Posted by Jimmy on April 30, 2008, 12:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Todays Match"
Bab, I'm not blaming Didcot, but the comments from players and officials of both clubs, once the decision had been made, was that the pitch had not been fit to play on at 7.00 and the rain was constant. If you add to that the agreed delay till 8.00 and the fact that spectators were left out in the rain and not let in to the ground, you would have had the vast majority not in the ground at kick off time had the game gone ahead, leading to more frustration. I believe a decision could have and should have been made a lot earlier - even without the ref. there you would have had 3 other officails (I assume there is a 4th official for games of such importance) who should have made the decision.
--Previous Message--
: Jimmy
: I appreciate your frustration it was no fun
: getting wet and cold especially after a long
: trip.
: However, there really is nothing a club can
: do when the rain in the hour preceeding KO
: is what makes the pitch unplayable. Loop
: Meadow drains very well, if the rain had
: stopped at 7pm the pitch would have been
: fine.So today we'll keep you as informed as
: we can but ultimately you have to take a
: chance, like the rest of us.
:
: --Previous Message--
: As I wasted 3 hours travelling last night
: and
: have the same trip tonight would it possible
: for some to let us know on here if the game
: is called off during the day - I see the
: weather forecast is not very good and the
: chances of more rain on an already
: waterlogged pitch must make the game
: doubtful. I would hope the league has enough
: sense to inspect the pitch a bit earlier
: than was managed last night.
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