Source: SKY_Sports
Brown handed FA fine
Hull City boss Phil Brown has been fined £2,500 and warned about his future conduct by the Football Association after admitting a charge of improper conduct.[LNB] The punishment comes as a result of an altercation with Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear during an FA Cup third-round fixture at St James' Park on 14th January.[LNB]Both Brown and Kinnear were sent to the stands on Tyneside by referee Phil Dowd following a touchline row as City won the match 1-0.[LNB]The matter was then taken up by the FA's disciplinary department after Brown admitted the charge and requested a personal hearing, but he has escaped a touchline ban.[LNB]A statement from the FA read: "At a regulatory commission hearing today, Hull City manager Phil Brown was warned as to future conduct and fined £2,500.[LNB]"Brown admitted a charge of improper conduct relating to a touchline confrontation involving himself and Joe Kinnear during an FA Cup match at St James' Park on 14th January."[LNB]Kinnear is currently recovering from heart surgery, and as such his hearing will be scheduled for a later date.[LNB]
