Challenge to League Managers Association to discipline Managers who confront referees
PLAYER INDISCIPLINE AND MANAGER INDISCIPLINE=SPECTATOR INDISCIPLINE What a weekend of Football. Following on from Mauricio Pochettino's touchline ban for confronting match officials, Marco Silva does the same at Newcastle United v Everton. A 'fan' invades the pitch at Birmingham City v Aston Villa and assaults a player. A 'fan' invades the pitch at Arsenal v Manchester United and confronts a player. Let's contrast this with a weekend of the Six Nations Rugby Union matches and a week of Rugby League fixtures. Little or no player indiscipline, no Manager/Coach indiscipline and no confronting/berating of referees, and certainly no 'fans' invading the pitch to confront players. Can you see the link? As a parent, which sport would you rather take your loved ones to? The LMA and the PFA need to take action instead of always trotting out the 'it's a societal problem.' Rugby players, supporters, and managers/coaches are part of socie