Pitch Inspection

mab · 10-01-2009, 09:37

from fishy sight..Pitch
Saturday 10th Jan 2009

Inspection at 10.30am
Unfortunately lower than expected overnight temperatures have left some frost on the pitch this morning ahead of our game against Darlington at 3pm.

The key areas of the pitch have been covered and it is hoped that the game will go ahead as planned.

There will be a pitch inspection by the match referee at 10.30am, full details of which will appear here on the website as soon as they are available.

Tin Monkey · 10-01-2009, 09:53

Lower than expected?? Have you heard of weather forecasts in Accrington?

lancsdave · 10-01-2009, 09:59

Must be very doubtful if the club have asked for an inspection

Having seen who the ref is might be better for you if he calls it off and can't do the re-arranged match

Quakerz · 10-01-2009, 10:01

This is a disgrace. We all knew it was forecast for -5 last night. Your club has not made every effort to ensure the pitch was fully covered to protect it from ONE hard overnight frost, which we KNEW was coming.

Bunch of amateurs, and with your injuries it probably suits to have it called off.

They'll be saying "oh it was warmer the last couple of days and we didn't anticipate the frost last night"....they were planting the seeds for this yesterday because they knew deep down that it would freeze and they could play the "caught out" card....."well how were we supposed to know? we had no frost the previous couple of days...."

Shocking behaviour from Stanley.

mab · 10-01-2009, 10:03

Not looking good really still freezing over here in clitheroe,must be the same over in accy....

MCR ADIM · 10-01-2009, 10:08

i can see this being called of! it was stupid for the club to leave most of the coovers off they knew it were going to be -C yesterday night! if its off than its a joke

Quakerz · 10-01-2009, 10:12

There is no way your club couldn't have known how cold it was forecast to be and therefore there is no excuse to not take precautions.

This is a stitch up, my opinion is they did not want the game to go ahead.

mab · 10-01-2009, 10:15

Pitch inspection
Saturday 10th Jan 2009

Stanley v Darlington - MATCH OFF
Sanley's match against Darlington this afternoon has been called off due to a frozen pitch.

Unfortunately lower than expected overnight temperatures have resulted in a heavy ground frost, and although the temperatures are set to rise through the day there can be no guarantee that the surface would be playable by 3pm.

A date and time for the rearranged fixture will be announced shortly.

Quakerz · 10-01-2009, 10:16

Its OFF.

Due to "lower than expected temperatures."

Cheaters.

The temperature was expected to be -5, it reached -5.

What is the e-mail address for your club?

lancsdave · 10-01-2009, 10:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quakerz

Its OFF.

Due to "lower than expected temperatures."

Cheaters.

The temperature was expected to be -5, it reached -5.

What is the e-mail address for your club?

You do realise this is a game of football and not some life or death situation don't you

Quakerz · 10-01-2009, 10:23

That is not the point.

The point is you could and should have taken more precautions.

The whole "we did not expect this much frost" argument does not wash with me.

Its the principle of the matter.

You've got a lot of injuries, and replaying at a later date gives you a better chance. Any idiot with half a brain can see through the excuses like glass.

Bearing this in mind, I hope we absolutely murder you when the match is played, I'd have taken a draw today.

MCR ADIM · 10-01-2009, 10:26

another tuesday night match than! if you look at the fixtures we have alot of tuesday night games coming up! will you be comin up quakerz to see your team "absolutely murder us"

Billy Casper · 10-01-2009, 10:27

"What is the e-mail address for your club?"
Not difficult to find.
You now have all day to look for it .

Give us the old gree · 10-01-2009, 10:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quakerz

Its OFF.

Due to "lower than expected temperatures."

Cheaters.

The temperature was expected to be -5, it reached -5.

What is the e-mail address for your club?

Quakerz... Calm down please !! yes we have badly misjudged the weather no doubt about that and i can understand your dissapointment.

We have a few injuries but we have more than enough players thats for sure but MOST importantly we need to be playing home games, in short we need the cash for turn over like every club at our/your level, today i'm sure you would have brought between 500-800 fans thats our lifeline the extra income from away following for the rearranged night game you may bring 300 who knows in these challenging times ?? so we the fans and our Directors are seriously brassed offf the game is postponed.

Good luck for the remainder of the season (except when you play us)

Gree

Tin Monkey · 10-01-2009, 10:29

We all knew it was going to be -5 or so last night, so the chances of the game being called off were very high. We even said so last night on here. The club can't claim that it was unexpected. They need to get their story straight.