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Originally Posted by Tin Monkey
What about an announcement on the website that there'd be a pitch inspection at 1:30? The ref said he'd inspect at 1:30 when he arrived at 11:30. Instead we had a wall of silence which contributed to me believing that the match was never in doubt and I had a two hour wasted journey.
I realise that it's a fine balance and the club wouldn't want to discourage potential fans coming to the match, but keeping information from the fans is a step backwards in my opinion.
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He had already inspected the pitch once. As far as I know his only concern was about the forecast if it was going to get colder.
You only need to see what went on after he called it off to get an idea of what everybody else thought the pitch was like.
One of the Burton staff who spoke to the referee on the pitch during the first inspection, then went off to unload the kit from the coach. They didn't seem to think there was a problem at that time.
Yes it's a fine balance, but if there is a real doubt the club have announced pitch inspections before.