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Teams left baffled at referee calling off 10th tier match even after cleaning goose poo

Teams have been left baffled at a referee calling off a 10th tier match at the weekend even after players took to cleaning goose poo.

Tower Hamlets were set to face Hoddesdon Town in the Eastern Counties League Division One South fixture, but the two squad’s players came together before kick off to clear the pitch of goose poo.

However despite doing that, the referee was still unsatisfied and postponed the game despite their best efforts, as you can see in the video below…

@TowerHamletsFC wrote via Twitter: “Referee has called the game off to the surprise of both teams.

“Reasoning – Geese Poo on the pitch.

“Both teams worked together to clear whatever was left on the pitch. But referee was not interested. Laughable really.”

@HoddesdonTownFC meanwhile joked: “Today’s game @TowerHamletsFC is OFF. Some geese have left their mark all over the pitch. Ref didn’t like the excessive fouling.”

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 looool!”

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

@footymum73: No way! Is this for real ? How ridiculous 😩

@MrAntonio_9: Non league is so laughable

@D_Allum: Ref gets paid as well right ? He wanted out of there sharpish that’s so so bad it really is , has he never reffed a game over Wanstead before them pitches are full of geese shit 😂😂 that’s a first for me and unbelievable

@yournameyourno: The Poo-tiful Game 💩 😉

@wyrleywonagame: Ducking hell

@RichieDow90: Definitely didn’t fancy it! Turn up, take half match fee and go home was all he’s thinking

@Central_ParkFC: What a shambles 🤦 ref needs investigating

@Andy1726: Fuming I’d be….

@RussWWFC: Poor show from the referee, he’d never complete a game in parks football. Clear it up, play on. I’m sure someone would have obliged to finish the game.

@ilikeblobfish1: Absolute joke of an official. The Game has well and truly gone soft, bit of geese poo isn’t going t kill anyone, should’ve just played the game.

@cameronwatson1: Does not get anymore non league than this 🤣

@Jamie07macca: Another example of a referee being an absolute fucking waste of space.

@TerryFCFCSmith: 😂😂😂 what a spanner. We all don’t have the big boys quality facilities this non league

@WalksLulu: Thought I’d seen it all and then this 😂

@D_Allum: I thought I’d heard every excuse to call a game off but this is shit literally 😂

@thegafferalex: Who knew Geese shit would bring people together

@BranLCFC28: And the referee will still get half the match fee!! @FA how do you expect referees to get respect when you have arseholes like these!! Their all arseholes but these another level

@dwarfhubby29: this has to be a first

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