ACKNOWLEDGING MISTAKES WILL INCREASE HARMONY

Ian RIDLEY

BEFORE a season begins, the Football Association issues clubs with a number of booklets for distribution to players. They called their publication ‘Player Essentials’.
It details their responsibilities and covers a variety of areas, starting with on-field matters and behaviour expected (the biggest section), anti-doping, betting and social media.
At the first home game, as vice-chairman and the director overseeing media, I took it upon myself to speak briefly to the Salisbury FC players about the booklet, asking them to ...