RANT AT REFEREE MIKE DEAN COULD PROVE COSTLY FOR ARSENAL BOSS

Mike Dean - took flak from Wenger

                                                  

THE  waspIsh response of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to referee Mike Dean’s  award of a late penalty to West Bromwich Albion  in the match on December 31, 2017,could land him with a hefty fine, a touchline  ban and possibly even tougher sanctions.

A three-man  FA tribunal will reach its verdict later this month at a hearing which will assess allegations that Wenger swore at the referee and questioned his integrity/competence  in the wake of the match which ended 1-1.

It does not help his cause that Wenger has form.

In the match between Arsenal and Burnley, played on January 22 last year, he was involved in an altercation with fourth official Anthony Taylor (the referee was Jon Moss) which resulted in his being fined £25,000, banned from the touchline for four months and warned about his future conduct.

On that occasion, his previous good behaviour worked in his favour, but at the forthcoming hearing, he will appear with a blemished record

The minutes of the last hearing have been published by the FA at:

http://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/Files/Rules-and-Regulations/2016-17/Written-Reasons/the-fa-v-arsene-wenger-written-reasons-2017-final.ashx

Ironically, the referee for Arsenal’s match v Chelsea this evening (January 3, 2018) is Anthony Taylor - the same official whom he swore at and shoved just under 12 months ago.