 The club had just been relegated to the Third Division but Wright resigned at the end of November 2001 hours before he was fined by the Football Association and given a four match touchline ban for verbally abusing a referee.Wright said he was not told that the charges included a "racial element" and denied making such comments.The FA said the first of two offensive remarks reported had not been heard by the match referee and its disciplinary commission said they were "not satisfied that the first remark had taken place."