JOE KINNEAR has been fined £500 in relation to comments made about referee Martin Atkinson after his personal hearing today in York.
The Newcastle United manager branded Atkinson a "Mickey Mouse referee" after the defeat at Fulham on November 9 and was handed his punishment today.
He was also warned about his future conduct for the incident, although a charge against him for using abusive and insulting words towards an official against Stoke in December was 'not proved'.
Kinnear must now wait to learn what punishment, if any, he will receive for his touchline feud with Hull's Phil Brown earlier this month.
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