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[lukealty12]

is this correct?

[wayno]

Yes definatley - poo bags

[Dougals Dad]

Yes definatley - poo bags

No need to call him Poo Bags, its not Timperley Red's fault!

[chrisrufc]

If a qualified ref thought it was playable this morning then I can't believe that a few hours of sunshine have made the pitch unplayable.  Lazy ref

[AltyTunnelSteward]

Yeah obviously very lazy Ref travelling from Middlesborough and spending about 15 to 20 minutes inspecting the pitch.

Without seeming rude might I suggest that you obtain a few facts before sounding off about something you seem to know very little about

[Ballers]

Tone.

[Uncle Globnasty]

Treble

[SW]

So ATS, as the  staunchest supporter of all referees, which one cocked up then 

[wayno]

To be fair i think the later ref was correct here is a picture of moss lane at midday today

[Darren]

The ref who did the 10am inspection was the ref for the Tamworth v AFC Telford game and i see that was played. 

[AltyTunnelSteward]

Given the prevailing conditions and the circumstances neither cocked up.

The local referee's inspection being something like 5 hours prior to kick off was unlikely to result in a postponement unless there was going to be a very small  percentage of a  chance of the game being played and given the fact that Eastbourne were already fairly local (Tarporley) it was giving the game every chance. He did advise that there was an area which concerned him and suggested that Mr Harrington come a little earlier which he did.

Mr Harrington spent fifteen or twenty minutes minimum inspecting all the pitch even changing into his kit (including the boots he intended to wear for the match) before deciding that the area in the shade of the stand was unfit and to have played would have compromised the safety of those involved.

[Brian Flynn]

Given the prevailing conditions and the circumstances neither cocked up.

The local referee's inspection being something like 5 hours prior to kick off was unlikely to result in a postponement unless there was going to be a very small  percentage of a  chance of the game being played and given the fact that Eastbourne were already fairly local (Tarporley) it was giving the game every chance. He did advise that there was an area which concerned him and suggested that Mr Harrington come a little earlier which he did.

Mr Harrington spent fifteen or twenty minutes minimum inspecting all the pitch even changing into his kit (including the boots he intended to wear for the match) before deciding that the area in the shade of the stand was unfit and to have played would have compromised the safety of those involved.

It appears that Mr.Harrington did everything correctly in terms of the decision making process & then made the wrong decision as the pitch was clearly playable.If players were struggling to keep their feet in the opening minutes & there was a danger to the players & officials, then a decision to abandon would have been completely palatable.What actually happened wasn't.