Wolves plan to appeal cards fine
Wolves were today planning a plea to the Football Association as they faced a £75,000 rap for their rash of yellow cards in their last two games.
Wolves were today planning a plea to the Football Association as they faced a £75,000 rap for their rash of yellow cards in their last two games.
Clubs are fined £25,000 for having six or more cautions in one match, then £50,000 for a second offence.
Wolves have picked up seven bookings in each of their last two games, in the 1-1 draw against Newcastle and now the 2-1 defeat at Fulham, a tally which included Christophe Berra's two bookable offences.
An FA spokesman today confirmed: "Clubs get fined £25,000 for a first offence of having six players booked then £50,000 if they do it again, and a further £75,000 if they do it again.
"It's a standard sanction with an incremental increase as a deterrent."
Although there is no official appeal process against the rule, clubs are allowed a 'plea of mitigation.'
Wolves plan to write to the FA and underline their previous good record in the hope of overturning the first punishment, with details of statistics over recent seasons.
The club finished 11th in the Premier League's Fair Play League last season, totalling a modest three red cards in 38 league games, while the most bookings went to Karl Henry and Michael Mancienne with six each.
But a relatively clean disciplinary record is shown by the fact that Berra's red card at Craven Cottage was only the 11th in four seasons.
Just two players were dismissed in the promotion season in 2008-09, none in 2007-08 while there were five in 2006-07.
Should Wolves' plea prove successful, they would then only be fined £25,000 for the indiscretions at Craven Cottage.
The club have come under fire for their competitive nature, but the FA spokesman denied the club were being looked at more closely after recent games.
He added: "We only look at clubs' disciplinary records at the end of a season and, only if there is a need, then discipline accordingly."
The news comes as Wolves were again criticised for their approach, this time from Fulham fans chanting "disgrace to the Premier League" after Bobby Zamora broke his leg in an innocuous tackle with Karl Henry.
