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Match Thread Home Versus Crawley Saturday 16th January- MATCH POSTPONED

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Bigrod, Jan 10, 2021.

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  1. Old Grey Fox

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    Harrogate is also off i think,they have 're arranged it for Tuesday.
     
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  2. Dennis

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    The question to be asked is of the club.

    'You put an enormous amount of effort into clearing the pitch to make it playable. Why didn't you also clear the area around the ground as you're expected to do so that it met the EFL's requirements and avoid the game being postponed?'
     
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    Exactly
    Very poor decision to cancel when you consider the advanced weather forecast most people got to work yesterday and today the snow is melting
    May even watch Avenue on I player
     
    #223 Bantamsteve, Jan 16, 2021
  4. Bronco

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    Maybe the rules don't apply to Avenue with them being in the National League North ?.
     
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    BPA is off Broncs. Looking at the images it was never on, just as bad as Harrogate that were shown on Tele last night.
     
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    Postponed now
    Looks like W33D$ is the only option on sky
    But only if Brighton are winning ;);)
     
    #226 Bantamsteve, Jan 16, 2021
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    I don't think it's unreasonable to expect some kind of recognition from the EFL that they got this one wrong. I won't hold my breath waiting for it though.
     
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  8. Faithful Bantam

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    But thats because of a frozen pitch, not because of external weather factors. Our pitch is fine.
     
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    is it back on yet?
     
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    Harrogate match with Exeter was off because of the weather but it has been arranged for Tuesday
     
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    I'm guessing if they did make efforts to clear outside and some sort of accident did happen then the club are culpable whereas the finger of blame would lie soley with the council and i suspect any sort of insurance claims. Hypothtical situation i admit.
     
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    And even then, the club had 24 hours to do something about it. None of it makes sense to me, it seems that the entire thought process for a decision on our game was different to everyone else in the country.
     
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    pointless doing the pitch then.
     
    #233 Storck, Jan 16, 2021
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    I said that pages ago.
     
    #234 Rogered Tart, Jan 16, 2021
  15. Bigrod

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    The club would only have a responsibility for anything that happened on their land. It would be like you clearing a track across snow on the pavement outside your house for a car to cross and a member of the public slipping on that section.

    Apparently, ‘Under the Highways Act 1980, the highway authority responsible for a particular area (which is usually the local council) has a duty to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that snow or ice on pavements and roads does not cause a danger to members of the public.

    The term ‘reasonably practicable’ is the key point of this legislation and duty placed on local councils. This means that a council cannot be held liable for all accidents caused by ice on pavements within their jurisdiction’.
     
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    6c here in Leeds. Embarrassing for City and whoever made the final decision ! Club is a laughing stock !
     
    #236 Tingleyb, Jan 16, 2021
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    I think it is the EFL and who they consulted with, who are the laughing stock! The Safety Advisory Group, should have a spokesperson who clarifies what criteria was employed, given the forecast on both the Met Office and BBC. As far as I am aware the club wanted the game to go ahead. The referee had agreed the pitch was absolutely fine, but he had consulted with ‘unnamed’ individuals or an organisation who had made the decision.
    The EFL and the SAG are the ones who should be accountable, and explain their decision in a coherent manner.
     
    #237 Bigrod, Jan 16, 2021
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    Had the club not made the effort to clear the pitch, the EFL would’ve kicked off. We should put a claim in to recover the costs spent in trying to get this on. Also, if the ref has no say on conditions outside the stadium, why did he mention it in his report? They have an advisory group for that...poor by the EFL
     
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    Given the forecast and todays weather (where the three inches of snow we had on our road has now completely gone) and the pitch being playable, someone's head needs to roll for this postponement.

    Its probably the most unnecessary and premature postponement in the entire history of premature and unnecessary postponements
     
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    #239 Ulysses S Grant, Jan 16, 2021
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    Brighton ARE winning :joy:.
     
    #240 Bronco, Jan 16, 2021
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