Abandoned game

[TipperaryBaggie]

Whilst watching Folkestone today, news filtered through that the game between Welling and Potters Bar was abandoned before a ball was kicked. The reason that did the rounds was that the two managers had an altercation before the game and one head butted the other one ending in a broken nose! Must be a first for this to happen and it has made the national newspapers apparently.

[Dubbag]

Whilst watching Folkestone today, news filtered through that the game between Welling and Potters Bar was abandoned before a ball was kicked. The reason that did the rounds was that the two managers had an altercation before the game and one head butted the other one ending in a broken nose! Must be a first for this to happen and it has made the national newspapers apparently.

I'm only surprised if this hasn't happened before Tipp...

[Prando]

Dreadful and a sad reflection of our times.

[baggieal]

Really sad and generally only happens in football. Another good win for Folkestone though Tip and I keep my eyes on their results now. My late mum used to live down that way.

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[Omegstrat6]

Really sad and generally only happens in football. Another good win for Folkestone though Tip and I keep my eyes on their results now. My late mum used to live down that way.

Does sadly seem that, as a sport, football attracts that element more than others Al and it seems to start quite early on. I know three people who help run kids teams, all in different parts of the country, and they all moan about pushy and aggressive parents. My youngest brother, who watches a lot of rugby at various levels, always says that he hasn't seen that sort of behaviour in rugby though despite it being an obviously contact game.