Rightly or wrongly, people are really annoyed because they perceive that nearby roadworks - which locals are well and truly sick of - reduced the number of Kensington Park car park spaces. The poor old ref is getting a hammering from the crowd. And there's probably not a lot the ref can do, other than agree to be more lenient.
Perhaps, before people start hurling things at the ref, the proceeds of parking tickets issued every Saturday morning could be donated to kids' sport.
And rather than looking for more parking spaces, we start to look for alternative venues.
Kensington Park is a victim of its own success.
There is nowhere to build a new car park, not without eating into the park itself. And why would we - the spaces would only get used one day a year for half of the year.
Maybe free Saturday morning buses for parents and players could help.
Or spread games out across the day, like hockey does, and take the pressure off the morning period. Or find new grounds for the kids to play at, and take the pressure of the park.
There is Pohe Island, or nearby schools who might be happy to act as the venue for kids sport.
Building more car parks isn't the solution - life has changed, it's time to adapt with some form of proactive change, rather then reactive ticketing.
