City's captain Matt Oakley is known for setting an example on as well as off the field of play. It is no wonder then that he represents Leicester City as team captain in The FA's Respect programme.

The City v Newcastle fixture is The FA's first ever Respect game, looking to promote the campaign which encourages respect towards referees and mutual consideration between players, managers, club official and fans to set a positive example.

The match will bring a near capacity crowd to the Walkers, so supporters are encouraged to buy tickets early. Ahead of the game, Matt spoke about the importance and meaning of Respect.

"We're all here to win, but Respect comes first," Matt stated. "Hopefully we can give a good signal to the young lads that are coming through.

"With the Respect code in place, referees want us to stop the yellow cards and the red cards happening even more now. They want to prevent people getting sent off and, if you like, ruining the game. The whole game now seems to have a bit more control about it with Respect in place."

Respect is not solely aimed at players, but also spectators to prevent football's image being ruined. At grassroots level, 846 games were called off in 2007/08 because of unacceptable behavior from spectators or players, but there has been a recent improvement in such statistics.

Matt admitted: "There are a lot fans that get frustrated at games. The important thing is to consider that there are women and children at the stadium. I think the players and then the fans are taking this on board as well. However, the fans do get more frustrated than the players I think."

"By not acting in a respectful manner, I think we're just painting a bad picture of players and professional football. I think we are coming from an era where there was a lot of dissent and disrespect to referees especially - but like I say, now that there's more and more TV involved, you can control it."

Matt was interviewed for The FA's 'Respect' film. The film will be available at www.thefa.com soon.