Aston Villa analyst gets stadium ban after '20-man' Newcastle tunnel melee
Villa have been fined £30,000 and seen one of the club’s analysts receive a two-match stadium ban following an alleged 20-man tunnel melee in the Boxing Day defeat at Newcastle.
By Matt Maher
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The analyst, Victor Manas, was also fined an additional £4,000 after admitting an FA charge of improper conduct though Newcastle assistant Jason Tindall escaped uncensured after denying the same charge.
Both men were sent-off by referee Anthony Taylor when tempers flared as the teams left the St James’s Park pitch at half-time.