BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

56 minutes ago, rigger said:

I was at that end it was total confusion. I thought the ball went through a hole or a gap in the net, which is what the officials are meant to check for pre kick-off.

I heard a fan went up to the back of the net, pulled the ball out and threw it back on the pitch.

I used to watch the ‘Dale a lot then if Rovers weren’t playing and I remember going to a league 4 game against Brighton ( yes that Brighton ) and there was a melee after a corner. The ball ended up in the back of the net and the ref gave a goal but the Brighton players claimed the ball had fallen in through a hole in the roof of the net. They demanded he consult his linesmen.

So he goes over to the linesman, they have a chat, then the ref comes back and gives a penalty ! Cue more mayhem. Somebody had pushed the ball over the bar with their hand and it’d dropped into the goal through the hole apparently.

Edited Saturday at 10:19 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[DeeCee]

Great anecdote 👍