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 Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:45 pm |
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Wigan manager Paul Jewell has denied a charge from the Football Association of improper conduct and/or bringing the game into disrepute.
The charge relates to comments he made about referee Phil Dowd following Arsenal's 2-1 win over the Latics in the Premiership on February 11.
Jewell blamed the official for costing his side victory and potentially £50m - if the Lactics were relegated.
He has requested a personal hearing, which will be scheduled in due course.
Jewell has already been fined £2,000 and given a suspended two-game touchline ban after he admitted a seperate charge of improper conduct arising from the same game.
The Wigan boss stormed on to the Emirates Stadium pitch at the end of the game to remonstrate with Dowd.
Jewell was not only angry that referee Dowd had failed to give a penalty when Mathieu Flamini appeared to bring down Emile Heskey, but claimed the official had verbally abused some Wigan players.
Wigan have tendered a complaint to the FA and the Premier League about Dowd's conduct.
The Latics claimed a number of their players were "verbally abused in an aggressive and menacing manner by Mr Dowd."
Jewell had admitted his post-match comments were likely to land him in trouble, but said: "We as a club will be fighting this tooth and nail.
"We owe it to our supporters to fight this because if I just shrug my shoulders and do nothing when I feel an injustice has been done, it would be letting them down." |
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