We had our Premier division cup final on the brand new step 3 pitch yesterday. One of the teams got totally out of control on it, and I’m expecting the club to ban our league from their ground in future as a result.
They brought alcohol in, despite the club saying not to as the bar was open. They were told not to by the league committee members present, including myself, and then made a point of opening bottles on the pitch in front of the club committee. The were drinking and smoking in the technical area until I saw them and put a stop to it.
they then basically had a party on the pitch after the game, with children and partners taking photos in the goalmouths. When the club complained to the manager about this they told them to get lost because they were being stupid and trainers, wellington boots etc wouldn’t damage the £650,000 surface!
this team were an absolute nightmare when they were on their previous league before being kicked out, and now they’re doing the same things on this one - I also referee on that league, and was partially responsible for them being kicked out. They only got in this league through the back door, and now they’ve really started playing up. What the hell is up with people?