What a pathetic country we live in

[One Robbie Reinelt]

A slight dusting of snow & everything comes to a standstill - oooh, someone might slip over & sue us for a few quid - why bother doing anything when it turns a little bit cold? This country is a bloody joke.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

In Russia, There Are No Postponed Games Due to WeatherT - - The Offside - Russian Football Federation Blog

 

[Easy 10]

A slight dusting of snow & everything comes to a standstill - oooh, someone might slip over & sue us for a few quid - why bother doing anything when it turns a little bit cold? This country is a bloody joke.

The.
Pitch.
Was.
Frozen.

 

[One Robbie Reinelt]

The.
Pitch.
Was.
Frozen.

I.
Don't.
Believe.
That.

 

[Easy 10]

My.
Garden.
Grass.
Is.
Frozen.

 

[woodster]

Yes.
It.
Was.

 

[Art Vs Science]

I.
Don't.
Believe.
That.

So the Referee called the game off because of the path outside the ground did he? Are you for real?

 

[hola gus]

The.
Pitch.
Was.
Frozen.

Not pitch. 1 goalmouth. Lets get the facts right eh!!!

 

[Easy 10]

Not pitch. 1 goalmouth. Lets get the facts right eh!!!

One goalmouth frozen at 6.30, despite heatlamps.

What would the rest of the pitch have been like by 8.30 ?

 

[One Robbie Reinelt]

So the Referee called the game off because of the path outside the ground did he? Are you for real?

So are you going to do nothing for the next 3 months because it's got a bit nippy? It's winter FFS. The only reason the game was called off was 'health & safety' (ie. fear of someone slipping over & claiming damages against the club). If the game couldn't be played in these conditions then we've got to seriously consider scrapping all winter matches .. this country has turned soft ... FACT.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

So are you going to do nothing for the next 3 months because it's got a bit nippy? It's winter FFS. The only reason the game was called off was 'health & safety' (ie. fear of someone slipping over & claiming damages against the club). If the game couldn't be played in these conditions then we've got to seriously consider scrapping all winter matches .. this country has turned soft ... FACT.

 

[Easy 10]

So are you going to do nothing for the next 3 months because it's got a bit nippy? It's winter FFS. The only reason the game was called off was 'health & safety' (ie. fear of someone slipping over & claiming damages against the club). If the game couldn't be played in these conditions then we've got to seriously consider scrapping all winter matches .. this country has turned soft ... FACT.

What utter arse. You can moan and bitch all you like, but you CANNOT play on a frozen pitch. Go outside and see what the grass is like - its rock bloody solid. THATS why the game is off. Nobody needs to make things up to hide behind supposed 'health and safety' - the pitch is frozen and was only going to get worse. FACT.

 

[Art Vs Science]

No answer to the question then? really, you are just not accepting the reasons for the game being called off. Maybe is will do us a favour in the long run if we play them with a strengthened squad in January.

 

[One Robbie Reinelt]

What utter arse. You can moan and bitch all you like, but you CANNOT play on a frozen pitch. Go outside and see what the grass is like - its rock bloody solid. THATS why the game is off. Nobody needs to make things up to hide behind supposed 'health and safety' - the pitch is frozen and was only going to get worse. FACT.

I have been outside ... grass is fine & NOT rock solid. According to Albion website the pitch was perfectly playable mid-afternoon after being covered for days.
Why is it that other countries seem to play in conditions far worse than we're experiencing? We have become a nanny state. FACT. We need to toughen up & get on.

 

[stss30]

Stop saying FACT, it's not a dettol advert!

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

I have been outside ... grass is fine & NOT rock solid. According to Albion website the pitch was perfectly playable mid-afternoon after being covered for days.
Why is it that other countries seem to play in conditions far worse than we're experiencing? We have become a nanny state. FACT. We need to toughen up & get on.

So when Inigo Calderon breaks his leg trying to play on a rock solid pitch we should tell him to toughen up and get on? How on Earth can you dispute that it's not frozen despite it being around minus 5 degrees

 

[herecomesaregular]

A slight dusting of snow & everything comes to a standstill - oooh, someone might slip over & sue us for a few quid - why bother doing anything when it turns a little bit cold? This country is a bloody joke.

Jesus wept, why do we have to have the same mentally retarded comments every time there is a slight dusting of snow?

Is this the window licker smilie ?

 

[One Robbie Reinelt]

So when Inigo Calderon breaks his leg trying to play on a rock solid pitch we should tell him to toughen up and get on? How on Earth can you dispute that it's not frozen despite it being around minus 5 degrees

All I'm saying is that, after what I've seen, the conditions are not bad enough to warrant calling the game off.
You may accept that the pitch is frozen .. I'm afraid I do not.

 

[Art Vs Science]

Frozen pitch in these temperatures..........yeah your right. Ridiculous.

 

[fosters headband]

All I'm saying is that, after what I've seen, the conditions are not bad enough to warrant calling the game off.
You may accept that the pitch is frozen .. I'm afraid I do not.

Well for the players sake it is a good job you were not the ref.
He gave a very valid explanation for his decision when he stated that a player jumping to head a ball in West end penalty area could not land safely. I think he was reffering to the fact they may break an ankle or two. Seems fair enough to me.