Fine for Stags chief
23 Oct 2007 - 12:26:45
Mansfield Town chairman James Derry has been fined £3,000 by the Football Association and suspended from football for 28 days.
The FA had charged Derry with improper conduct for his behaviour after the Stags' match against MK Dons earlier this month.
Derry had earlier told the Mansfield Chad: "I'll apologise (to the FA) , but all I was trying to do was get the players off the pitch and avoid them getting into trouble with the referee.
"I think my actions were misunderstood. I wasn't threatening or abusive, I was reasonably calm and just wanted to talk to the referee.
"In hindsight it would have been better to let the stewards get the players away from the referee and in future I'll keep away from the pitch.
"I suppose I got a little carried away in the passion of the moment, but my intentions were okay."