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FA has charged Ian Holloway with improper conduct. The statement follows comments made by Holloway in the post match interview, after his side lost 1-0 against Tottenham Hotspur thanks to a penalty awarded by referee Mark Clattenburg, after Aaron Lennon‘s cross struck a Crystal Palace defender on the arm.
Holloway has time until 23 August to respond to charges. The FA said in a statement: “Firstly, it is alleged that Holloway’s language and/or behaviour in or around the match officials’ changing room at the end of the game amounted to improper conduct.
“Secondly, it is alleged that Holloway’s post-match media comments questioned the integrity of the referee and/or match officials and/or implied that the referee and/or match officials were motivated by bias; and/or brought the game into disrepute.”
Holloway, on his part, argued that the officials failed to spot a foul against his side in the build-up to the penalty.
In his post-match interview, the 50-year-old told BBC Sport: “It’s going to be a long, hard season for me with these people [referees].
“I had this with Blackpool. Certain clubs get fouls and others don’t.”
