FA Satisfied With Club Action

Last updated : 15 October 2007 By Kevin Markey
Ipswich chairman David Sheepshanks claimed the FA had come up with a "weak response" after the final moments of the match on April 29 were delayed by the invasion.

The FA were satisfied that the club and the police had dealt with a number of the trouble-makers involved and insisted punishing the club was "not beneficial".

An FA spokesman said: "Clubs and police have their own mechanisms for ensuring law and order is upheld and they have the capacity to use stadium banning orders.

"We recognised that it was important for the club and police to liaise together to identify those people who have done something wrong and take relevant action.

"The FA are satisfied that the club and local police have taken appropriate action before and after the incident and we feel that imposing a fine would not be beneficial for any party."