alex ferguson punishment

[derbydan]

Sir Alex Ferguson has been given a four-match touchline ban and fined £20,000 for his outspoken attack on the fitness of referee Alan Wiley last month.

The Manchester United manager appeared before a four-man panel of the FA’s independent regulatory commission to answer a charge of improper conduct relating to his criticism of Wiley. Ferguson was banned for four games, two of which are suspended until the end of the 2010-11 season, and warned as to his future conduct.

“Each member of the commission recognised Sir Alex Ferguson’s achievements and stature within the game," Peter Griffiths QC, the chairman of the commission, said. "Having said that, it was made clear to Sir Alex that with such stature comes increased responsibilities.

"The commission considered his admitted remarks, in the context in which they were made, were not just improper but were grossly improper and wholly inappropriate. He should never have said what he did say.â€Â

The suspended sanction will be automatically activated should Ferguson be found guilty of a similar charge before the end of the 2010-11 season.

Ferguson was condemned by senior referee officials and threatened with legal action after he claimed that Wiley “just wasn’t fit enough†and “needed a rest†after United’s 2-2 draw against Sunderland at Old Trafford on October 3, even though official ProZone statistics suggested otherwise.

Ferguson said he regretted the personal nature of the attack and made two apologies to Wiley. The Scot has been at war with the refereeing fraternity in recent weeks. As well as his attack on Wiley, he questioned whether Andre Marriner had the experience to referee a Liverpool-United fixture after the match at Anfield almost three weeks ago.

He also tore into Martin Atkinson after United’s 1-0 defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, accusing the referee of being in an “absolutely ridiculous†position when he awarded Carlo Ancelotti’s team a controversial free kick from which they scored the only goal and suggesting that his players were starting to lose faith in referees.

[Boycie]

Fergie said outside the enquiry, "It'll do me good to be away from them cheating b@stards for a few games.

[vicky-27]

Lock him up

[rams71]

anybody else would have got a 10 game ban

[derbydan]

the ref association are well p1ssed off saying the fa copped out

[MattyTheRam]

He should be punished with a rather large rusty pole!

[Boycie]

get Raziac to do him.

[Perky1106]

get Raziac to do him.

Or Kazmierczack since he has enough sour grapes of the English league to start his own crap wine factory.

[vicky-27]

SIR Alex Ferguson has been handed a four-match touchline ban, forcing him to abuse referees by post.

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Completely unnecessary

The Manchester United manager has vowed to send his incoherent diatribes made from cut-up newspaper print by courier to avoid the postal ban, ensuring his scorn arrives intact.

Members of the reserve team may also be employed to deliver the hate-filled messages to their targets in a bid for first-team football.

Ferguson said: "If needs be I'll hire a sky-writer to fly over the Referee's Association headquarters and spell out the word 'Prickjobs' in smoke."

He added: "In the past I've trained a kestrel with the word 'shitehound' painted on its wings to hover outside of Steve Bennett's window and I once hired out every billboard around Mike Riley's house with messages about what I'd done to his wife while he was away refereeing."

Meanwhile the FA's £20,000 fine - equivalent to two month's wages - means the renowned socialist will have to postpone his plans to buy silk underpants for his fleet of racehorses.

But Alan Leighton, head of the Referee's Association, said: "When a referee makes a gross error of judgement like sending somebody off for coughing or awarding a penalty to a corner flag, the punishment is often being demoted to officiating lower league games.

"I feel the FA must adopt a similar policy and force Mr Ferguson to manage Accrington Stanley for three months. Just please, for Christ's sake don't tell him I said that, would you?"

He added: "The last time I spoke out against him he secretly planted flower bulbs in my garden that, come spring, drew out a picture of me giving oral to Jeff Stelling."