Yeovil Town Manager Mark Cooper has been charged with misconduct by the FA for an incident against Hemel Hempstead in January.
In the latest set of FA Charges for the month of March, it details;
INCIDENT OF MISCONDUCT – STANDARD CASEMark Cooper, Manager, Yeovil Town FCYeovil Town FC v Hemel Hempstead Town FCNational League South20 January 2024Breach of FA Rule E3.1 – It is alleged that following the completion of the fixture, in or around the match officials changing room area, he used abusive and/or insulting language in confronting a Match Official.Mr. Cooper admits the Charge, submits SP1 [Standard Penalty 1] is too excessive, electing a Paper Hearing.
“I said to the referee that those kind of tackles have been outlawed from the game. When I played you got a round of applause for that tackle, but (the referee) did not do his job today. He endangered the safety of the players and, as good as his performance was at times, he will be remembered for that tackle. We want to help referees to learn, but they have to want to learn and hopefully he will and come back better because he has the potential to be a good referee.”
“SP1” or “Standard Penalty 1” is normally, a fine in the hundreds of pounds and a one-match ban. To our knowledge, Mark Cooper has been in the dugout for every game since the incident.
I still cannot work out how this wasn’t a Red card!!! A disgusting challenge and disgraceful refereeing @hemelfc @YTFC pic.twitter.com/iXlCet5kgg
— Andy TurnbullKirk (@atkirk2) January 21, 2024
In other news from the FA’s Naughty Portal, Eastbourne Borough’s head of performance had a word or two too many about a Match Official’s performance in our clash with them just before Christmas.
INCIDENT OF MISCONDUCT – STANDARD CASE