Plan to introduce blue cards 'is in danger of being SCRAPPED' after backlash

Plans to introduce a trial of blue cards into football are in danger of being scrapped following a backlash against the proposals, according to reports.

In February, football fans were left baffled by the news that the new card would be trialled to sin-bin players guilty of minor offences for ten minutes - with supporters claiming the new rule change would ruin the game.

An introduction of the card would be the first new card in football in more than half a century, with yellow and red cards being introduced in 1970 and running to the present day.

Now, the initial proposals from the International Football Association Board (IFAB) have been put on the back-burner following the growing opposition to the the idea.

According to The Telegraph, directors of IFAB are not convinced such a card would be required during trials of the rugby-style disciplinary method.

The outlet further claim that members of IFAB's board, which include the chief executives of the four home associations and FIFA, had been unaware that a blue card would form part of the protocols drawn up by the law-making body’s administration.

Their annual general meeting, which is set to take place on Saturday, will be their first opportunity to discuss a proposal designed to make it clear when a player has been sin-binned.

Last month, an official announcement had been planned, but instead the decision was put on hold, with the rule-change set to be debated at the AGM.

Mail Sport previously reported how supporters had been up in arms over the idea, with some saying the game was 'finished' - while pundits like Paul Merson claimed it would make football 'boring'.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou, Everton's Sean Dyche, and Crystal Palace's Roy Hodgson are among the Premier