Their manager probably had a bet it was another day.
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The Crawley Postponements Thread
- Thread starter Black Rod
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Their manager probably had a bet it was another day.
kingcole
Well-known member
Just awful.
Called off at 1820.
At least the away team and fans only travelled from Merseyside this time.
Sooner this outfit regain their non league status the better.
Called off at 1820.
At least the away team and fans only travelled from Merseyside this time.
Sooner this outfit regain their non league status the better.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
I think it's great having 2 league clubs in Sussex. Maybe there will be more one day.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
Well-known member
Why so late? They're a joke, a laughing stock, and deserve to go down. Absolutely pathetic.
Yet again the fans suffer. Why could a local referee not be called in at say 3 pm to make a decision? Yes, it rained in Crawley this afternoon, but perhaps if they paid for some work to be done on the pitch, and for a decent ground staff team instead of overspending on players, this wouldn't have happened.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
I don't.
portslade seagull
Well-known member
Can't the league impose a fine for so many postponements , I'm sure another club suffered that fate
Phil B
New member
Why so late? You need to ask the ref that. 2nd ref in 4 days that decide that with a little time / work that game can be played. Then they call it off. If it's unplayable, why not call it off immediately ?
carteater
Well-known member
They should be made to play at whitehawk
Red Side Of Sussex
Active member
- Jul 25, 2009
- 139
Rubbish.
On both occasions the pitch was never going to be ready.
We are a laughing stock I'm sorry too say.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
Well-known member
Was a local ref called in during the afternoon?
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
That must be pretty difficult for your fans. Surely though the ref must take some blame.
Red Side Of Sussex
Active member
- Jul 25, 2009
- 139
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Oh dear. I wonder if you'll get in trouble then. Sounds like a bit of a disaster.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
Well-known member
To be fair, some county league teams have hardly played since Christmas.
However they are not spending huge amounts on players and playing in the third tier of English football.
crodonilson
He/Him
16/1 for relegation, given their huge backlog and possibility of more games being postponed got to be worth a pony?
OzMike
Well-known member
Their end of season will be their pre season at this rate!
oddsonlaughter
New member
- Jan 24, 2008
- 249
As a Tranmere fan I can answer that
The club felt that if Crawley could guarantee the pitch would survive they would have however when they looked at the pitch there was 5 areas not ready and it was never going to be fit to play on.
Personally I think it was disgraceful that they decided they did not need a pitch inspection as the pitch clearly is not right
Have a look at this picture of our player Ash Taylor on Twitter
https://twitter.com/will_costello/status/435846454935314434/photo/1
Says it all really
Norman Potting
Well-known member
Good point - how many games were lost to rain at Withdean, particularly in the first season there? Did the Council ever pay us for all the drainage improvements made?
Lord Bracknell
On fire
As an athletics track, the main use of the pitch area at Withdean was to absorb the impact of javelins. And athletics is a summer sport. There was no real point in having it well drained.