Ferguson: Rule over Tevez fine is "crazy"
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October 29, 2011, Saturday
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THE rule that forced Manchester City to halve the fine it imposed on striker Carlos Tevez is "a bit crazy", Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said yesterday.
After a disciplinary hearing Tevez was fined four weeks' wages for committing five breaches of contract but it was reduced on Thursday when City accepted a ruling by the players' union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).
The PFA backed the Argentine player's assertion that he did not refuse to come on as a substitute in last month's Champions League match at Bayern Munich but simply refused to again warm up and as such there was no justification for a fine other than the two-week maximum.
"I think it is a bit strange of course but the rules and regulations are there," Ferguson, who has praised City boss Roberto Mancini's handling of United's former player, said.
"It is a fact that the maximum fine you can give a player is two weeks' (wages). It seems a bit crazy in that particular situation but it's there and there's nothing you can do about it."
Off limits
City, which has expressed concern by an apparent conflict of interest between PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor and the disciplinary process, has avoided speaking about Tevez and the matter was once again off limits yesterday.
"It is not my problem," Mancini said when asked about the PFA ruling. "It is not important two weeks (or) four weeks."
The Italian, whose side built a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 6-1 thumping of neighbors United at Old Trafford last weekend, was asked how the team had managed to avoid being distracted by off-field events.
"We are in the best moment in our history, our focus is only on the game, on training, the other situation is not important," he said.
Asked whether it had made his job more difficult, he replied: "I don't think of the other situation, I think of my job always, I try to do the best in my job every day."
Tevez has made it clear he is unhappy in Manchester.
After a disciplinary hearing Tevez was fined four weeks' wages for committing five breaches of contract but it was reduced on Thursday when City accepted a ruling by the players' union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).
The PFA backed the Argentine player's assertion that he did not refuse to come on as a substitute in last month's Champions League match at Bayern Munich but simply refused to again warm up and as such there was no justification for a fine other than the two-week maximum.
"I think it is a bit strange of course but the rules and regulations are there," Ferguson, who has praised City boss Roberto Mancini's handling of United's former player, said.
"It is a fact that the maximum fine you can give a player is two weeks' (wages). It seems a bit crazy in that particular situation but it's there and there's nothing you can do about it."
Off limits
City, which has expressed concern by an apparent conflict of interest between PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor and the disciplinary process, has avoided speaking about Tevez and the matter was once again off limits yesterday.
"It is not my problem," Mancini said when asked about the PFA ruling. "It is not important two weeks (or) four weeks."
The Italian, whose side built a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 6-1 thumping of neighbors United at Old Trafford last weekend, was asked how the team had managed to avoid being distracted by off-field events.
"We are in the best moment in our history, our focus is only on the game, on training, the other situation is not important," he said.
Asked whether it had made his job more difficult, he replied: "I don't think of the other situation, I think of my job always, I try to do the best in my job every day."
Tevez has made it clear he is unhappy in Manchester.
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