A New Year's resolution for the football law makers

I hope the FA and FIFA have a list of New Year's resolutions to implement.

The one rule I would like to change is the ludicrous ruling that says a player must be booked if he over-celebrates (or in other words takes off his shirt or goes to celebrate with family or friends in the crowd).

It's as if the rule makers have sat together and thought: "I know, let's take all the fun out of football."

There can be no logical reason for booking a player for celebrating. It is harmless - providing opposition fans or players are not provoked.

There have been many examples of players receiving their marching orders for "over-celebrating." Steve Brown's sending off for a second book for Wycombe at Leicester in March 2001 received national headlines - the T-shirt he revealed after Roy Essandoh's late winner was a tribute to his young son.

Yet despite plenty of silly sendings off, still nothing is being done to change this draconian rule.

The latest sending-off saw Port Vale's Danny Glover see red for a second bookable offence. Yet his first yellow card was for taking off his shirt after scoring against Rochdale. The message on the T-shirt: "Happy Birthday Dad!" A tribute to his father and Port Vale manager, Dean.

Change this daft rule now!