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If has been stated Stanley requested a pitch inspection by a Football League appointed referee and the pitch was passed fit and there was no further rainfall nor was any forecast then how can it be the fault of Stanley? I left home at 7.30am to go to the game and didn't get home until 11pm and the pitch looked reasonable enough to me compared to many of the games I've been to but as has been stated it is down to the matchday referee who could never have called it off in time for the Brentford fans if the pitch has been passed fit at 10am. Even if the complaint was with the referee who declared the pitch fit at 10am being influenced by Stanley it would only show he was not fit to referee as he must have known the consequences of his decision. I'm sure many of us have attended matches played on far worse pitches than that which only shows the inconsistency of officials. I was at a game in Paisley two weeks ago which was called off an hour before kick off and meant I had a 350 mile round trip for nothing but that was up to the official not either club so it's not unique to Brentford, in fact saturday was the third game in 11 days I had travelled to that was off so maybe it was my fault. Thank god yesterdays game in Inverness was OK!!
We do, frequently!!!
Could be something to do with the fact that 18 months ago we were a non-league outfit!!!
Because we was a non league outfit a couple of years ago!
I think you should just get over this matter mate and move on. Its been and gone. These things will happen in football league and will for a long time, you where just very unlucky that you had come from a long way and the game was called off, this has got nothing to do with people on this forum, so why post and complain, what do you think we can do?
We all wanted it on! and also where dissapointed. So like i said get over it because im sure alot of people on here have.
Weve played on worse before and we'll play on worse again. Ultimately it was the referee who called the game off and so the buck lies with him, not with ASFC.
I can really understand the Bees fans being annoyed - having said that a few I spoke to at the ground seemed ok about it - but the ones who tried to stop the ref leaving the car park, that is going over the top & what did they think that would achieve??
I know they'd travelled a long way but they weren't the only ones, some of the lads from our Irish supporters club had travelled over for the game. It was disappointing for everyone but not something the club can be held accountable for.
I know they'd travelled a long way but they weren't the only ones, some of the lads from our Irish supporters club had travelled over for the game. It was disappointing for everyone but not something the club can be held accountable for.
I've been to several games that have been postponed at a very late hour, but this is the first time that it's happened when there wasn't a sudden deterioration in conditions just before the game. The fact is that the match should have been called off on Friday.
Why? What was the pitch like on Friday? Please tell me as you seem to know that it was unplayable, were you there on Friday to inspect the pitch?
if i remember correctly it rained friday evening here, theres stanley fans travel as far as you, stop whinging n move on.
Lets sue the gods for making it rain 
One of those things which wasn't good for either side just the same sods law it is, move on its football
One of those things which wasn't good for either side just the same sods law it is, move on its football
None of us are complaining about the decision to call it off. What we're unhappy about is Accrington's apparent failure to comply with League protocol.
This is what you should have done
Bury - Game in Doubt
Bury - Game On
Bradford - Game in Doubt
Bradford - Game On
Yes that game can be called off still however Bury informed the Football League of a potential problem as well as notifying Bradford City. They got the match referee to inspect the pitch early and the match referee has said that as long as there is no more rain then the match will go ahead.
You didn't do any of that. You kept on saying the game was on. You apparently got a local referee in to do the inspection who for some reason passed it and despite there being no further rain the match referee made the correct decision to call it off. What you should have done was do what Bury did.
This is what you should have done
Bury - Game in Doubt
Bury - Game On
Bradford - Game in Doubt
Bradford - Game On
Yes that game can be called off still however Bury informed the Football League of a potential problem as well as notifying Bradford City. They got the match referee to inspect the pitch early and the match referee has said that as long as there is no more rain then the match will go ahead.
You didn't do any of that. You kept on saying the game was on. You apparently got a local referee in to do the inspection who for some reason passed it and despite there being no further rain the match referee made the correct decision to call it off. What you should have done was do what Bury did.
And?????????? we did notify the pitch was to be inspected & then when was passed - again it still comes down to the referee of the match at the end of the day, Bury's may of been in worser condition than ours, how do we know for sure??
At the end of the day ASFC did what they could & was down to the refs desicion - sorry what more do u want? Arguing about the toss isn't solving anything again comes down to the gods
At the end of the day ASFC did what they could & was down to the refs desicion - sorry what more do u want? Arguing about the toss isn't solving anything again comes down to the gods
And?????????? we did notify the pitch was to be inspected & then when was passed - again it still comes down to the referee of the match at the end of the day, Bury's may of been in worser condition than ours, how do we know for sure??
At the end of the day ASFC did what they could & was down to the refs desicion - sorry what more do u want? Arguing about the toss isn't solving anything again comes down to the gods
Actually from the e-mail I received you weren't "expecting any problems" You're supposed to get the match referee to inspect the pitch which is what you failed to do. You also failed to notify any of us that there was even to be a pitch inspection.
The match referee failed to arrive early enough to properly inspect the pitch so Stanley got another ref in to give his judgment. Initiative?
The blame should be put squarely upon the match referee, due to his lack of nouse to get to the ground early, despite the pitch concerns all week.
These things happen. People from our club are frustrated at the postponement and apologetic towards your traveling fans.
I don't believe you have any right to accuse our club of anything. You should be apologising for your fans' behaviour in the car park - it was idiotic.
...in my humble.
The blame should be put squarely upon the match referee, due to his lack of nouse to get to the ground early, despite the pitch concerns all week.
These things happen. People from our club are frustrated at the postponement and apologetic towards your traveling fans.
I don't believe you have any right to accuse our club of anything. You should be apologising for your fans' behaviour in the car park - it was idiotic.
...in my humble.
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He would turn up early if requested to do so. The club reported no pitch problems on Friday, and if that's the official line then that would be what was passed on to the referee, otherwsie he would have been told by the league to to turn up earlier or even the night before.
This will keep going round in circles because at the end of the day nobody knows anymore facts than those published. From the facts published then there have been no rules broken, apart from possibly failing to notify the away team an inspection was called on Saturday morning ( thats if the Brentofrd chairman is correct ).
It's quite plain that ASFC did not follow the accepted protocol - the bleatings of their supporters here only make me more convinced that tin-pot non-league outfits should not be allowed in the league.
Considering both clubs are in the same division I don't really think you can continue with the superior club attitude
Well whats brentford still doing in the league then?
