Fyldelatic Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Is there still plenty of snow left at BP and car parks? Could the game have gone ahead with a bit of voluntary efforts? Noticed not many games have been called off today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Clayton playing fields is still covered in ice/snow. I assume the car park is too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskedOwl Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 im sure it could have. really poor effort from the club IMO. seems like they can't be arsed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyPimp Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Having just been on a very dangerous walk with the dog. Could hardly stand up in Army Boots. The club made the right call. thawing yes, but patches of THICK ICE UNDERNEATH. Sensible decision...imo. No excuse. The club has let everyone down, especially me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskedOwl Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Having just been on a very dangerous walk with the dog. Could hardly stand up in Army Boots. The club made the right call. thawing yes, but patches of THICK ICE UNDERNEATH. Sensible decision...imo. fair enough. im just selfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 No excuse. The club has let everyone down, especially me. the pitch was soft enough to play on, the local authorities deemed the area unsafe not the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyldelatic Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 (edited) the pitch was soft enough to play on, the local authorities deemed the area unsafe not the club But that was three days ago. Temperatures have risen, there was overnight rain, and I can't see why with concerted efforts by LA, club and volunteers, the match couldn't have gone ahead (see Wycombe). Edited December 26, 2009 by Fyldelatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 But that was three days ago. Temperatures have risen, there was overnight rain, and I can't see why with concerted efforts by LA, club and volunteers, the match couldn't have gone ahead (see Wycombe). yeah but the paths all around the whole area are iced over, plus the car parks and the pitch needs clearing. we cant get enough to watch us not to mention help out in this situation right decisions been made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 But that was three days ago. Temperatures have risen, there was overnight rain, and I can't see why with concerted efforts by LA, club and volunteers, the match couldn't have gone ahead (see Wycombe). The main roads are ice free. The side roads (and that car park would be one) are still thick sheets of ice. More dangerous today than at any other point in the last week. While I do think the world's gone soft and the game should be played, in a 2009 health and safety climate the game would still have been called off this morning if the decision hadn't been made before Christmas. I would think that Latics, financially, would have wanted to play today and get a crowd of 6,000 rather than 4,000 midweek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobOAFC Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 The groundsmen said at best the pitch would be waterlogged.. all the ice and snow is slowly thawing so as the snow stopped the pitch from being icey, it will just melt on the surface.. shame it isnt on though had a really good feeling about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometownclub Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Was the club premature to call the game off? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 No. Correct answer. I'm as gutted as the most gutted person that the game isn't on. I've got to wait over a month until my next game now. But it was definitely the right decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another fan Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 No. Having just been for a walk around Chaddie Park Definately not wrong to call the game off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 But that was three days ago. Temperatures have risen, there was overnight rain, and I can't see why with concerted efforts by LA, club and volunteers, the match couldn't have gone ahead (see Wycombe). I've just spent 2 hours helping to clear the street where I live. The overnight rain basically froze to leave glass like sheets of ice across the whole street. I live in failsworth, which is probably a bit warmer than BP at the moment, so the car park and footways at BP are probably treacherous. Correct decision by the club; but a financially problematic one. Probably lost 500 off the tranny fans and 500-1000 off the home fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardlelatic Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 The club could have called it off last night or this morning, but the game would have been called off that the main point !! At least doing it a few days ago, fans were given the chance to change there plans check out this video if you have Latic Player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another fan Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 The club could have called it off last night or this morning, but the game would have been called off that the main point !! At least doing it a few days ago, fans were given the chance to change there plans check out this video if you have Latic Player So let the moaners show their arses and admit the fact that the club have got something right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty doesn't know Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 The club could have called it off last night or this morning, but the game would have been called off that the main point !! At least doing it a few days ago, fans were given the chance to change there plans check out this video if you have Latic Player loving sean gregan's silly face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futchers briefs Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 John Kettley is a weatherman, a weatherman, a weatherman, John Kettley is a weatherman, and so is Michael Fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetramfixer Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 i suppose they may have also took in account the travelling for the fans ... ie not too much a problem for a mid week re-schedule than maybe if it had been a southern based team!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardlelatic Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 John Kettley is a weatherman, a weatherman, a weatherman, John Kettley is a weatherman, and so is Michael Fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creepy Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futchers briefs Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 (edited) That\'s the one Mr Wardle Edited December 26, 2009 by futchers briefs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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