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Amen to that! I did nearly ten years as a parent volunteer and it's criminal that the game relies on the likes of us to run it. Not because we shouldn't be expected to give up our time, we do that anyway by supporting our kids through whatever they do as it's what decent parents do anyway...

Yeah of course they will. I mean, we all know how adult football is full of lovely players who have learnt their lesson young and thus now behave like angels. I can't remember the last time I saw a pro player intimidate and abuse an official for example. Oh yes!, I think the FA's 'respect'...

Fair enough. Adult football, from park, through to County and right to the top is not a pretty sight as we all know, in terms of abuse given to officials and players to each other. Makes you wonder why we bother trying to teach kids respect when we know that they can hit 16 and play adult...

Bloody right too. I'm all for teaching consequences to actions to kids, but in schoolboy/girl age football there is virtually nothing that can't be sorted out with a word to the managers to sub the player if need be if things get too out of hand. In all my years in youth football, as a parent...

Is his management style the same?, as in an inability to accept any refereeing decision against his team. Not going to be setting a very good example to his players if so. A bit of a worry if it's a kids team he's managing.