CHRIS Casper has begged the Football League rule-makers not to turn the beautiful game into a farce.
The Bury boss joined the growing band of disaffected players and managers who have expressed their concerns at plans to introduce penalty shoot-outs after drawn league games.
Football League chief, Sir Brian Mawhinney, revealed that the idea would be debated as part of a general review into how to make the game more attractive to spectators.
But Casper, like many others, has said football's rules should be left well alone to avoid ruining the nation's favourite sport.
"It's the worst idea I have ever heard," said Casper whose side faces fellow League Two strugglers Macclesfield at Gigg Lane on Saturday.
"When they changed it from two to three points for a win, way back in the early 80s, it was a great move.
"But to mess about with something like this is ridiculous. It would make games more exciting and there certainly would be more goals. But I think the way we have got the game now, people are happy with it.
"They are always talking about making the game more entertaining, so why don't we just get rid of goalkeepers or make the nets a mile long? It is starting to sound like a farce."
Bury equalised in the last minute of stoppage time in their last league game against nine-man Wrexham. But to suggest the Shakers could then have gone on to lose the game gave Casper the prefect case study.
"That is the perfect example," he said. "I really don't see any reason to mess about with the game, it would downgrade it.
"I think someone with a sense of humour has thrown it into the conversation, but I really don't see anyone bringing it in."
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