The weather was not the reason we blew that game, though. In a season when Chris Hughton made very, very few errors of judgement, this was one - radically altering our successful shape / style, and going to 3 in midfield (trying to compensate for the absence of Beram Kayal). The three in there...
Almost certainly, as the authorities HATE to be seen to bow to any club's preferences (or otherwise) of officials.
Obviously they'll wait until an absolutely CRUCIAL game at the business end of the season, before gracing us with their top, top man.