Newcastle: Alan Pardew apology helped avoid longer stadium ban Alan Pardews swift apology after headbutting Hull Citys David Meyler helped the Newcastle manager avoid a longer stadium ban and larger fine. Pardew clashed with the midfielder in his sides 4-1 win on 1 March. He received a seven-game ban, including a three-game stadium ban, on 11 March. An independent Football Association commission said it had considered a five-match stadium ban but decided against that after taking into consideration action taken by Pardew. In its written reasons for Pardews punishment, which also included a £60,000 fine, the independent commission noted 10 key points from his mitigation, which included: he clearly accepted responsibility for his actions on the day he made a full apology directly after the game he meant no physical harm to the player and there was no attempt to use force he was fined £100,000 by his club the same day and was warned by the club he has shown remorse he sent a personal letter of apology to the Hull City manager Based on the mitigation presented together with the action taken by both the club and Mr Pardew, the regulatory commission came to the conclusion that the appropriate sanction set out was fair, reasonable and proportionate, the commission said. Pardew apologises for headbutt Pardew was given a two-game ban for pushing an assistant referee in 2012 and has been involved in several controversial incidents. In January, he said sorry after television cameras caught him verbally abusing Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini during Newcastles 2-0 defeat at St James Park. In November 2006, he apologised to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for his celebrations following a winning goal against the Gunners, eight months after he denied Wengers claims that he was a racist or xenophobe.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:15:00 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015