Council chiefs have shown the red card to pleas for new goalposts to be installed on local football pitches - because they say they're too dangerous.
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture - an arms-length body paid by the Council to run local services - has told stunned local footballers that the goals at Fernhill's pitches in Rutherglen can't be replaced by portable posts as it would create "health and safety" concerns.
The local lads, who play twice a week on the pitches, had suggested the moveable posts would be a benefit, as they could be used to shorten the playing area being used, letting players make use of a smaller ground to move around on.
