Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper is fined £8,000 by the FA for improper conduct after alleging referee Thomas Bramall was 'inconsistent' following VAR controversy in their 1-0 defeat at Wolves
- Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper has been fined £8,000 for his comments
- Cooper said Thomas Bramall was known for being inconsistent after Wolves loss
- The Forest manager has now been sanctioned by the FA for improper conduct
Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper has been fined £8,000 for comments made about referee Thomas Bramall after last month's defeat at Wolves.
Cooper said Bramall was known for being inconsistent after the 1-0 Premier League loss at Molineux where both sides had a penalty awarded after VAR intervention, while there was another incident in the first half.
The Forest manager has been sanctioned by the Football Association for improper conduct after admitting the charge.
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Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper has been fined £8,000 for his referee comments
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Cooper said Thomas Bramall was known for being inconsistent after the 1-0 defeat to Wolves
The FA's statement read: 'Steve Cooper has been fined £8,000 for breaching FA Rule E3.1 after Nottingham Forest FC's match against Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in the Premier League on Saturday 15 October 2022.
'The manager admitted that his comments during post-match interviews constitute improper conduct as they imply bias, question the integrity of the referee and bring the game into disrepute.
'An independent Regulatory Commission imposed his sanction during a subsequent hearing and its written reasons will be published in due course.'
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Both sides had a penalty awarded after VAR intervention, as Wolves sealed 1-0 win over Forest
Forest went down to a 1-0 defeat after Ruben Neves scored Wolves' penalty but Brennan Johnson missed his.
Cooper said after the game: 'We know the referee well from last season. We had him in the Championship.
'We know the differences of what you can get with him. So we knew that was part of what we had to deal with today.'
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