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Originally Posted by Shurm
I'm sure the ref must have made an inspection of the pitch before the game ? If so he must have been pretty brave to call an end to it at half time because it does sort of bring his earlier decision to play the game into question. Soon as I heard the news I felt for the fans who had paid and will have to pay again I think some gesture from the club would be welcomed at this time of year however as mentioned its not there fault either.
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It's not that simple. Yes he will have inspected the pitch before the game. However he also has to try and second guess ( with some help from the groundsman) how much the pitch will stand up to more rain during the match, and how persistent the rain will be. It's quite feasible for the pitch to be okay at 3pm and not fit 45 minutes later, especially when it starts cutting up and the water then stays on top. Quite a few refs were caught out by it yesterday, and watching the championship this morning quite a few more wouldn't have lasted much longer.
Ironically the rain stopped just after the game was abandoned !!