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Gone are the days when a ballboy's duty was to return the ball to the nearest player as quickly as possible. Innocent times indeed. Today, if the pitch is wet, they carry a towel to give the ball a quick wipe – for home-side consumption only. Otherwise keep the ball greasy and take your time getting it back. Roll it rather than throw it. It's called home advantage and it is today being exploited to the full. Charlie Morgan, the 17-year-old son of a Swansea City director, who is already used to the good life (first class flights, Veuve Clicquot in the ice bucket, white Audi) took his dark art to new heights. Announcing his intentions in advance by tweeting that his final appearance would be #needed#for#timewasting, the piece of theatre he put on did not justify the Chelsea footballer's kick. But once delivered, Morgan writhed on the floor like a seasoned pro. If Eden Hazard faces censure – and this case neither needs an FA inquiry nor the South Wales police – surely Morgan does as well. Ballboys should be judged by standards similar to referees and linesmen. If boys can not keep their testosterone levels down, why not just have ballgirls, whose example is better. Had the ballgirl in the FA Cup match in 1991 between second division Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool not returned the ball with such alacrity, the English champions may not have levelled the score. If you are happy with the status quo, let's make it more efficient. Along with a towel, each ballboy could be issued with a tube of Super Glue. Gone are the days when a ballboy's duty was to return the ball to the nearest player as quickly as possible. Innocent times indeed. Today, if the pitch is wet, they carry a towel to give the ball a quick wipe – for home-side consumption only. Otherwise keep the ball greasy and take your time getting it back. Roll it rather than throw it. It's called home advantage and it is today being exploited to the full. Charlie Morgan, the 17-year-old son of a Swansea City director, who is already used to the good life (first class flights, Veuve Clicquot in the ice bucket, white Audi) took his dark art to new heights. Announcing his intentions in advance by tweeting that his final appearance would be #needed#for#timewasting, the piece of theatre he put on did not justify the Chelsea footballer's kick. But once delivered, Morgan writhed on the floor like a seasoned pro. If Eden Hazard faces censure – and this case neither needs an FA inquiry nor the South Wales police – surely Morgan does as well. Ballboys should be judged by standards similar to referees and linesmen. If boys can not keep their testosterone levels down, why not just have ballgirls, whose example is better. Had the ballgirl in the FA Cup match in 1991 between second division Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool not returned the ball with such alacrity, the English champions might not have levelled the score. If you are happy with the status quo, let's make it more efficient. Along with a towel, each ballboy could be issued with a tube of Super Glue.