Indeed, ref mics offer an insight which aren’t in commercial interests for sponsors and subsequently broadcasters, let alone the players who want to be painted as rolemodels.

There’s also the fear of the trickle down effect to grass roots level where behavior gets replicated by youngsters.

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However, there is an argument using ref mics might force players to curb their behavior and ultimately enhance fair play and respect towards officials.

Ex-England rugby forward Brian Moore, who comes from a sport where ref mics work well, argues: "There would be carnage for about six weeks and then it would be sorted. But the problem is this: when you speak to people in football a lot of them say 'you can't do that'.

"The fact is you can do it, there's no technical reason or moral reason. It's just that they are afraid that people will hear just how bad it is."

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