Many things have changed in football. It is a sport that has, in some ways, grown up a little. Equally, some things remain the same and within dressing rooms the pulls and torments of peer pressure endure.
'The senior pros still rule,' a source told me this week. 'They set the tone. The way a squad of players behave when they are not actually on the football field largely depends on what they decide.'
The relevance of this observation today is simple and is to do with gambling. Ivan Toney of Brentford is doubtless regretting the fact he ignored clear rules that forbid players from placing bets on football.