"Linesman John Brooks was picked up by the microphones of the television cameras on the pitch at the end of Sunday afternoon’s match telling Joleon Lescott and Joe Hart that, “They’ve paid 62 quid over there – go and see them” after Manchester City’s two-nil win at The Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon. He earned himself considerable praise amongst supporters and some sections of the press for saying this – it is, of course, not known whether he realised that he would be audible on the television camera’s microphone or not – but his reward from The Professional Game Match Officials Limited, the organisation which assigns match officials, was to be deselected from Wednesday night’s FA Cup Third Round replay between West Bromwich Albion and Queens Park Rangers.
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A twenty-five year old estate agent from Stalybridge took a banner to the match which had the phrase, “£62!! Where will it stop?” painted on it, but during the match he was ordered by a match steward to hand the banner over and was subsequently ordered to by two police officers who threatened him with being ejected from the ground and arrest for a breach of the peace if he failed to comply with the steward’s demands."
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(thanks again to our Scottish correspondent)
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