[Exile on Spencer St]

I'm sure there's the exception that proves the rule (Burton's ref for one) but, almost by definition, someone who wants to be a ref loves reading rule books and lives by those rules. I don't know if there is a rule that clearly defines what comprises a waterlogged pitch, as opposed to one that is draining after a sudden downpour, but I wonder if fans' lives would be made less frustrating by pedantic refs if the final decision to call off a game was made by the ref and both captains, with the majority winning the day where there is a difference of opinion. Maybe the FA will give Stanley a grant to put a roof on The Crown.