Source: Daily_Mail
The mad-cap managers who love to dish out bizarre fines
Costly miss: Fulham's Pajtim Kasami (left)[LNB]As if taking penalties was not already football's equivalent of a pressure cooker, Pajtim Kasami has found that missing one at Fulham will cost him ?500.[LNB]Boss Martin Jol was furious at his summer signing after he assumed spot-kick duties in a League Cup defeat at Chelsea last month instead of the designated penalty-taker Orlando Sa.[LNB]But that doesn't even come close to football's other bizarre fines as Sportsmail looks back at the authoritative figures that have docked wages for bad passes, driving on a road and wishing happy birthday to a loved one.[LNB]Felix Magath Strict disciplinarian: Felix Magath[LNB]A strict stance on discipline or football's version of a stealth tax? You have to feel for Wolfsburg players either way. It was bad enough having to put up with Steve McClaren as their manager last season but his successor Felix Magath has taken fining players to a new level.[LNB]Patrick Helmes is the most high profile player to fall foul of the 58-year-old after being fined ?8,770 for not working hard enough when the opposition had possession.[LNB]But there are plenty of other ways to lose your weekly wage including ?875 for an unnecessary back pass and ?440 for allowing the ball to bounce in front of you.[LNB]Off the pitch measures include a ?220 fine for wearing headphones on the team coach and an ?87 fine for every minute late for training.[LNB]Brian Clough Old Big 'Ead: Brian Clough[LNB]He may have been a key defender for Nottingham Forest during the glory years of the late 1970s but even Kenny Burns wasn't safe from manager Brian Clough, who wasn't averse to going down an unorthodox path.[LNB]Duringa game, Burns made a pass across his goal for left-back Frank Clark, infuriating Clough so much that he sent an assistant to type out a ?50 fine so he could give it to Burns at half-time.[LNB]Aswell as handing Burns the fine, which was officially for a bad pass, Clough told him to 'learn his trade'. At least it worked with Burns a key-man in both of Forest's European Cup triumphs.[LNB] Sir Alex Ferguson Road rage: Sir Alex Ferguson[LNB]And you thought Magath was bonkers. Even Fergie could trump him for handing out bizarre fines after an incident with Aberdeen forward John Hewitt in the 1980s.[LNB]It was nothing to do with something that had happened in a game, in the dressing room, at the training ground or at the club in general - it was for an incident on a public road.[LNB]Fergie took great exception to Hewitt overtaking him in his car and promptly slapped him with a fine - once he had caught up with him.[LNB]Barry Fry Daft as a brush: Barry Fry[LNB]There are plenty of occasions where players have seen their wages snipped for not pulling their weight around a club, but what about for sheer optimism?[LNB]In the run up to an FA Cup third round match with Chelsea in 2001, Peterborough boss Barry Fry fined one of his players a week's wages 'for being stupid' after the glass-half-full squad member told Fry he thought the Posh could beat the Blues.[LNB]Fry said himself he would run around London naked if it did happen, but he never got as far as removing a tie as Peterborough lost 5-0.[LNB]The Spanish Football Federation Getting shirt: Lionel Messi[LNB]Spare a thought for Lionel Messi next time you buy your mother a birthday present. The Barcelona wizard was fined ?1700 by the Spanish Football Federation for having the audacity to send a Happy Birthday greeting to his mum during a game.[LNB]The World Player of the Year celebrated a goal against Racing Santander in January by raising his Barcelona shirt to reveal a red top with the words 'Feliz Cumple Mami'.[LNB]It looks harsh but rules state that players cannot show off any type of slogan during matches.[LNB] Fined ?500 for missing a penalty! Fulham fury after Jol raps rookie KasamiBurning issue: Effigy of Tevez torched as backlash rumbles on against Man City rebelMartin Samuel: Trust your Basic Instinct... Tevez is toast[LNB] [LNB]
