SIN BIN CAN BE USED TO STAMP OUT DISSENT

SIN BINS will be introduced in grass roots football this season, specifically to target dissent. An offending player will be sent to the touchline for 10 minutes, and cannot be substituted in that period. It is an idea that is long overdue. Sin bins work perfectly in hockey and address a variety of misdemeanours. So much so, in fact, that red cards are rare and carry sanctions that can last a month or more. That is where football needs to be: very little dissent and red cards a last resort.