RegalRef
Politically Incorrect
Interesting, no doubt one in a million event today, but worth sharing.
U18 ladies game, blue v red & black. Know the blue team very well, red only done once before.
Red team mixture of knob head coach and aggy teenage girls, nothing but morning and generally hard done two.
Only previous game with them saw 3 yellows for dissent and manager sent from FOP for his nonsense.
Anyway, 20 minutes into game, blue corner comes in, great header by blue girl, softly floats into top corner, just below the bar and hits net, before bouncing down.
I whistle to award goal, and queue the moaning from players that the ball didn't cross the line, blah blah blah.
I explained the goal was given as it hit the net etc, as expected, it fell on deaf ears.
It did set me thinking though - this was on a council pitch with goalposts that are just that - goalposts only. No supports for the Nets etc, so nets were attached to the crossbar and went straight down to the ground, to form a triangle when viewed from side on.
So technically, I can't be sure all the ball crossed all the line to start with, but obviously had nets been back from the goalposts would have no doubt.
Thoughts?
U18 ladies game, blue v red & black. Know the blue team very well, red only done once before.
Red team mixture of knob head coach and aggy teenage girls, nothing but morning and generally hard done two.
Only previous game with them saw 3 yellows for dissent and manager sent from FOP for his nonsense.
Anyway, 20 minutes into game, blue corner comes in, great header by blue girl, softly floats into top corner, just below the bar and hits net, before bouncing down.
I whistle to award goal, and queue the moaning from players that the ball didn't cross the line, blah blah blah.
I explained the goal was given as it hit the net etc, as expected, it fell on deaf ears.
It did set me thinking though - this was on a council pitch with goalposts that are just that - goalposts only. No supports for the Nets etc, so nets were attached to the crossbar and went straight down to the ground, to form a triangle when viewed from side on.
So technically, I can't be sure all the ball crossed all the line to start with, but obviously had nets been back from the goalposts would have no doubt.
Thoughts?