Source: Telegraph
Middlesbrough woe continues after Football Association slaps them with £6000 fine
The penalty stems from their Premier League defeat at West Bromwich Albion on Jan 17 when Boro players surrounded referee Mark Halsey after he dismissed midfielder Didier Digard. [LNB]An FA statement revealed Boro had admitted the charge at a regulatory commission hearing, with £2,000 of the fine suspended until the end of the 2009-10 season pending any further breaches of the same rule. [LNB] Related ArticlesSouthgate admits Boro's patience may wear thinBoro chairman to back SouthgateMilan linked to £35m bid for Arsenal?s AdebayorFA charge Middlesbrough over meleeMiddlesbrough too generous as West Brom dream of Premier League survivalBoros Jeremie Aliadiere has ban extendedDigard was shown a red card after 63 minutes for a challenge on Borja Valero. Boro were already trailing 2-0 at that point before going on to lose the match against their relegation rivals 3-0 at The Hawthorns. [LNB]The Boro cause has not been helped by captain Emanuel Pogatetz's assertion that he will look to ply his trade elsewhere following the current campaign because "it becomes tiring to fight relegation every season". [LNB]"I am 26 years old and want to continue playing at the highest level," the Austrian said. "Should I leave in the summer, it will be for sporting reasons or to go to a club that plays in Europe or one with high ambitions." [LNB]Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has pledged to examine his club's shortcomings this summer. [LNB]"One win in 18 is not good enough but there is a time for investigating why this has happened, and it is not now," Gibson said. [LNB]"The next game is away to Bolton. We have to channel all our resources and our energies into trying to win that game, and then we will look ahead to the home games that follow. The next three games will decide a great deal." [LNB]
