news was that the ref actually offered the game to be played to both managers, coley agreed to play but their manager didnt, backed up by his comments on bbc site saying pitch was unplayable when he arrived
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Coleman didn't say that yesterday. When Adam Cottager said that Brentford were as keen to play as we were, Coleman agreed with him. He said it was all down to the referee.
if the differant refs cant form a general consensus, that is exactly what should happen.IMHO.
just seen wigan pitch close up and yesterday wasnt any worse than that...
yeh but perhaps the thought was we aint gonna tell 1000s of scousers theres no match?
Don't be silly Wigans pitch was in a far better condition than ours.
silly no thats not me but seriously when they looked close up to certain parts of the pitch it looked just as muddy as it was at stanley yesterday...
anyway thats history now anybody got any idea when its being played naxt saturday would be logical but its the football league we are talking about and brentford are supposed to be going on their hols
but seriously when they looked close up to certain parts of the pitch it looked just as muddy as it was at stanley yesterday...anyway thats history now anybody got any idea when its being played naxt saturday would be logical but its the football league we are talking about and brentford are supposed to be going on their hols
I know that when the match is replayed the club are looking at discounted admission for all and suggestion of free programme for season ticket holders
My comments were based on the fact that the match referee arrived at the ground about 1200 - I know because so did I and followed all 3 officials into the ground - what I am asking is why did it take him one and three quarter hours to decide that the pitch was not fit to play on? Secondly Pete I have to correct you on a previous statement, the club phoned the FA/FL whichever and asked for a referee to come to inspect the pitch, this is what was broadcasted on BBC Radio Lancs. The FA/FL asked for a referee (not Stanley or any club official) to come to the ground in the morning. This as we know was a complete waste of time. I fell sorry for every fan either Stanley or Brentford who travelled any distance to watch the match, but it really is not the clubs fault. This one can be laid firmly at the FA/FL door.
Having just got back from Wigan's match- the pitch there always cuts up when its wet, but I would say it was in better condition than ours. The whole pitch at the FES needs levelling and proper drainage put in or proper covers put on - not the hessian covers we have now. But that is for another time and place when we are either a) at a new ground or b) when we have extra revenue.
As the Brentford Fanzine Editor who treasured Stanley as my 'second' club (when you were non league) after watching you eighteen times at home and travelling away to the likes of Burscough, Ashton, Vauxhall Motors, Halifax and Aldershot (I used to work in Manchester midweek) I was gutted about yesterday.
I travelled the 500 mile round trip and stayed overnight as did a lot of the 900 or so Bees that were about to descend on Stanley for the afternoon.
All I can say (and it pains me to say it) that I feel really let down by Accy as a club who must have known that the game wouldn't have even had a chance of being on Friday lunchtime - lets face it, there hadn't been further rain and the pitch at 1.45pm yesterday was un-playable..
Why as a club you couldn't have made the decision on Friday heaven knows..at 2pm before setting off your girl on the switchboard said that unless it rained and rained over night, the game would definetly be on..
Our coach and Physio went to the ground at 11am and the ball wouldn't even roll on the surface, there were no lines on the stand side of the ground so you can't really blame the referee..
The poster who said that our manager didn't want it on is talking rubbish - I stayed with him on the Friday night and Brentford were desperate to play coming into the game on a tremendous run..
Both clubs supporters lost out - Accy from 900 x £13 from us, and all the londoners who spent hundreds on train tickets, petrol and hotel stop overs..
Shame as I wanted this one big time, especially as I was possibly the only traveller there who'd actually been to Stanley before..can't see many of making the trip now on a Tuesday night..
I travelled the 500 mile round trip and stayed overnight as did a lot of the 900 or so Bees that were about to descend on Stanley for the afternoon.
All I can say (and it pains me to say it) that I feel really let down by Accy as a club who must have known that the game wouldn't have even had a chance of being on Friday lunchtime - lets face it, there hadn't been further rain and the pitch at 1.45pm yesterday was un-playable..
Why as a club you couldn't have made the decision on Friday heaven knows..at 2pm before setting off your girl on the switchboard said that unless it rained and rained over night, the game would definetly be on..
Our coach and Physio went to the ground at 11am and the ball wouldn't even roll on the surface, there were no lines on the stand side of the ground so you can't really blame the referee..
The poster who said that our manager didn't want it on is talking rubbish - I stayed with him on the Friday night and Brentford were desperate to play coming into the game on a tremendous run..
Both clubs supporters lost out - Accy from 900 x £13 from us, and all the londoners who spent hundreds on train tickets, petrol and hotel stop overs..
Shame as I wanted this one big time, especially as I was possibly the only traveller there who'd actually been to Stanley before..can't see many of making the trip now on a Tuesday night..
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or get a sponsorship deal off coating application up huncoat they make waterproof breathable covers they would be alright...
Sorry OO, I wasn't questioning if what you said was correct, was asking the same as you, what did the referee do for over an hour ?
eat his bacon sarnies
I'm with TM on this, why?
It's not like last time when it was abandoned and we paid full price to watch 45mins of joke football on a mud bath, this game was postponed before we had paid our money not leaving most out of pocket. If the club are thinking of doing it as a good will gesture who am I to put it down but it seems a bit strange if it does happen.
I think the discount is seen as a goodwill gesture by the club and they are thinking of the Brentford fans who travelled. Ther reason I believe they will offer it to all who attend is so there are no hard feelings for home fans either... don't forget we have many stanley fans who travel a fair distance too!
came up from liverpool with the kopite lad who is slowly becoming an Accy fan.
I was gutted to see it called off, the clayton end looked fine.
Roscoe said the pitch was alright and he had played on worse pitches.
I had mixed feelings about the behaviour of the Brentford fans to the referee. I thought some where out of order while others made a very valid point.
Ended up going to Blackburn vs Boro in the away end, and spent the half time break and the second half chatting to the Brentford fans who on the whole where in good spirits and for a small proportion of the second half outsang the Boro and Blackburn supporters.
At least my 2 man plus 20 odd boro fans rendition of 'your just a small town near Accy' in my stanley shirt wound up a few of the blackburn fans.
The match itself was a shocker, makes you realise what good football Stanley play at times.
The ref was an amature - that pitch would have been fine. The Stockport pitch was alot worse IMO. I hope we start kicking up a stink about pitch conditions, our style of play requires a good surface.
I was gutted to see it called off, the clayton end looked fine.
Roscoe said the pitch was alright and he had played on worse pitches.
I had mixed feelings about the behaviour of the Brentford fans to the referee. I thought some where out of order while others made a very valid point.
Ended up going to Blackburn vs Boro in the away end, and spent the half time break and the second half chatting to the Brentford fans who on the whole where in good spirits and for a small proportion of the second half outsang the Boro and Blackburn supporters.
At least my 2 man plus 20 odd boro fans rendition of 'your just a small town near Accy' in my stanley shirt wound up a few of the blackburn fans.
The match itself was a shocker, makes you realise what good football Stanley play at times.
The ref was an amature - that pitch would have been fine. The Stockport pitch was alot worse IMO. I hope we start kicking up a stink about pitch conditions, our style of play requires a good surface.
I won't take a programme, free or otherwise while the 2br challenge is included. Some things, well, you just have to draw a line in the sand.
I'd take a cheeseburger, though.