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[Brian Flynn]

The referee has inspected the pitch & has decided that it is unfit for play as the pitch is too wet.

There has been a fair bit of rain this morning but it is currently dry & bright with no more rain forecast.

The referee has agreed to review the situation around 2pm but we are all on tenterhooks here!

[Mrs Warbouys]

This is a disgrace, there's 30 Alty fans that have paid £60 odd to get here by train, if there was any doubt at 9am then what are we doing here now, it's not raining and will only improve surely, the suns out for goodness sake

[markecky]

If both teams want to start it ( and I believe they do ) he should start it or delay the kick off until say 3:30 or later if allowed.

Workington will want it on as much as we do.

[York Alty]

Staggering.

[markecky]

When will common sense prevail in these matters?

Why cant Alty's travel costs, fans travel costs, fixture backlogs, time off work for players now for rearranged game be taken into account.

He should have a least tried it or delayed it an hour...

So gutted for the people who have gone and wish I was with them in a bizarre way.  Utter sh*t.

[Hale Alty]

i've always said that these days people look for reasons to cancel rather than reasons to go ahead.

[ASMO]

It happened couple of season ago at  Moss Lane when we played Eastbourne remember , frozen pitch called off an hour before kickoff  if i remember correctly ,after local ref said it was fit in morning , not fair on traveling supporters .

[markecky]

It happened couple of season ago at  Moss Lane when we played Eastbourne remember , frozen pitch called off an hour before kickoff  if i remember correctly ,after local ref said it was fit in morning , not fair on traveling supporters .

Frozen pitch could be classed as a danger though in this namby pamby world Alan.

The worst that happens on a wet pitch is that the ball doesn't roll right.

Ask both managers, if both agree that there could be times when that happens then play it.

[distancetraveller]

Very surprised that he didn't leave it for an hour. Its not as if its just up the road ffs

No wonder officialdom gets a hard time on and off the pitch, they come to some very bizzare decisions, sadly far too often nowadays at all levels.

Sadly its the loyal followers who end up out of pocket

[ASMO]

Yes Mark , but if players and managers agree to play , who is then held responsible if someone gets hurt because of the conditions .

[distancetraveller]

Yes Mark , but if players and managers agree to play , who is then held responsible if someone gets hurt because of the conditions .

This is exactly why games get postponed. We live in a blame society where every bugger is looking for some sort of compo. Its all over the TV adverts with nobheads like Andrew Castle making fkn thousands out of it. Its an unfortunate import from the USA.

Tragic as they are for the victims,but just wait and see how many people jump on the flooding compo bandwagon.

[Mrs Warbouys]

The match ref only lives in Sunderland so he can leave home at lunch time and be here for 1:30,either him,the ref who's doing southports game that passed it as  playable at 9am or Workington souls be accountable, absolute disgrace,I'm struggling to write this due to the glare from the sun..

[York Alty]

Yes Mark , but if players and managers agree to play , who is then held responsible if someone gets hurt because of the conditions .

This is exactly why games get postponed. We live in a blame society where every bugger is looking for some sort of compo. Its all over the TV adverts with nobheads like Andrew Castle making fkn thousands out of it. Its an unfortunate import from the USA.

Tragic as they are for the victims,but just wait and see how many people jump on the flooding compo bandwagon.

No idea who Andrew Castle is but do agree with your sentiments.

Flood victims can claim on their insurance, if they have any.  Living not far from the Ouse I've had one rejection trying to get house insurance, despite their being no history whatsoever of flooding in my area.  

Still gutted for the Alty that went today.

[RedhillAlty]

Yes Mark , but if players and managers agree to play , who is then held responsible if someone gets hurt because of the conditions .

This is exactly why games get postponed. We live in a blame society where every bugger is looking for some sort of compo. Its all over the TV adverts with nobheads like Andrew Castle making fkn thousands out of it. Its an unfortunate import from the USA.

Tragic as they are for the victims,but just wait and see how many people jump on the flooding compo bandwagon.

This is the problem and I don't blame the match referee if he honestly deemed the pitch unplayable. If both teams disagreed with his decision then questions will be asked. In the end the referee is responsible.

[blackpoolalty]

Yes Mark , but if players and managers agree to play , who is then held responsible if someone gets hurt because of the conditions .

This is exactly why games get postponed. We live in a blame society where every bugger is looking for some sort of compo. Its all over the TV adverts with nobheads like Andrew Castle making fkn thousands out of it. Its an unfortunate import from the USA.

Tragic as they are for the victims,but just wait and see how many people jump on the flooding compo bandwagon.

This is the problem and I don't blame the match referee if he honestly deemed the pitch unplayable. If both teams disagreed with his decision then questions will be asked. In the end the referee is responsible.

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