Stuart McCall believes Premiership clubs should copy Bradford City's get-tough policy over dissent to prevent the game suffering more disciplinary problems.

The antics of the likes of Manchester United who have been haranguing referees en-masse in recent weeks has led to calls for action from the Football Association.

Manager Sir Alex Ferguson was even moved to say his stars had gone too far when protesting to referee Andy D'Urso over a penalty awarded to Middlesbrough at Old Trafford recently, even though none of his players were shown a yellow card over the incident.

However McCall says City, who have one of the best disciplinary records in the Premiership, will not be following the lead of clubs who have been showing dissent.

He said: "Some bookings are unavoidable such as for late tackles because they are part and parcel of the game. Then you hold your hands up and say 'fair enough'. But dissent is a completely different matter.

"Referees will never change their minds and players have to come to terms with that and bite their lip a bit more.

"It is rare to see any Bradford City players showing dissent to the referee and I believe that is because of the disciplinary procedures at the club.

"If a player is booked for dissent then he is fined 10 per cent of his wages for that week. Then if he does it again in another game, that goes up to 25 per cent.

"And if the same player shows dissent in another game to earn a yellow card, then he is hit by a 50 per cent fine."

Leeds, Wimbledon, Chelsea and Tottenham were all charged with misconduct by the FA following violent flare-ups in the Premiership nine days ago.

All four clubs were given a fortnight to request a personal hearing with the suggestion that the FA may dock points in the battle to clean up the game.

Ten years ago a precedent was set when Arsenal and Manchester United had points deducted for a brawl in their Division One clash.

McCall, however, believes such a decision should not be taken lightly by the FA.

He said: "The scenes were disappointing.

"We have been calling for the referees to be more lenient and yet then we have what happened at Leeds and also at Chelsea.

"The players have massive responsibilities.

"Of course, from our point of view, I would love to see Wimbledon deducted points!

"It might be something to look into for the FA as part of a crackdown but any decision like that must not be taken lightly."

lPortuguese striker Jorge Cadete took part in his first training session with City today after arriving last night.

He will have a medical tomorrow before details of his loan signing from Benfica are completed. Cadete is joining City until the end of the season.

The loan transfer was due to go through a fortnight ago, but injury and illness problems prevented him from undergoing a medical and he returned home to recover from a hamstring injury and to cure a fever.

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