FA reveal reasons for Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch's ban and fine as match official gives account - YEP 15/9/22
The FA have revealed the reasons for Jesse Marsch’s red card and his subsequent one-game touchline ban and £10,000 fine.
By Graham Smyth
A statement from the FA says Marsch admitted that his
language and behaviour during an incident in the second half of the game at
Brentford was improper and an independent regulatory commission has therefore
imposed the ban and fine.
In the written reasons it emerged that Marsch was said to
have acted in an ‘overly aggressive manner’ and according to the fourth
official Keith Stroud, threatened to go on the pitch.
Marsch was incensed when Leeds’ claim for a penalty, after a
challenge on Crysencio Summerville, did not result in referee Rob Jones being
sent to check his monitor, as he was earlier in the game when he awarded the
hosts a spot-kick.
Stroud’s account, according to the written reasons, was as
follows: “After 63 minutes play, I advised the referee of the totally
unacceptable and inappropriate behaviour of the Leeds United Manager, Mr Jesse
Marsch following an incident in the Brentford penalty area.
"As the incident happened and there was no decision in
favour of Leeds United, Mr Marsch ran out of the technical area, and entered
the field of play, as play was still progressing, jumping and waving his arms
erratically. He then came back towards me in an overly aggressive manner,
throwing his arms about and shouted 'what the **** was that? It a *******
penalty, he's got to ******* check it, it's a ******* penalty'.
“He then threatened to go onto the field of play again using
the '*******' word in some context, but I am unable to remember his words at
this point. He continued to remonstrate and then left the technical area again
to confront AR1 [assistant referee], throwing his arms about aggressively,
shouting 'he's got to ******* check it, he's got to ******* check it'.
"I advised the referee that due to the aggressive
nature, the words used and the breach of technical area protocol, and a clear
and sustained act of unacceptable behaviour this this warranted a red card and
dismissal from the technical area.”
The independent commission reviewed the incident from two
camera angles and felt that the footage reinforced Stroud’s account.
The written reasons read: “From the tactical camera, we were
able to see JM’s entry to the field of play, the constant bellowing at the
Match Referee and the confrontation with AR1 in which JM wholly invades AR1’s
personal space still waving his arms around and shouting. We note that the
period over which JM was out of his technical area and behaving in this manner
was just short of one minute. From the footage we saw that JM was repeatedly
swearing, albeit there was no personal abuse directed at the Match Officials.”
The commission also revealed that Marsch apologised in a
letter, as did Leeds United, which was accepted and they added that they were
impressed by the personal mitigation put forward.
Marsch’s lack of previous breaches of the FA’s Rule E3 was
also credited, along with his prompt admission of the charge and remorse.
The head coach will sit out Leeds’ next game, which comes on
October 2 at home to Aston Villa after the international break.
