Foran and Courtenay to face FA report

Lincoln City are set to file a report to the Football Association after an alleged brawl between Carlisle’s Irish chairman John…

Lincoln City are set to file a report to the Football Association after an alleged brawl between Carlisle’s Irish chairman John Courtenay, striker Richie Foran and Lincoln stewards during the Cumbrians' controversial 1-0 win in the Nationwide Third Division on Saturday.

Tempers ran high at Sincil Bank as East Yorkshire referee Paul Robinson sent off four players (including Carlisle’s Foran, Brian Shelly and Trevor Molloy), awarded two hotly-disputed penalties and provoked what Lincoln chairman Rob Bradley described as "mischief" in the directors' box.

In a statement, Bradley said: "Lincoln City Football Club will be preparing a report to the FA and other relevant organisations about the incidents off the pitch on Saturday during the game against Carlisle.

"Although the club are of course very concerned about some of the incidents that occurred involving personnel connected with Carlisle, we would wish to make it clear no-one connected with the home club is involved with any of the alleged wrongdoing.

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"Our report will be referring to the mischief caused by Carlisle personnel from the directors' box."

Carlisle meanwhile have rejected any involvement in trouble and claimed they were "entirely blameless".

"CUFC feel the whole incident has been blown out of proportion and are disappointed that certain parties have decided to concentrate their efforts on blackening the good name of the club," a club statement said.