WENGER DENIES FA CHARGE
Arsene Wenger knows there is little he can do but accept whatever punishment the Football Association hand out for peeived misdemeanours - yet will continue to fight Arsenal's corner when he believes the cause is just.
The Gunners, along with Chelsea, were hit with a ฃ100,000 fine for the melee which marred the end of the Carling Cup final at the Millennium Stadium.
The fall-out from that eventful afternoon in Cardiff, however, is not yet over.
Wenger has denied a charge of "improper conduct and/or bringing the game into disrepute" following his media comments relating to the incident.
Kolo Toure was shown a red card, as was Emmanuel Adebayor while the striker and Emmanuel Eboue were also punished further - something the Frenchman found hard to take.
Wenger claimed "the whole system is not honest", in reference to the disciplinary procedures of the FA, and suggestions the assistant referee "lied" in his report over the brawl.
The personal hearing is to be "scheduled in due course", with the Arsenal manager already due to meet officials following a separate charge after a half-time altercation with referee Steve Bennett during the Barclays Premiership game against Portsmouth in December.
Togo striker Adebayor is finally available again tomorrow for the trip to Liverpool after what turned out to be a four-match ban for his perceived aggressive role in the brawl - and reaction to the subsequent red card from referee Howard Webb.
Wenger may well continue to feel aggrieved by the whole saga, but accepts such is life in the English game.
"We will not appeal against the fine of the club," said the Arsenal manager.
"We always get hammered and we say 'thank you very much'.
"They have my credit card number, and we will say 'how much do you need this week? Let's do it'."
Wenger added: "Sometimes they are in a position where they have to support the wrong decisions at the FA because they have no choice.
"Like with Adebayor, we proved the decision was wrong, with an independent criminologist. More
The Gunners, along with Chelsea, were hit with a ฃ100,000 fine for the melee which marred the end of the Carling Cup final at the Millennium Stadium.
The fall-out from that eventful afternoon in Cardiff, however, is not yet over.
Wenger has denied a charge of "improper conduct and/or bringing the game into disrepute" following his media comments relating to the incident.
Kolo Toure was shown a red card, as was Emmanuel Adebayor while the striker and Emmanuel Eboue were also punished further - something the Frenchman found hard to take.
Wenger claimed "the whole system is not honest", in reference to the disciplinary procedures of the FA, and suggestions the assistant referee "lied" in his report over the brawl.
The personal hearing is to be "scheduled in due course", with the Arsenal manager already due to meet officials following a separate charge after a half-time altercation with referee Steve Bennett during the Barclays Premiership game against Portsmouth in December.
Togo striker Adebayor is finally available again tomorrow for the trip to Liverpool after what turned out to be a four-match ban for his perceived aggressive role in the brawl - and reaction to the subsequent red card from referee Howard Webb.
Wenger may well continue to feel aggrieved by the whole saga, but accepts such is life in the English game.
"We will not appeal against the fine of the club," said the Arsenal manager.
"We always get hammered and we say 'thank you very much'.
"They have my credit card number, and we will say 'how much do you need this week? Let's do it'."
Wenger added: "Sometimes they are in a position where they have to support the wrong decisions at the FA because they have no choice.
"Like with Adebayor, we proved the decision was wrong, with an independent criminologist. More
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