Mr. Dudley Phillips:

Online abuse is a societal issue and does not just occur in sport. Online abuse is highlighted in sport because people take an interest in sport, watch events and then may comment. On a personal note, the ability of users to hide their identity significantly contributes to their contributions because they do not have to answer to anybody for what they say, do and how they make people feel.

We mentioned volunteers earlier. The vast majority of our match officials are volunteers so they are somebody's mother, father, daughter or son. I do not think that the people who offer the abuse across the social media platforms give that fact consideration. I would love to see the significant issue of online abuse addressed but, unfortunately, I do not have a magic answer as to how that can be done.