LMA chief condemns 'unacceptable and inappropriate' Alan Pardew headbutt after Newcastle fine boss £100,000

 
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Agency2 March 2014

Alan Pardew's headbutt on Hull player David Meyler has been branded "unacceptable and inappropriate" by managers' chief Richard Bevan.

The Newcastle boss was fined £100,000 and given a formal warning by his club and appears certain to face disciplinary action from the Football Association too after the incident in his side's 4-1 win at the KC Stadium on Saturday.

League Managers Association chief executive Bevan said he had spoken to Pardew, who was "extremely sorry", and would talk to him again on Sunday.

Bevan told BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek programme: "The buck stops with Alan. It's unacceptable, it's inappropriate and it's insupportable from every perspective and Alan knows that.

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"He immediately realised the serious error, (made) sincere apologies to all parties and obviously (has) deep regret.

"It was good to see (Hull boss) Steve Bruce's reaction and Hull accepting (Pardew's apology).

"But Alan does need to think hard about how not to put himself in that position again."

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