.

SpaceCruiser · by **SpaceCruiser** » 19 Apr 2007 16:22

Stranded
SpaceCruiser Right so, Wenger gets a slapped wrist and a Â£2,500 fine for having a go at the referee for the umpteenth time and Wally Downes gets a touchline ban for one little shove.

Utterly ridiculous.

So verbal abuse is worse than physical abuse now is it?

I'm referring to the number of times some crime has been perpetuated. I think this was the first time Wally has been in trouble with the FA. Wenger has been in trouble many times and yet keeps getting off with a warning.

Stranded · by **Stranded** » 19 Apr 2007 16:23

SpaceCruiser
Stranded
SpaceCruiser Right so, Wenger gets a slapped wrist and a Â£2,500 fine for having a go at the referee for the umpteenth time and Wally Downes gets a touchline ban for one little shove.

Utterly ridiculous.

So verbal abuse is worse than physical abuse now is it?

I'm referring to the number of times some crime has been perpetuated. I think this was the first time Wally has been in trouble with the FA. Wenger has been in trouble many times and yet keeps getting off with a warning.

But Wally ran in to the opponents technical area and shoved him. Anyway being fined isn't a warning, it's a punishment after being found guilty.

SpaceCruiser · by **SpaceCruiser** » 19 Apr 2007 16:25

Wenger can afford Â£2,500. Can Wally afford to pay Â£2,000?

londinium · by **londinium** » 19 Apr 2007 16:25

Club Charged and Wall Charged with touchline suspension?

What will we use to hold up the dug out during the one game suspension of the WALL. And what did it do so wrong in the first place to warrant a suspension?

Stranded · by **Stranded** » 19 Apr 2007 16:26

SpaceCruiser Wenger can afford Â£2,500. Can Wally afford to pay Â£2,000?

I would think so yes.

VOR · by **VOR** » 19 Apr 2007 16:27

"Downes was seen to confront Warnock, seemingly for a kicking gesture made by the Blades boss, sparking a brief brawl involving substitutes and backroom staff from both sides.

Warnock's said after the incident that his gesture was made in order to tell referee Mark Halsey that an earlier tackle by Reading's Steve Sidwell on Blades defender Chris Armstrong had been the worst of the game.

According to Coppell, Downes thought the United boss had instructed his players to kick their opponents. "

It's obviously absurd to suggest that Colin was instructing his players to kick ours. Why would he need to do that? They always kick our players to death anyway!

Behindu · by **Behindu** » 19 Apr 2007 16:32

I have no doubt Wally will be receiving substantial donations from all sorts of people towards the fine !

Seems like a reasonable result, apart from the ludicrous fact that the instigator has been let off scot free....

SpaceCruiser · by **SpaceCruiser** » 19 Apr 2007 16:34

Stranded
SpaceCruiser Wenger can afford Â£2,500. Can Wally afford to pay Â£2,000?

I would think so yes.

That's ok then. Meanwhile Arsenal continue to benefit from Arsene's presence on the touchline after yet another warning, whilst we are deprived of Wally's input for one game.

Is it because Arsenal is a bigger club?

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