FA Cup - Brown fined for Riley rant

Eurosport - Wed, 24 Jun 18:51:00 2009

Hull manager Phil Brown has been fined £2,500 for improper conduct for comments made about Mike Riley after the FA Cup defeat at Arsenal in March.

FOOTBALL Hull manager Phil Brown, fined £2,500 by the FA for comments about referee Mike Riley following an FA Cup match against Arsenal - 0

Brown had denied the charge. But it was found proven at an FA regulatory commission hearing and he was also warned about his future conduct.

The match was one of the most controversial of last season - afterwards Hull accused Cesc Fabregas of spitting at assistant manager Brian Horton, although the Arsenal captain was cleared by the FA after he too was charged with improper conduct.

The FA said in a statement: "At a regulatory commission hearing, Hull City manager Phil Brown was fined £2,500.

"Brown denied a charge of improper conduct and/or bringing the game into disrepute in relation to media comments concerning the referee Mike Riley, made following Hull's FA Cup tie against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on 17 March.

"At the hearing, Brown was fined and warned as to his future conduct."

PA Sport

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  1. Burt shut up and go back to play school Brown at least­ speaks his mind ok he's been fined but when the­ F*** A** dish out these fines and what ever do they­ really look at the game and do anything about the­ visibly poor ref performance's and not just Riley­ it appears they get away with everything like the­ Fergusens and Wingers sorry Wengers

    From john.cooper.773, on Wed 24 Jun 11:44PM

  2. Sir Alex ALWAYS blames the refs for something when they­ lose. The only time he didn't was the­ Champion's League Final when Man U played so­ horrible that EVERYONE knew they weren't the better­ team. It's never Man U's fault - it's the­ ref didn't award four penalties for Ronaldo's­ diving, but then the ref shouldn't award againist­ Man U (I'd like to see that ratio of penalties over­ a season)....FA calls for respect, but they only dog­ the little guys....glad to see Ferguson in the stands­ for at least one match last year...should have been­ more!!

    From Steve, on Wed 24 Jun 11:44PM

  3. Suffer in your jocks...nice big fine to shut you up­ then!!!

    lol

    From Gerry, on Wed 24 Jun 11:14PM

  4. BURT, YOU A PRISE COCCK

    From Richard, on Wed 24 Jun 11:10PM

  5. Not a Hull fan - but Fergies weekly rants about the­ same officials are ok then ?

    From Dave H, on Wed 24 Jun 11:09PM

  6. brown ur s h i t e and dont deserve the respect of the­ big boys.

    From Burt, on Wed 24 Jun 10:50PM
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