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

Looks like Crawley are selling Watters to Cardiff so can't see him being involved tomorrow. Although they slapped leeds without him so it might not be much of an advantage.

 

I'm hoping we find a way to get this on. 3 weeks without a game will be very disruptive to fitness and will completely erode any sense of confidence from the mini run we were on. If the snow is cleared and its simply a matter of cold temperatures, hopefully the covers and milder weather due on Saturday morning will see us right. Or maybe we can hire a set of air blowers? (we've got plenty on here!!)

 

Maybe all the over 80's who have had one vaccine jab in Bradford to help out.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2654993

Turns milder tonight. I think there's still a chance it'll be on, as long as any snow in the morning isn't heavy.

Pitch covers generally protect against frost/freezing up to -4, I believe.

 

It will be nice and soggy

 

Never mind the players, what am I supposed to do with a third free Saturday in a row!! Match has got to be on! Pleeease!

 

Covers were -5c unless it's changed recently.

 

Think it will be on then?

 

GAME OFF. Unsafe areas outside ground - Club just tweeted.

very frustrated considering no fans are attending!

 

You saw the photos of Charlie - they could have quite the lawsuit on their hands!

 

FFS. I get that Crawley have a long way to travel, but the main roads are fine and temperatures set to be milder tomorrow. I have a feeling that this will be regretted as tomorrow plays out.

 

Outside the ground ffs....

 

Makes you question whether Scunthorpe really wanted the game on last week....

 

Exactly, its a piss poor excuse that. The pitch is fine so the game should be going ahead.

 

BLOODY SPARKS!!!!!!

 

In circumstances like this, with no fans attending, why not just postpone by 24 hours and play Sunday instead?

 

Absolutely.

And why haven't we been using the Tuesdays we've had free these past three or whatever weeks?

Football is allowing itself to fall foul of bureaucratic BS - as it usually does - but we're in a unique situation, and the EFL are showing real ineptitude to not cut away the red tape and get games rescheduled quicker.

I'm not saying Saturday to Sunday, but Saturday to Tuesday or Saturday to the following Tuesday - come on, I know sports where athletes are given a few days notice. If you're a professional competitor, be prepared to compete.

 

Upon inspecting the surface, Madley said: "The efforts of the ground staff have been superb and, from a playing perspective, there is no issue whatsoever

So where's the bloody sense in postponing then especially where clubs are getting so far behind in their fixture schedule..........

 

Not good this it has killed all the momentum we had built up. So far we have+managed COVID pretty well and now we are losing games to the weather