Leeds manager Dennis Wise is sure to be left scratching his head this morning after the FA released a statement confirming that the 'charge of using abusive and/or insulting words against referee Danny McDermid was found not proven.'
The charge related to an allegation made by Wise after a stormy encounter at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium on September 29, during which the official sent-off Leeds strike pairing Jermaine Beckford and Tresor Kandol. After an altercation between Wise and the official at half-time the Leeds boss was sent to the dugout, and subsequently received a three-match touchline suspension and a 5,000 pounds fine.
Wise himself lodged his own complaint with the FA about the referees behaviour, saying at the time: 'The big issue here is that, at the end of the game, the referee has told me to 'f*** off'. I think that is totally and utterly unacceptable and we as a club will be reporting him. I have three witnesses who are going to back me up, so well done to the ref, he got the headlines he obviously wanted. He has sent me off at half-time because I have said something that I shouldn't have done. But it seems there are two different sets of rules.' Quite!
