Teams have been left baffled at a referee calling off a 10th tier match last weekend even after players took to cleaning goose poo off the pitch. No not at Gander Green Lane though? Sutton United's home ground!! Joke.
(Gander Green Lane, officially known as the VBS Community Stadium, is a football stadium in Sutton, south London, and the home ground of Sutton United. The record attendance for Gander Green Lane is 14,000 when Sutton United lost 0-6 to Leeds United in the fourth round of the 1969–70 FA Cup.)
Tower Hamlets FC (formerly Bethnal Green United Football Club) was formed by Mohammed Nurul Hoque and Akhtar Ahmed in the year 2000. Chairman Mohammed Hoque first registered the name Tower Hamlets FC with the London FA in 2007, with a vision to change the name once the club obtained senior status. It was considered the existing name did not highlight the wider Tower Hamlets community. Representing Tower Hamlets with its rich history and diversity gave the young people an opportunity to show what they could achieve.
This week, some geese have left their mark all over the Tower Hamlets pitch. The Ref didn’t like the excessive fouling!! Tower Hamlets FC was set to face Hoddesdon Town in the Eastern Counties League Division One South fixture, but the two squads came together before kick off to clear the pitch of goose poo. Both teams worked together to clear whatever was left on the pitch, but referee was not interested. The Poo-tiful Game?? It was announced that "the Referee has called the game off to the surprise of both teams. Reasoning - Geese Poo on the pitch. Laughable really".
https://twitter.com/i/status/1692894984687485311
Tower Hamlets’ assistant manager Grant Holt (not the former top flight footballer) also had his say on social media. Holt said: “Nearly 40 players (both teams) were on the pitch clearing up stupid geese s*** or something. I saw about three bits. Some boys saw NONE. Never have I ever been involved in something so stupid in my life.” He then added: “By the way. The man still asked for his money!”
The video went on to get over 1,500 likes and a huge number of views.
With teams left baffled at the referee calling off the 10th tier match even after cleaning goose poo, Twitter users gave their reaction…
@hines_stephen: Technically the ref is correct to do so. However I believe most would allow a period of time if players were willing to clean the pitch. What does it say in your league rules?
@Telv1s: You’ve got to be shitting me!!
@OfficialBigDave: You can’t blame the geese, the state of the toilets there is shocking
@robh_78: If it was cleared off, I don’t see a problem. If it was still on the pitch, it’s full of parasites and toxins. Fancy heading a ball that’s rolled through it? Picking it up to take a throw in? How long was it taking to clear the pitch? Has the ref got another game to get to? @FanHackney: Ffs. Ref had a hangover and didn’t fancy it.....
Tower Hamlets FC (formerly Bethnal Green United Football Club) was formed by Mohammed Nurul Hoque and Akhtar Ahmed in the year 2000. Chairman Mohammed Hoque first registered the name Tower Hamlets FC with the London FA in 2007, with a vision to change the name once the club obtained senior status. It was considered the existing name did not highlight the wider Tower Hamlets community. Representing Tower Hamlets with its rich history and diversity gave the young people an opportunity to show what they could achieve. Apologies for the "box" below...cant get rid of it!
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