Leicester fight move ordering club to reinstate Wise

LEICESTER CITY yesterday confirmed that they would fight a Football League decision ordering them to reinstate controversial midfielder Dennis Wise.

Leicester fight move ordering club to reinstate Wise

The 35-year-old was sacked by the club after breaking team-mate Callum Davidson’s jaw in a pre-season incident. However, a Football League Disciplinary Commission ruled Wise had been treated too harshly and ruled the maximum punishment should be a fine of two weeks’ wages. But Greg Clarke, chairman of Leicester City plc, yesterday insisted the club would fight the decision. ‘‘We’re going to fight it,’’ he tld BBC Radio Five Live’s Sportsweek programme. ‘‘We’re going to listen to what the appeal by the Football League says and we will study the outcome of that and, if necessary, we will follow up by the other channels available to us.’’

Clarke also dismissed suggestions that cash-strapped City’s reaction to Wise’s offence had more to do with getting the player off the wage bill rather than internal discipline.

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