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Discipline has long been one of the cornerstones of a successful dressing room in England. If John Eustace?s Birmingham City players did not wish the training ground reception staff ?good morning? they were issued with a ?250 penalty. Steven Gerrard implemented a variety of fines when manager of Aston Villa for players leaving flip-flops in the shower (?50), forgetting to bring a cake for a birthday (?50, Yaya Tour?: look away now), leaving plates and cups on the dining table (?100 an item). When Frank Lampard replaced Maurizio Sarri in 2019-20, Lampard immediately introduced a series of internal disciplinary fines for first-team players. Late for training? That?s ?20,000, guv. Failure to report knack or illness before a day off? That?s 10 large. Phone rings during a team meeting? One thousand English pounds, thank you very much.
Sheffield FC invented football (yesterday?s Quote of the Day)? A certain person on the other side of the Atlantic would no doubt dispute that? ? Robert Pearce.
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