BROMLEY were forced to stop their League Two clash for the second weekend in a row after being forced to ask the crowd for a qualified official to come forward AGAIN.
In their opening match the Ravens played out a goalless draw at Shrewsbury but saw the game delayed when the linesman pulled his hamstring.
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That left the clash needing a qualified official to come forward as a new fourth official.
The teams had to wait more than ten minutes before finding a replacement.
Bromley boss Andy Woodman had called the delay at Crowd Meadow “embarrassing”.
However, a week later at Hayes Lane as they hosted Barnet in a London derby, lightning struck twice as Lee Swabey was left unable to continue in the 57th minute of the clash.
As with the incident the week before, the fourth official – Chris Myatt on this occasion – replaced Swabey.
And once again Bromley were forced to put out the call on social media for a replacement official, with their admin being left in disbelief that the event had somehow happened twice in a row.
The club said on X, formerly known as Twitter: “It looks like we are having another change of officials for the second weekend in a row.
“Let’s hope this one doesn’t last 17 minutes…”
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A follow up tweet three minutes later then said: “OK, here we go again…
“If there’s anyone in the crowd who is a qualified referee, please come forward to the nearest steward. This is not a joke.”
Luckily this week saw play resume far quicker than it had last time out, with another tweet from the team confirming play had resumed by the 61st minute.
Bromley, playing in their first home game of the season in what is only their second-ever EFL campaign, achieved a 2-0 win in the London derby.
The south Londoners saw last season’s League Two Player of the Year, Michael Cheek, open the scoring for them after 36 minutes.
Substitute Nicke Kabamba, who replaced Cheek in the 84th minute, then added a second five minutes into injury time to seal the deal and secure the three points.
The win moved Bromley into the top seven, while Barnet remain without a point after also losing at home to Fleetwood last weekend.
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