goals moving

[darren weston]

my lad played yesterday and was in goals a dfk was taken and as they was playing on 3g surface the ball hit the bottom on the post and moved the goals back about 6 to 10 inches.but on an angle the ball was cleared and the attacking team shot again and the ball went in of the post. if the goals had been put back in there correction position the ball would have either hit the post or gone wide.so could any1 tell me what the ref shud have done thanks

 

[Reffy]

I'm presuming the ball never went out of play?
Can you be sure it would of made a difference – I’m not sure 6 inches would make that much a difference myself.

 

[SM]

Ref should have ensured the goal was secure to the ground before the match began and refused to start the game until it was secure.

There was a young boy killed a couple of years back by an unsecured goal falling on top of him.

 

[matty639]

The incident Ben is referring to:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-20026020

This was brought up at our Society meeting and is a very good point that I for one will bear in mind when ever I see moveable goal posts, a common thing in some areas due to theft etc.