Pardew likely to face ban after push on ref assistant
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August 20, 2012, Monday
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NEWCASTLE United manager Alan Pardew could be hit with a touchline ban after he shoved referee's assistant Stuart Burt during his side's 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
Pardew lunged in frustration towards Burt when he believed Spurs defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto had dragged the ball over the touchline, and was immediately sent to the stands by referee Martin Atkinson.
Former West Ham and Southampton boss Pardew described his actions as "stupid" and "inexcusable" after Saturday's match at St James' Park and revealed that he had gone to Burt and Atkinson to apologize.
Pardew said: "It was ridiculous and I apologized publicly. He was right in front of me and I thought the ball was out and I shoved him. I went to see him and told him it was stupid."
However, that is unlikely to spare Pardew further sanction, with the Football Association - which said it would not comment on the incident until it gets Atkinson's report today - keen to clamp down on discipline at the start of the season.
The precedent for pushing an official was set by Paolo Di Canio in 1998, when the Sheffield Wednesday player's push on Paul Alcock earned him an 11-game ban.
Pardew lunged in frustration towards Burt when he believed Spurs defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto had dragged the ball over the touchline, and was immediately sent to the stands by referee Martin Atkinson.
Former West Ham and Southampton boss Pardew described his actions as "stupid" and "inexcusable" after Saturday's match at St James' Park and revealed that he had gone to Burt and Atkinson to apologize.
Pardew said: "It was ridiculous and I apologized publicly. He was right in front of me and I thought the ball was out and I shoved him. I went to see him and told him it was stupid."
However, that is unlikely to spare Pardew further sanction, with the Football Association - which said it would not comment on the incident until it gets Atkinson's report today - keen to clamp down on discipline at the start of the season.
The precedent for pushing an official was set by Paolo Di Canio in 1998, when the Sheffield Wednesday player's push on Paul Alcock earned him an 11-game ban.
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