Lambert charged £8,000 for Chelsea post match comments

[bilsim]

http://www.thefa.com/News/governance/2013/sep/aston-villa-manager-paul-lambert-fined-chelsea.aspx

"Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing, Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has been fined £8,000 in relation to post-match media comments he made after his side’s game against Chelsea on 21 August 2013.

The misconduct charge, which Lambert admitted, was that the comments implied the match referee was motivated by bias; and/or brought the game into disrepute, in contravention of FA Rule E3(1)."

Got to say I'm sick of this happening. What's the point of having post match interviews if you're not allowed to speak your mind?

[eastie]

Pathetic - why punish managers for giving their opinion - also its about time referees came out and explained their  decisions rather than hiding away in their rooms.

[ktvillan]

It's how the incompetent clowns at the FA have the neck to charge others with bringing the game into disrepute that gets me.

How was he supposed to describe a blatantly incompetent "refereeing performance" ?  With a polite "bravo" ? I'd refuse to pay.

[Pete3206]

Publicly agree to pay the £8000 if The FA match it and give it all to Leukemia research.

[Colhint]

Don't complain, just pay it. The FA are a joke, everyone knows that. But we are class and above all that

[PaulTheVillan]

He broke the rules.

The rules are stupid, but he knows them.

[Clampy]

He broke the rules.

The rules are stupid, but he knows them.

Millwall fans broke the rules by throwing bottles onto a  pitch, narrowly missing a female steward and holding up an F.A Cup game for 5 minutes. I'm still waiting for their fine.

[villa `cross the mersey]

I would gladly contribute £500 if he had added that John Terry was an obnoxious, cheating (in every sense) tw*t

[London Villan]

Did the ref get demoted?

[newtonsballs]

He broke the rules.

The rules are stupid, but he knows them.

Millwall fans broke the rules by throwing bottles onto a  pitch, narrowly missing a female steward and holding up an F.A Cup game for 5 minutes. I'm still waiting for their fine.

 I agree with your sentiments about the FA. However, would it have been OK if it was a male steward?

[ozzjim]

As ever, the manager gets a fine for pointing out the obvious, the ref gets off scot free. There is bias. It stinks.

[Clampy]

He broke the rules.

The rules are stupid, but he knows them.

Millwall fans broke the rules by throwing bottles onto a  pitch, narrowly missing a female steward and holding up an F.A Cup game for 5 minutes. I'm still waiting for their fine.

 I agree with your sentiments about the FA. However, would it have been OK if it was a male steward?

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.

[newtonsballs]

He broke the rules.

The rules are stupid, but he knows them.

Millwall fans broke the rules by throwing bottles onto a  pitch, narrowly missing a female steward and holding up an F.A Cup game for 5 minutes. I'm still waiting for their fine.

 I agree with your sentiments about the FA. However, would it have been OK if it was a male steward?

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.

A person (acting as a steward) was in potential danger - why state it was a female, a male would have been in the same danger? That's all.

[phantom limb]

What a joke.

[CJ]

When I saw the thread title I thought PL had  charged someone £8K for the benefit of receiving his thoughts! The FA are clowns, managers can't speak their minds without the risk of getting fined, referees are protected at all costs. It's the way it is. Filed under 'another reason to despise what modern football has become'.

Looking forward to non-league day...