Sunderland manager Steve Bruce fined by Football Association for referee rant

By Rob Stewart Published: 6:16PM GMT twenty-two February 2010

Heated words: Steve Bruce has been penalised for his diatribe at arbitrate Andre Marriner in Dec Photo: GETTY IMAGES

As well as being strike in the slot for crude control by FA officials, Bruce was additionally told to have certain there is no repeat of his conflict on Marriner.

Bruce vented his spleen in Marriner"s citation in a post-match talk over his exclusion of defender Michael Turner in Sunderland"s 4-3 better at Manchester City last December.

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The former Manchester United skipper, 49, is right away counting the cost of describing Marriner"s preference to send off Turner for an aerial plea with Gareth Barry as "obscene", "a joke" and as "an outrage".

A short FA matter said: "At an eccentric regulatory commission hearing, Sunderland physical education instructor Steve Bruce was fined for crude conduct.

"The commission took in to care Bruce"s acknowledgment of the assign and his prior model jot down in propinquity to media comments."

The low mark represents the finish of a contemptible tale for Sunderland who appealed opposite the sending-off usually to have a fourth diversion combined to his involuntary three-match anathema given the FA felt "the explain had no awaiting of success".

The loss of Turner has hindered Sunderland this tenure with Bruce attributing his side"s unemployment in new months to injuries and suspensions as he attempts to tract a initial Premier League win given Nov when Fulham revisit the Stadium of Light on Sunday.

Bruce"s coming out was not the initial time that Marriner has incurred Bruce"s rage given he complained to referees" arch Keith Hackett after he sent off Kenwyne Jones for shoving over Herita Llunga in a 2-2 pull opposite West Ham progressing this season.

That had stirred Bruce to hit referees" arch Keith Hackett over the West Midlands-based central forward of the City diversion when the exclusion stirred suggestions from the former Wigan physical education instructor that he was the plant of a vendetta.

"Because I have complained about him, I get that preference I was unhappy with the referee"s performance," Bruce pronounced following a compare that was overshadowed by Mark Hughes" sacking as City manager.

"I wrote to Keith Hackett 6 weeks ago angry about Andre Marriner"s preference to send off Jones when he pushed Ilunga and he play-acted to have out he was hurt.

"Then I saw him (Marriner) show Pascal Chimbonda a yellow label a week after when he swung a punch at someone. I never listened anything back, by the way. But afterwards we have this decision. The promulgation off is a fun - an outrage."