Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill, with tongue firmly in cheek, has called for an end to pre-meditated goal celebrations reports the, Birmingham Mail. O'Neill's concerns though centre around the lengths some players now go to choreograph routines after they score.

"My own view on goal celebrations is that I do not know how players can go and dig out some sort of little routine when they score a goal," he said.

"I don't know where they practice it or when they thought about it.

"It is usually so ridiculous it's untrue, it is embarrassingly ridiculous. "It's the best thing in the world to score a goal and you should celebrate it.

"But if the rules are now that you don't take your shirt off - there is no reason to show your six pack off.

"If somebody has a significant political message to make I'm not sure.

"If I see another baby celebration I will go ballistic! It's just my age!"

O'Neill added: "I've seen ones in the 1950s when they would shake hands and some where they get a bit carried away - more than you might think.

"But they do not perform some stupid act which is beyond belief!"