JIM Magilton will be in the dug-out yelling instructions to his players in the sudden-death Sunday clash with Hull City after escaping a touchline ban today.
Derek Davis
JIM Magilton will be in the dug-out yelling instruction to his players in the sudden-death Sunday clash with Hull City after escaping a touchline ban today.
The Blues boss was handed a season-long suspended two-match ban and fined after pleading guilty to a misconduct charge at a FA hearing in London.
Magilton put forward his mitigation at a personal hearing after being sent to the stands by Cheshire official Mike Jones during Town's 1-0 loss at Stoke City in February.
Magilton had been expecting a ban but the panel accepted his frustration had been caused by the multi-ball system which the Town manager has called to be scrapped.
Magilton now has to keep his nose clean until May 2009 or the two-match ban will be implemented, along with any other punishment.
The Town boss usually sits in the directors' box for the first half of Town's games and comes down at half-time and is expected to do the same when Town face Hull City on Sunday looking for a place in the play-offs.
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