Thorup: Evidence Will Determine Outcome of Gunn’s FA Misconduct Charge

Norwich City manager Johannes Hoff Thorup stated that the club’s approach to the Football Association’s misconduct charge against goalkeeper Angus Gunn will hinge on the evidence presented concerning the 28-year-old. The FA alleges that Gunn “allegedly acted in an improper manner around the tunnel area at half-time” during the Canaries’ Championship defeat to QPR earlier this month. “The most important for us is that we try to get an answer a couple of hours before kick-off,” Thorup informed BBC Radio Norfolk. He added, “They have the rights to dig into bad behaviour and if they feel it’s bad behaviour, we have to look into it and see if we accept that or not. It comes down to the evidence.” Norwich has a deadline of Thursday, 19 December, to submit its response to the charge. Should Gunn be found culpable, he could face a suspension, making him the second player from the same match to receive a ban, following Canaries captain Kenny McLean’s four-match suspension for violent conduct. Despite McLean’s denial of the accusations, the club accepted the decision to ban the midfielder; however, Thorup believes the FA mishandled that particular situation. “We were not satisfied – especially with the treatment of us and Kenny in that particular situation – because we felt it was a decision being made too late,” Thorup commented further. He concluded, “On the other hand, we have to accept that we are a football club playing in a league with rules we have to follow. If there’s a case, there’s a case.”