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Garth Crooks pays fine for boss who took players off over alleged racism

Thursday 11 April 2019 11:34, UK

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Image: Garth Crooks says he will take up the case with the FA

Garth Crooks will pay a fine handed to a non-league manager who led his players off the field after one of his players was allegedly racially abused by a match official.

Wythenshawe Town boss James Kinsey was fined and handed a one-match ban, despite a charge against the match official involved in the incident being proven.

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Wythenshawe Town chairman Chris Eaton has called for better dialogue with football's stakeholders after his manager was sanctioned for leading the team off following an alleged racist incident involving a match official

Town chairman Chris Eaton told Sky Sports News he was dismayed by the manner in which the case had been handled.

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Kick It Out trustee and former Tottenham striker Crooks has said he will take up the matter directly with the Football Association in addition to paying the fine.

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Crooks wrote on Twitter: "I am taking the case up with the FA. There are enough mitigating circumstances to suspend the ban. I am also paying their fine as a gesture of solidarity and support."

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