Bizarre moment in non league match sees referee take issue with fans standing behind the goal

A rather bizarre moment in a Scottish non league match sees a referee take issue with fans standing behind the goal amid a free kick.

Kello Rovers took on Glasgow United in the West of Scotland League Third Division fixture, with the hosts, who sit bottom of the table, went on to pick up their first win of the season.

The 2-1 scoreline sees Kello go four points behind Port Glasgow Juniors, while Glasgow United sit 3rd with 18 points from 12 games played. So this result came as quite the surprise, especially considering that Kello have conceded 40 goals in 10 games and scored just 12, while Glasgow United have scored 29 and conceded 23.

I’ve seen a lot of weird things at non league games but this is right up there 🤔 pic.twitter.com/snuQMUqbGh

— Sam North (@The_Sam_North) October 28, 2023

However, at one stage in the game, the referee is said to have been ‘left unhappy with the kids “distracting” the goalie because they banged a drum a few times’.

Sam North (aka Footy Adventures on YouTube), said in the video: “What’s wrong with that?! Not allowed behind the goal, never seen that before, you can watch it from anywhere?! Surely the fans can stand anywhere they want can’t they yeah these railings here?!”

Sam spoke to Kello manager, asking: “Your first points of the season, you were on 0 points today at the start of today, now you’re on 3, what does that win mean to the club?

The boss replied: “Um it’s more of a bit of confidence for the boys in that changing room now because it can be hardcore so we can play those games and not picking up any points at all, some of the games we should have picked up some points, but the things will against you they just going against you and that’s it and to bonus with 23 boys at the start of the season with 14 out injured so I don’t think the results reflect the group of boys.

Sam: “If you had a full squad then you think you’d be way higher in the league than what you actually”

Manager: “That’s how starting to get them back now, match fitness isn’t there but we’re starting to get some back now.”

Sam: “So do you believe that you’ll cus, how many go down from this division then?”

Manager: “Three now.”

Sam: “So three get automatically relegated? Do you still think you can…”

Manager: “We’re lucky enough that in this league, apart from getting points off their team, has been taking points off each other, so hopefully now that’s set the baseline going forward and we start to put points up and go here but just seeing where that takes us.”

Sam: “And obviously there’s maybe 60/70 people in here today, do you have a message for people of the local area who might want to come and watch some football on a Saturday?”

Manager: “Last season at this stage of the season we won all the games, 100% record, so the crowds were bigger, they tend to come when the club’s doing well.”

Sam: “You need them more than ever when it’s not going well.”

Manager: “This club is special, we don’t have a lot of money, there’s not a lot of investment so we can get through the gate, give us a go.

Sam goes on to say away from the ground: “So you really cannot beat football at that level obviously they’re not technically bottom tier I’m going to be putting this in my bottom tier playlist just because they’re on the cusp of going down to the bottom tier Kello Rovers, didn’t realise but the bottom three actually go down so it’s going to be quite hard for them to claw back um their basically entire losing start of the season until now they actually won against second place Glasgow United I did this recently where I went to visit and I’ve seen Saltcoats Victoria lose a few times this season but I saw their first win of the season their first points of the season and I’ve seen uh Kello’s now first win and points the season if you support a team that’s doing and they need some points invite me down and they’ll probably win I’m a good luck charm at the moment I hope you enjoyed this video again I absolutely love the big videos that I film whether it be Celtic, Rangers or whether I go abroad somewhere um but nothing quite gives me joy like being the only man on this road in the borders right now and having been to Kello Rovers look at this there’s like sheep on the road little animals everywhere um absolutely lovely these are the adventures I love to come on um on a Saturday so yeah.

This is how Twitter users reacted to the bizarre moment in the non league match which sees the referee take issue with fans standing behind the goal…

@ggh1992: He must not get the remote control in the house

@GILLER07: Referee is correct

@grahamonteith: “Goalies in the huff” 🤣🤣

@1888stevieB: That’s fucking ridiculous

@JamesNimmyKing: That’s bizarre, was the best bit about going to junior games as a kid

@DaveShipley77: As a kid, I was once going down a slide on a play area next to a pitch and the ball hit me square on the forehead half way down the slide. You’re not safe anywhere.

@DavidLe49323807: Brilliant 😂😁

@JordD55: Had this in the amateur league I manage in. Was asked to move a group of young kids because they were “putting the other team off when they were attacking”

@KNZIM8: Baffling 🤔🤦‍♂️

@jimshades: He should be flung straight out of football an absolute joke to do this. The kids are behind the railing and doing no harm. All because the keeper was greeting about it the pussy. Guess what this ref will go to the top as Scottish football is a joke from top to bottom. Dinosaurs

@Beck_2196: Was at that game today and the boys with the drum were hardly even making any noise, more than entitled to stand wherever they want behind the railing. That ref was a shambles all game as well!

@ABronsSmith: Oddly, that was never allowed in Sunday league either when I played. Fans must be down both sides of the pitch. Bit strange, considering that’s a stadium though.

@Ching_Snorter: “Get a grip ref, fuck you man”. Scottish football at its finest.

@roguemonkeydm; I played a game up in #castlemilk in #glasgow, threatened all game and a fan behind the goal made a goal line clearance that was missed by the ref! I would’ve much preferred weans banging a drum behind the goal that night 🤣

@DaveHedgehog11: Referee has all the SFA referee school mannerisms perfected, does an excellent backwards jog and is suitably officious. Expect to see him in the Premiership within two years.

@Scotracing: Back in the day I saw Wells City play Portishead in the Somerset League Cup. Match went to penalties and the referee wouldn’t let the shoot out start until all spectators had moved from behind the goal, despite it being a spectator area.

@cakestamson: Let’s be honest,,, probably in wrong…but parents at sidelines swearing and belittling him doesn’t help🤷🏻‍♂️….shame on them…..tbf this is wat is wrong with kids footy…….the parents🙄

@jamiejambo43: It’s a rule in kids football, clearly been fast tracked from 7 a sides to this level. Will be doing @spfl games next! @ScottishFA are a shambles.

@Caledonianloco: We had a group of young weans ‘The Perthshire ultras’ at our game yesterday all sorts of expletives & drum banging going on its banter it’s kids seriously no need to move them if they are behind a rail .

@Uber_Scooter2: I mind as a young lad school mates taking spud guns to home games at the old Boghead ground in Dumbarton. Behind the goal was the outstanding sniper position for laughs 😂

@CllrNormanWork: I was at a game recently where the kids behind the goals were throwing things at the goalie so the ref asked for them to be moved away from behind the goals

@PurpleStandard: When the wee bit of power goes to their head!

It’s not a public pitch though, it’s an enclosed ground so this wouldn’t count..

— Lee (@H8wey) October 29, 2023