Joe Kinnear has three more days to come up with a good excuse why he slagged off Mickey Mouse ... errrrr sorry ... the referee at Fulham. Because the FA are coming down hard on those that show "no respect to referees".
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been given a two-match touchline ban and £10,000 fine by the Football Association, following his row with referee Mike Dean this month.
Fergie Ban Means Kinnear Had Better Come Up With Something Good!
By Nu Mad
Updated Wednesday, 19th November 2008
The 66-year-old was fuming that Dean did not send off Hull defender Michael Turner for a foul on Michael Carrick during United's 4-3 win at Old Trafford.
Ferguson served a two-match ban last term for a finger-jabbing rant at referee Mark Clattenburg following a defeat at Bolton.
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By Nu Mad | Friday, 14th November 2008 |
| After receiving a letter from the FA, Joe Kinnear plans to apologise to Martin Atkinson after describing him as a 'Mickey Mouse' referee. |
The interim Newcastle manager was asked to explain his comments and a disciplinary charge could follow if he cannot justify himself.  Kinnear told the Evening Chronicle: "I am sorry if my post-match comments at Fulham caused any offence and I will ring Martin Atkinson to tell him."When I spoke to the media on Sunday I was deeply frustrated about losing a game I felt we were in a strong position to win. "I said at the time I had no complaints about the foul by Fabricio Coloccini on Andy Johnson which brought Fulham their match-winning penalty. "But I have watched the build-up to that goal, and I felt we should have been awarded a free-kick seconds earlier for a foul by Andy Johnson on Claudio Cacapa. "However, having said this, I have accepted that some of my comments on Sunday were inappropriate and I will be calling Martin Atkinson to say that." |
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