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Football: You'll Never See Scenes Like These Again

"…If it wasn't a furious and baying mob of Manchester United players threatening to lynch referee Andy D'Urso in a high-octane match with Middlesbrough, it was Tottenham and Leeds players belting each other at Elland Road, only a few hours after Chelsea boss Gianluca Vialli was laid out during a punch-up against Wimbledon at Stamford Bridge.

"…Last night, the men in the smart new grey Burton suits at Lancaster Gate served notice that it will never be tolerated again. FA chief executive Adam Crozier said: "Standards of behaviour right across the game needed to improve.

"…The new laws and punishments mean that unruly players now face the most searching test of the character and decency many claim they have lost in this era of pop-star wages and egos.

"The big question will be about whether they can reintroduce an element of self-control into a sport that is more frantic, wild-eyed and over-blown than ever.

"…Crozier knew he had to act within days of taking office on January 1, before some of the incidents had even taken place.

"Plans to get tough were drawn up at a meeting with the Premier League, the Managers' Association, PFA and referees that same month..."

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