Oooh I have one...
Here's me thinking my parents weren't overprotective, but I completely forgot about other parents.

I run a youth football team, so overprotective parents seem to come with the territory.

Every parent gets a little upset and starts asking questions when their son is left on the bench or completely left out of a match, but this guy took the biscuit.

2 seasons ago, me an my old man ran the team, and we'd had problems with this parent constantly swearing at referees, linesmen, opposing teams and even our own parents (including me and my dad).

At the end of the season, my dad packed it in and I took over completely, so it was up to me to trim the squad where I felt necessary.

I decided that it was best for our club if this guy was not at any more of our games (we had asked him not to come any more at one point, but that didn't last). Of course, this meant that we had to get rid of the player, which was a bit of a shame, he was a half-decent player, bit a pain sometimes, but other than that he was a good kid.

Anyway, I wrote a letter explaining that we couldn't sign him on for the following season, told him that it was a very difficult decision that was made by me, my dad and the assistant manage at the time, and that we wished him the very best of luck in the future.

Maybe I was slightly naive to assume that would be the end of it.

About 2 days later (presumably the same day as the letter arrived) I had a phone call from the fuckwit threatening to "Do me in" and "embarrass me in front of my players". He started saying that the reason I had gotten rid of his boy was because he had ADHD (ADD to you yanks), which was utter bollocks. The lad was a bit hyperactive, but no more so than the other lads.

A couple of weeks later I get a letter from him, except he'd tried to make out it was from some company representing children with learning difficulties. It looked like it was written by a child with learning difficulties.

Seriously, it was so bad. No header, no address, no contact numbers and shit load of spelling and grammar mistakes (some of which had been corrected with pen).

On top of this it had stated they had been watching in on our games and training sessions, which was complete bollocks, because no one watches us train, and even so they would have to make themselves known so I knew they weren't a paedo.

Anyway, nothing more ever came of this incident, so urm yeah, thanks for reading.
(porkinator is a Rock n Roll nerd!, Tue 15 Sep 2009, 16:42, 4 replies)

I was hoping this story would turn out to be...
Some sort of Harry Redknapp story.

No, just a story.
(The Kwyjibo A big, dumb, balding North American ape., Tue 15 Sep 2009, 16:46, closed)

Bit cuntish
To be kicking out the young lad instead of just trying again to deal with the dad by simply explaining to him that if he continued to turn up you'd have no choice but to then remove his kid.
(Eoghan, Tue 15 Sep 2009, 17:09, closed)

Not Really
Some of the cretins that come to kids football matches with their children have to be seen to be believed.
(Jimmy Large Is huffing Jenkem on, Tue 15 Sep 2009, 23:35, closed)

This had already been done...
Maybe I should have explained that a bit better.
(porkinator is a Rock n Roll nerd!, Wed 16 Sep 2009, 10:13, closed)