Alan Matthews suspended till December, fined 5000

**RonnieB** · 13/10/2006, 12:15 PM

taken from longfordtownfc.com

Longford Town FC has been informed by the Disciplinary
Committee, which convened on Wednesday last, that our manager Alan Mathews has been suspended from all football until December 31st 2006 and been fined €5,000. The club will explore all available options to overturn this decision.

**Battery Rover** · 13/10/2006, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by northside hoop

Rovers fined €3000 for athlone.

Anyone get the feeling the FAI are worried about the impact of Stan on their coffers.

Any link for this?

**pineapple stu** · 13/10/2006, 12:25 PM

This is probably because Mathews was suspended for the Cork game and went along anyway, is it?

Both fines deserved, IMO.

**BohsPartisan** · 13/10/2006, 12:26 PM

Was he suspended for being a smartarse?

**Mr A** · 13/10/2006, 12:28 PM

What the hell did Matthews do, drive over Delaney's dog? Wife? Entire Family?

**Mr A** · 13/10/2006, 12:29 PM

Was he suspended for being a smartarse?

That would be an altogether more serious matter.

**Dr.Nightdub** · 13/10/2006, 12:46 PM

Think it's cos according to the ref's report, at full time he assaulted* the ref who sent off two Longford players and gave us two penos in the cup quarter final.

* Or words to that effect. Allegedly.

**Macy** · 13/10/2006, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by Dr.Nightdub

Think it's cos according to the ref's report, at full time he assaulted*

Yes that's the allegation. However, I believe Matthews is considering legal action against the ref over this allegation, so probably best to leave it at that.

btw, every interview I heard after that game, Matthews blamed the players not the ref anyway.

**drinkfeckarse** · 13/10/2006, 1:14 PM

Who's paying his fine, the club or is it suspended?? The FAI are jokers but they can't seriously expect him to pay €5000 can they?

**Mr A** · 13/10/2006, 1:16 PM

As far as I know clubs pay all fines for players and managers.

**Peadar** · 13/10/2006, 1:19 PM

Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse

The FAI are jokers but they can't seriously expect him to pay €5000 can they?

I expect it was the eircom League who imposed the ban and issued the fine, not that FAI.

Wonder how he'd have got on if he didn't go to TX last Friday?

**fbtn** · 13/10/2006, 1:21 PM

Wow! Is that the largest fine they ever dished out?

Some suspension as well.

**Raheny Red** · 13/10/2006, 1:26 PM

Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse

Who's paying his fine, the club or is it suspended?? The FAI are jokers but they can't seriously expect him to pay €5000 can they?

Well if he did assault the ref (which I heard from a daughter of a steward present at the game) and it went to court went would the outcome be?

**Dodge** · 13/10/2006, 1:33 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

btw, every interview I heard after that game, Matthews blamed the players not the ref anyway.

Yeah, we (pats fans) couldn't believe how little he criticised the ref after the game. A huge departure for him I thought.

The FAI imposed it Peader as it was an FAI Cup game. Its roughly the equivalent of Jose Mourinho being fined £1.5million (based on estimated wages)

**WeAreRovers** · 13/10/2006, 2:09 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Both fines deserved, IMO.

Well, that's good to know.

Will there be a fine for Galway lighting flares last week? Where's Dundalk's sanction for the disgraceful scenes inside and outside Oriel the other week. Or indeed Athlone's for at least one of their fans throwing digs on the pitch after the cup game?

The lack of consistency and transparency is shocking. Record fine for Matthews and they haven't even the manners or the guts to tell us why. Rumour is it's because he played for Rovers.....

KOH

**Jaime** · 13/10/2006, 2:20 PM

Anyone got the link to the fine Shels got for their pitch invasions at Richmond? I assume they got one? Was a league game rather than a cup game, so I assume it will be announced separately.