BIRMINGHAM CITY’S rules of conduct and fine list for the new season have been revealed.
The maximum fine on the list can amount to a whopping £3,000, while other fines include sanctions for punctuality, equipment usage and club attire.
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Players can be fined £250 for arriving late to a session, including training, physio and meetings and for failing to say good morning to reception staff.
A £200 fine can be issued if the player is not wearing the correct kit, while leaving their kit in the changing room can result in a £100 fine.
Failing to wear a GPS or heart rate monitor ready for training can also see players slapped with a £100 fine, while failing to return the items can result in an identical penalty.
Leaving snus – a tobacco product used by many football stars – on the changing room floor can also see players hit with a £50 fine.
But the heftiest fine which players can be hit with amounts to a cool £3,000.
A fine of this value will be issued if a star reports late for training on a home matchday.
The Blues have enjoyed a strong start to the season, with a draw and win in their opening two Championship games and a midweek victory in the Carabao Cup first round.
Speaking on the fines last season, former Premier League ace Troy Deeney told Birmingham Live: “The gaffer [John Eustace] has made a no excuse culture…
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“We have had players leave the day before a game who were about to start – OK on to the next thing. He is not looking for an excuse and that mentality has crept into us.
“From my perspective, we have got rules and regs in place and he has allowed me to actually enforce those.”
He continued: “A lot of times last year people would park, go straight in, people wouldn’t know who is here.
“We have blocked that off, now you have to come through, say ‘Good morning’ to Ann-Marie on reception, have a conversation with her.
“You see the admin staff for the Under-21s, maybe the media department if they are around, you see the kitchen staff. It becomes a family. Just by closing one door, it’s making all the club feel connected.
“Anyone past 9 o’clock is fined for being late. Fines on that, fines on meetings. We don’t have excuses now because we have got a month schedule. You know where you are supposed to be, what days are double sessions.
“The schedule goes to the media department as well, if they want us, we knew about this interview days ago. Everyone can plan their days. It sounds really stupid but it’s simple.”
It was announced last week that NFL legend Tom Brady had become a joint owner in the St. Andrew’s outfit.
And ahead of their 1-0 win over Leeds earlier today, Brady was seen in a pub with fans.
The full list of fines can be seen below:
Late for any session or appointment – £250
Failure to say good morning to staff on the desk – £250
If not in correct kit – £200
If any kit is left around training ground – £20 per item
If any kit is left in changing rooms and showers – £100
Group fine for bottles – £50 per person
If GPS is not worn for training – £100
If heart rate monitor is not worn for training – £100
If morning wellness is not completed before 10am – £100
If hydration test sample is not submitted before time dictated – £100
If GPS or HR monitors are not returned 30 minutes after final session – £100
If cups, playes and cutlery are left out in canteen – £20 per item
If Snus is left on changing room floor – £50
If a photo is taken in treatment room – £100
If hot drinks and/or food are taken into treatment room – £100
If any medical equipment is not returned to treatment room – £100 per day
If any injured players fail to report, unless told otherwise, by 8.30am – £500
If phone is used in changing room 90 minutes before kick-off – £250
If phone is used in first 30 minutes of mealtime – £100
Reporting late for matchday meeting – £500
Reporting late on home matchday – £3,000