Russell Walmsley

Liverpool fan, Horwich St Marys JFC Secretary/Treasurer, trustee, and committee member, Hubby to Karen, Dad to Ben & Olivia

[Grassroots @Teamgrassroots_]

“The decision to cancel a Game”

It’s easy to criticise the decision to cancel a game, but before you do just take a second to think what has gone into making that decision first.

1) Is it safe for everyone and is the forecast safe?
2) Is it currently playable and what is the forecast?
3) Is there a weather warning in place now or whilst the games are on?
4) Will the pitch drain water or thaw frost in time?
5) What’s the temperature forecast now, overnight and during the game?
6) What time is KO and how far are the opposition travelling from?
7) If it’s a central venue, thousands of people will be affected, is an earlier decision better?

Sometimes the decision to cancel is made at the last minute if a belief that the game can be playable will be made, other times an early decision will be made. All decisions are made with the available information at the time and the available upto date weather forecasts. Often the decision is right, sometimes the decision can “in hindsight” be wrong due to many factors such as drainage, temperature, wind etc but always the decision is made in good faith.

Many times we’ve personally made this decision and know it’s not an exact science at times, so a little shoutout of support from teamgrassroots to those with the decision on their shoulders and who will quite often be up late and up early doing last minute checks and obsessively checking weather forecasts. We appreciate it 🙌🏻🙌🏽🙌🏿

[Foley Meir FC @foley_fc]

Had a phone call this morning from a distraught Groundsman. 100’s of hours work undone in 90 mins. Despite his request to the match referee for the game to be postponed, the referee claimed it was playable. @staffscountysl @StaffordshireFA

[Grassroots @Teamgrassroots_]

🚨One of the largest youth leagues in the country has today put the following statement out to all member clubs. ⤵️

"The behaviour and conduct of far too many players, managers, coaches, and spectators is the worst we have ever seen in the history of the Northumberland Football League.

The discipline reports coming in over the first 10 weeks of the season, just to Northumberland Football Leagues, have given us and the County FA an incredible amount of work, on top of everything else we do to keep you playing football.
I am not going to lecture adults on how they should behave, it's not my job to teach you the difference between right and wrong, but what I will say is THIS BEHAVIOUR STOPS, AND IT STOPS NOW!

Starting from Saturday 18th November, any team found guilty of any discipline, welfare or misconduct charge WILL BE REMOVED FROM FIXTURES. If those fixtures include cup/competition games, then you will forfeit your place in those competitions.
Teams playing at central venues where parents are found to be acting in an unsuitable manner, verbally or physically abusing/ shouting at a referee, steward, league official, venue staff or opposition coaches/managers, the club in question will have EVERY PARENT/GUARDIAN/SPECTATOR from every team banned from every central venue.

This is children’s football - there is no place for abuse of any type - if you cannot watch a group of children playing football without feeling the need to abuse/shout at a child be they a player or a referee, or you cannot spend an hour and a half without swearing at the opposition coach or confronting a group of parents - then please ask yourself if you have chosen the correct way to spend your weekends.

We are a Respect League and Respect towards players, the officials and each other is the minimum standard which we will accept - NO RESPECT = NO GAME."

For and on behalf of the league management committee,
Lee Scott
League Secretary

#EnoughIsEnough

[Russell Walmsley @RussellFW]

@FBAwayDays First time was in Oct 1985...pissed it down the whole Game, never been wetter or colder at an away game in my life...but the Reds won 2-0 so happy days!!

[Russell Walmsley @RussellFW]

@Teamgrassroots_ Talk to each other....

[Russell Walmsley @RussellFW]

@TheT7ff @LFC Why is that so hard to believe? Does any Reds fan ever forget their first ever game at Anfield?

[Russell Walmsley @RussellFW]

@TournifyApp We've just held our first @StHorwich tournament for 19 years and can't speak highly enough of how the Tournify app contributed to the amazing success of the 3 days. So easy to set up and everyone knew who, where and when they were playing. A lifesaver of an app 👍👏

[Russell Walmsley @RussellFW]

Limited spaces available for u7s mixed, u8s girls, under 9s mixed, and u9s girls @OfficialBBDFL @LancashireFA @LeagueSalford @ELFAJfl @WiganYFL

[Russell Walmsley @RussellFW]

Still a limited number of places left at boys/mixed u9s and u10s, and girls at all ages except u11s

[Russell Walmsley @RussellFW]

@OfficialBBDFL

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

A Sunday well spent ❤️

[England Football @EnglandFootball]

This is a 𝙈𝘼𝙎𝙎𝙄𝙑𝙀 shoutout to our #GrassrootsFootball volunteers, without them the beautiful game wouldn’t be possible 👏👏👏

Reply below shouting out one of your clubs’ volunteers and share the love ❤️

#TakeYourChance

[Russell Walmsley @RussellFW]

@OfficialBBDFL

[Russell Walmsley @RussellFW]

@Davolaar Intact it was the 5-0 away win at Man City in April'82

[Russell Walmsley @RussellFW]

@McMccabe96 @Davolaar Right up there with Leicester in '86, and Arsenal in '87

[Russell Walmsley @RussellFW]

@LFC RIP big man. Remember it was you who squared the ball perfectly to Ray Kennedy at Bayern in the '81 EC semi 2nd leg. Thanks for that and many more memories of a great era.

[Russell Walmsley @RussellFW]

@Tomp29193 Definitely worked for me. Had to go for October shows in Manchester but got 4 together lower tier. Dink dank do for me!!

[Bolton, Bury & District Football League @OfficialBBDFL]

We provide Saturday football for mixed & male teams from U7s through to U21s and Sunday football for girls teams from U7s through to U15s currently & building year on year

We accept teams all year round

We have NEVER issued a fine in our history as we run our league fine free

[North Walkden FC @north_walkdenfc]

This is what it’s all about. Our u13s played Eastleigh today and ref sec Dave Bradshaw did the honours. Welcome back Dave and well done all involved @OfficialBBDFL

[NBJFL @NBJFL17]

Statement from the NBJFL ….