Supporters of both Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers will see a crackdown on bad touchline and on-pitch behaviour during matches next season
The new Premier League season begins in less than two weeks and fans of Aston Villa. and Wolves are going to see a number of significant changes across the board.
Fans are likely to be aware already of the introduction of prolonged added time, as seen in the World Cup last season. The average length of time the ball was in play during Premier League games last campaign was just 55 minutes.
There is also going to be a crackdown on poor behaviour and conduct during matches. A set of rules jointly released by the Premier League, EFL, League Managers’ Association and a number of other regulatory football bodies outlined a list of the new regulations.
The 15 points laid out include details about what conduct is expected in the technical area by coaches and what is no longer permissible for players on-field.
Staff are now banned from approaching officials at half-time and at full-time while no more than two people are allowed to coach in the technical area at the same time, with the second individual receiving an automatic yellow card.
Therefore, all except one staff member must be seated, although one other member can be standing so long as they are next to their seat – but conversations between the two standing individuals must take place near the bench.
In an extension of the previous rule, club staff not named on the team sheet are not allowed into the technical area. Technology must also not be used by clubs to challenge a referee’s decision.
Players are told not to invade the personal space nor confront an official, much less make contact. If more than one player approaches the official in a confrontational manner then the second – and third and fourth, etc – can expect to be cautioned and reported to the FA.
Captains are given the burden of responsibility for controlling their teammates on-field. There will be more leniency on physicality, however, in an effort to make the game flow better.
Meanwhile, young academy scholars will be required to take a refereeing course to understand the rules and pressures officials are under from an early age.
There has always been a zero-tolerance approach to tragedy chanting and those who are found guilty of this, or any degrading tragedy gesture, will face tougher sanctions and longer stadium bans as well as criminal charges.
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