The Voice - Match preview Bradford City vs Carlisle United Tuesday 21 March 2023 @ 7:45pm

Then it would be too hot, couldn't organise a shag in a brothel this lot.

 

My u13 team trained this morning on the stray in hgate ,frost on the grass but the ground was fine .

About 10 different games going on

I haven't,!

 

His birthday?

 

Not even the clubs fault. Nearly all league 2 fixtures have been postponed due to a frozen pitch so let's have some proper perspective here.

 

FYI Sutton game called off due to frozen pitch.

 

1200 Carlisle fans coming today, half of them will return tickets for refund now not to mention the home crowd also down 30%.
A big loss of income for the sake of not waiting 3 hours to inspect pitch

 

Aye,it happaned to coincide with town game,he's a home and awayer

 

Sub zero all week it was never going to be on .

 

In the pub. City vaults no less with family in the hope the game was still on you sad hat.
We're doing our bit keeping local business going.

No doubt you like hundreds of others are hiding in your living room. Keeping warm.

 

It was deemed playable yesterday afternoon so temperatures earlier in the week are immaterial.

 

And if they’d waited 3 hours it would have also been playable.

 

Want i do not understand, is if the pitch was playable yesterday, what has happened since. Temperatures have been the same all week and if it is the TL Dallas end causing these postponements , do something about that end.
The re arranged game on a Tuesday night will be a lot less valuable to the club, so loss of income again.

 

Rearrange it for March 21 then.

 

I’m guessing the troublesome side will be the main stand as it never gets any sun during winter months.
It’s always been an issue down that side for as long as can remember

 

No side of the coin can win in these circumstances.

You've got on one hand those who are travelling to the game from further afield and would prefer an early inspection so they're not wasting time and money on a potential postponement.

On the other hand, you've got those who would prefer to give it as long as possible with the possibility of the pitch thawing out and the game being able to take place.

It comes down to a matter of opinion as to which approach is better.

What is apparent though, is that when a pitch inspection is called, 9 times out of 10 the game will be postponed.

Furthermore, in the modern 'Health & Safety era', any bit of freezing weather the night before leads to a frozen pitch postponement in the 3rd tier and below, with the exception of those clubs whom have recent Premier League/Championship facilities (Portsmouth, Charlton, Ipswich, Sheff Weds et al). When prolonged freezing temperatures were forecast on both Thursday and Friday nights, anyone with an ounce of common sense would have known there wouldn't be a game today. Only the most ardent City fans, those of an old school stature who often witnessed games played on snow covered pitches with fluorescent balls, or those who are desperate to escape the house for one reason or another, will have had genuine hope that today's game would be on.

 

I think this morning’s freezing fog has done the damage compared to yesterday

 

last time we had a game postponed .i hoped the players would come back refreshed and all guns blazing , we all know how well that went Carlisle away and the re arranged game , Rochdale at home
just seen a tweet from Simon Parker from Valley Parade !!!!!