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| Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:04 am Trevour Brooking |
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Trevor Brooking is confident that the Football Association's Respect initiative will succeed in England.
A pilot scheme has been carried out in 20 leagues at grassroots level and Brooking is excited about the positive feedback he has received.
If the professional game adopts the same system it would mean the introduction of strict new rules governing the conduct of players, managers and coaches.
There would also be tough punishments for individuals who step out of line and Brooking, the FA's director of football development, believes players would soon learn to behave.
"Having seen everyone's reaction to what we are trying to do, I will be extremely surprised - and it will be a sad reflection on the decision-makers - if we cannot come to some agreement," Brooking told the Daily Mail.
"We have to make sure there's clarity. The professional game understands that they must be part of it, but they are under a lot of scrutiny and want to make sure that what we do is sustainable. We don't want to see it disintegrating two or three weeks into the season.
"The biggest challenge will be to make people understand clearly that if you do this, it's a red card, if you do this, it's a yellow and if you continue, it will be a second yellow.
"Initially there will be a reaction and perhaps bits of inconsistency, but we must make sure everyone understands what's acceptable and what's not."
Tribalfootball
I would love to have him back at West Ham if he ever decided to resign from this job. I remember when he gave us that glimmer of hope in 2003.
Anyone hear any of the stories on SSN over the past couple of days about incidents involving refs at grassroots level, amazing what can happen nowadays. |
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