To ensure the cleanup image of the league to avoid damaging accidents, EPL made the managers and players signing a charter spelling out acceptable standards of behavior.
Last season was caught in red hand for the decline of respect shown toward referees. The unwanted behavior from Chelsea defender Ashley Cole turning his back on Mike Riley while being booked for a reckless challenge, ignited this charter bomb.
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill joked that he had just signed his death warrant.
O'Neill was sent off last August for disputing the amount of injury time.
"It's me signing my death warrant," quipped O'Neill. "I'm slightly concerned I'll be the first sent to the stands as I was last year for a rather innocuous decision last season ...
"But I think the idea's terrific to cut out the excesses."
The managers are prevented from viewing the TV replays and the talk after them.
Captains will be expected to help referees to control games, meeting them before kickoff in Premier League matches and being called upon to help the officials stamp out incidents of dissent during matches.
"It's unfair to pick one person or player or one club," the England defender, Chelsea skipper, John Terry said. "I could show you a hundred videos of players committing offences. We've all done it.
Terry welcomed the clarity in the new guidelines after being uncertain about who can approach referees without it appearing to be a hostile approach.
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