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Palace boss Warnock to 'zip-it' in future

Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock will be more cautious with the media in future after being fined £9,000 by the FA for post-match comments about referee Craig Pawson. "I'm going to be boring from now on and give you guys nothing to write about," Warnock told journalists ahead of his side's trip to Manchester United on Saturday.

"The media is part of my job and I have a lot of acquaintances who are journalists. I know how hard they work so I will always come out and do press conferences.

"I know journalists appreciate my comments but they're not the ones who pay the fines. I have to watch what I say.

"You just have to learn about the timing of these things, with the TV interview. Twenty minutes after a game is very soon, so you have to get your thoughts together and maybe comment differently.

"Regarding what I said, I could have changed maybe two or three words and I wouldn't have got charged.

"My wife saw Garry Monk's interview a few weeks ago and said 'don't you ever do anything like that or I will be mad at you' - and I told her he didn't get charged - but I've been charged for mine."

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