When Truro City's Stewart Yetton scored an 81st minute winner against Hednesford on Saturday a frustrating previous season, blighted by lack of first team starts, fizzled away.

The delight was evident on the former Plymouth Argyle striker's face as he ripped off his shirt and celebrated in front of the Truro City fans. The referee of course booked him for his actions.

Normally it takes a player to get sent-off, for a second bookable offence, for people to question the stupidity of the law, but I think Saturday's game highlights perfectly why it is time to abandon this rule that players should be booked for taking off their shirt.

The FA and FIFA will tell you that a player gets booked for removing his shirt because it aggravates opposition's supporters. I find this a strange explanation, because I have never heard one fan complain about a player taking off his shirt. And I can imagine the few Hednesford fans, that were in Treyew Road on Saturday, were more annoyed that Yetton put the ball into the back of the net and couldn't care less about his celebration.

I suspect the real reason has more to do with money and sponsors. Imagine a Champions League final in which Wayne Rooney takes off his shirt after scoring the winning goal just as the assembled press photographers get in position. Suddenly the sponsor's name is missing from the front page of all the morning's newspapers. One suspects FIFA is trying to protect image rights rather than fans' temperament.

In fact as far as celebrations go I get more annoyed by Lomana Lua Lua's triple summersaults or Jimmy-Floyd Hasslebank's poor attempts at a cartwheel. Not because they are over exuberant, more because they seem too planned and lack a certain sense of improvised joy.

Which brings me neatly onto FIFA's ruling on why players are booked for taking off their shirts.

Their rules state that: "A player who removes his jersey when celebrating a goal must be cautioned for unsporting behaviour."

The reason being is that removing one's shirt after scoring is 'unnecessary' and 'players should avoid such excessive displays of joy'.

Now Yetton on Saturday had been given his first start of the season. I watched as he chased lost causes and closed down defenders in a bid to cement a regular first team place. Moments before he scored he also crashed an effort off the top of the Hednesford crossbar probably with the feeling of 'it's not going to be my day' running through his head. Then nine minutes from time a stroke of luck came his way as the ball fell to him in the six-yard box and he got the goal his performance deserved. Of course in FIFA's eyes he should avoid being too happy about this.

Should Stuart Pearce have avoided being 'too happy' about his successful penalty against Spain in Euro 96, with the memories of Italia 90 still running through his head? Lets not forget one of the most memorable moments in football is Italian midfielder Marco Tardelli's 'tears of joy' celebration after scoring Italy's second goal against West Germany in the 1982. World Cup final.

Excessive goal celebrations are part of football and do not aggravate fans. What aggravates fans is seeing players suspended because of silly rules like this one.

Do you agree with FIFA's ruling or would you like to see the rule of booking players for removing their shirt scrapped? Leave your comments below.