Wigan Athletic winger James McClean has outlandishly called for football to be allowed to have National Hockey League style fights on the pitch to see 'less handbags'.
The Irish star posted the bizarre suggestion on his Instagram story, believing football could copy the NHL's leniency towards fighting - something referees tolerate in the sport before giving them a five-minute sin bin.
McClean posted on his Instagram story: "Just an observation... if football introduced the rule like in ice hockey where if there is on field issue then let two players involved have a 10/15 second tear up and then sin bin them, i guarantee they'd be far less handbags."
