Wigan vs Bolton - Postponed

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sam86

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• Dec 21, 2009

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But not due to the pitch, which Wigan claim is perfectly playable, but due to the roads and pavements outside the stadium being too icy.

Seems like an absolute joke.

Can't imagine they'll be missing much, as 90 minutes of shit football is on the cards, but surely could have been prevented.

 

Barrel of Fun

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• Dec 21, 2009

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I don't see why that is a joke. They are thinking about the safety of 20,000+ people trudging about in slippery conditions. There is no way the game would be on at Withdean, if it were scheduled for today, assuming the pitch was playable. Taxis are not accessing roads of Dyke Road and there are reduced bus services.

 

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sam86

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Barrel of Fun said:

I don't see why that is a joke. They are thinking about the safety of 20,000+ people trudging about in slippery conditions. There is no way the game would be on at Withdean, if it were scheduled for today, assuming the pitch was playable. Taxis are not accessing roads of Dyke Road and there are reduced bus services.

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I meant postponing it a few hours before K/O is a joke.

They should have either -

a) known it was going to be unsafe a long time before now, or

b) put steps in place to make it safer

 

Easy 10

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• Dec 21, 2009

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Steps are VERY dangerous when its icy. I don't see how that would help at all.

 

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sam86

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Easy 10 said:

Steps are VERY dangerous when its icy. I don't see how that would help at all.

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Thats pretty good

 

Barry Izbak

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Lancing By Sea

• Dec 21, 2009

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This is an absolute fcuking joke. I remember when my mate got to Middlesbrough only to find the game against his Fulham was off because of icy pavements.

Can you imagine Churchill Square or Western Road being closed because of the state of the pavements?

Fcuking idiots

 

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Tooting Gull

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I don't see how you can criticise the timing of the call-off. It was flagged up very early today there would be an assessment, and called off, what, about 12.30 for an all-Lancs evening kick-off?

 

Normal Rob

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• Dec 21, 2009

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Probably postponed due to lack of interest!

 

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Marc

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samhale86 said:

I meant postponing it a few hours before K/O is a joke.

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it was called off around 12:30pm....thats more than a few hours!! ample time so quit yer moaning