Match Off
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Absolutely pathetic that the decision to call the game off came at 2:00p.m. Was dropped off outside the Crown at 2:45p.m. and thought it looked a bit quiet. Was greeted by some Brentford fans who told me the news that the game was called off at 2. They sounded totally P****d off and who could blame them !!
Whoever made the decision to leave it so late to make the call to postpone the game should hang their head in shame. After the week of weather we've had, surely it only takes a modicum of common sense to make an educated decision. Obviously whoever did make the decision doesn't have any.
Whoever made the decision to leave it so late to make the call to postpone the game should hang their head in shame. After the week of weather we've had, surely it only takes a modicum of common sense to make an educated decision. Obviously whoever did make the decision doesn't have any.
no way should that game should have been called off that referee should be sacked.......
Average speed 38 mph !! was you coming on your bike ?...
Yes its dreadful isn't it?
I have to negotiate York Harrogate the Keighley area Crosshills (roadworks usually) and Colne en route.
Going back is a bit quicker normally get home at 1910 hours.
Could be. Just seems further.
The Brentford fans are so angry that one of them is suggesting on their forum that they crash Eric Whalley's EW Cartons website with complaints on Monday!!
Totally agree with you. I went to watch Middlesbrough (my family's team) at Blackburn today and it was announced on the PA system that Stanley had been called off and that lots of the Brentford fans were going to come into the away section with us at Ewood. A lot did show up and the ones I spoke to seemed to have enjoyed their day out despite the different match.
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I think they might be wasting their time. Take a look at the animal bedding and see whats new for November 2000
From what was said on Radio Lancs by JC - The club phoned the FA who appointed a referee to inspect the pitch at 10 am and passed it fit. This joker turns up at 1200 and waits 1 hour and 45 mins before calling the game off. Please do not blame the club for this cock up - it is purely the match referees fault. An FA appointed ref said it was OK this morning - and as others have pointed out, there was no rain up until the second inspection yet he was worried about a patch from the centre circle to the edge of the box at the Accy end. Brentford FC BTW wanted to play the game but to no avail. Hope this clears up one or two complaints
Some Brentford fans are keeping a sense of proportion:-
"Looking at those photos reminds me of what all football pitches used to look like at this time of year back in the 1970s. I'm coming round to the view of the early local ref!"
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"I'm no professional - you'd be able to work that out if you saw me too
- but I'm thinking 'that doesn't look THAT bad' too - couldn't they just have dumped a load of sand on it a la Stamofrd Bridge a couple of seasons back, the rest of the pitch looks grand."
Most of the others seem to be saying that no games should ever start on a muddy pitch! What's the world coming to?
I have every sympathy with all those who travelled today, though.
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"Looking at those photos reminds me of what all football pitches used to look like at this time of year back in the 1970s. I'm coming round to the view of the early local ref!"
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"I'm no professional - you'd be able to work that out if you saw me too
Most of the others seem to be saying that no games should ever start on a muddy pitch! What's the world coming to?
I have every sympathy with all those who travelled today, though.
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It looked a bit muddy in small patches but I've seen far worse pitches declared playable in the Scottish Premier League and in the Champions league and UEFA Cup. The game today could easily have gone ahead without significant problems. Very poor decision to call the game off, nearly as bad as mine to go to Ewood today but after a 300 mile round trip I thought I would take in a game. Hopefully the trip to Inverness tomorrow will be better!!
There seems to be a general conscensus that the inspection at 10am was actually the correct one. Maybe that was called wrong and unfair pressure put on the match official to play the game because it would let so many people down at such late notice, especially as the away fans had travelled a long distance 
Seems to be a fair mix of people who stood on the edge of the pitch and decided the pitch was fit or unfit, how many actually inspected it ? ( How many of you have actually have the expertise to inspect a pitch to decide if a game should go ahead ? ) There seems to be a lot more people saying it should never have been on than those who say it should.
If the comments from the Brentford fans are true that they spoke to the groundsman who said it was 65% ok then thats a hell of a lot of pitch that wasn't ok.
Seems to be a fair mix of people who stood on the edge of the pitch and decided the pitch was fit or unfit, how many actually inspected it ? ( How many of you have actually have the expertise to inspect a pitch to decide if a game should go ahead ?
) There seems to be a lot more people saying it should never have been on than those who say it should.If the comments from the Brentford fans are true that they spoke to the groundsman who said it was 65% ok then thats a hell of a lot of pitch that wasn't ok.
if todays game was unplayable that means the peterborough game should be void because that was a swimming pool and todays referee would have called it off so where is the consistancy.. still think todays game should have been played.ive seen worse pitches in the english premier league..
because that was a swimming pool and todays referee would have called it off so where is the consistancy.. still think todays game should have been played.ive seen worse pitches in the english premier league..
if todays game was unplayable that means the peterborough game should be void
I agree, the peterborough pitch was far worse and it was deemed playable and I've been at many games where the pitches have been far worse than that. There did not appear to be any surface water but there was a few muddy patches. There was no rain forecast for the afternoon so it couldn't have got any worse. I have been at games where the pitch was so wet that low shots were being stopped in puddles and that was in higher leagues than today. How could the pitch have been playable earlier but unplayable at 1.30 when there was no rain nor likelyhood of rain during the game?
if todays game was unplayable that means the peterborough game should be void
I've just looked again at the Peterbrough match and I would say it may have been close to being abandoned but from what I can tell from the first half pictures it looked very playable.If there's a lot of surface water all over the pitch then you would see the spray when the ball went along the ground but it's not obvious on those pictures.
As for consistency, look at the number of people disagreeing if the game should have been played or not. It's not an exact science and is down to human decision. I know you won't beleive me but referees are actually as human as everyone else