Ban big mouth Gregory

JOHN Gregory has been charged by the FA with verbal abuse of a fourth official at a recent league match.

If the Derby manager is found guilty he should be hit so hard by the FA that he will think twice before saying a word out of place to referees.

The repetitive verbal assaults and abuses of officials by managers is the biggest disgrace of a sport in which nobody knows how to lose with dignity.

A 12-month touchline ban should do the trick. Few chairmen would want to employ managers who cannot do their jobs properly on match day.