Source: Telegraph
Phil Brown faces touchline ban from FA after row with Joe Kinnear
He is due to appear before Football Association disciplinary officials to answer the misconduct charge he attracted following a row with Newcastle United counterpart Joe Kinnear. [LNB]They were involved in a dispute during their side's FA Cup third-round replay at St James' Park in January. [LNB] Related ArticlesTempers flare as Arsenal beat Hull[LNB]Cesc Fabregas and the death of the club blazer[LNB]Top 10: Footballing 'spats'[LNB]Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear and Phil Brown face bans over FA Cup bust-up[LNB]Phil Brown: Premier League safety won't be affected[LNB]Phil Brown fined for FA Cup row with Joe Kinnear[LNB]Brown has requested a personal hearing to defend himself against the allegations. However, he has already been in trouble with the FA this season after kicking a water bottle at the fourth official during his side's 5-0 defeat to Wigan. [LNB]He was handed a fine and warned about his future conduct. [LNB]Should Brown be banished to the directors' box it could undermine his efforts to steer them to Premier League safety. [LNB]Kinnear will not appear before the disciplinary committee in London today as he is recovering from a triple heart bypass operation. [LNB]He will face FA officials at a date to be fixed but is not due to return to work at St James' Park until mid-April at the earliest. [LNB]
