Idiots at the Hadley Stadium in Bearwood

This is a small rant.  You see I’ve just got back from the Hadley Stadium in Bearwood where my usual footy game has been cancelled due to some idiot double-booking the pitch.

This is no occasional kickabout we’re talking about.  The AtisReal 7-a-side league (now there’s a website that needs updating) has been going for the past 10 years and every Tues and Thurs (ok, not over the summer) 6 fixtures take place.

Except this week.  The first batch of fixtures were halfway through when two 11-a-side teams turned up and, after some arguing, the 7-a-siders were told to do one.

To summarise

Someone at the Hadley Stadium somehow managed to forget about a league that has provided a steady stream of income for the past 10 years on the same days and at the same times.

It was the regular, loyal customers who were told to piss off.

Those previously loyal (now very pissed off) customers outnumbered the strange newcomers by about four to one:

• 2 teams of 11 = 22 (plus subs)
• 12 teams of 7 = 84 (plus subs)

There might’ve been a compelling reason for pissing off as many customers as possible.  I’d love to hear what that reason was (in the comments please).  However, until I find that out I’m left with this…

My conclusion

There are idiots at the Hadley Stadium in Bearwood.

**UPDATE** The manager of the stadium has sent unreserved apologies and arrangements have been made to make sure it doesn’t happen again.