Re: A complete and utter disgrace : Sun Dec 27, 2009 6:55 pm  

james hawk wrote:

Speaking to a Hunslet official the referee declared the pitch playable at 12.30 hour and a half before kick off but it was the groundsman who works for the council who told the ref to call the game off at 20 past reckoned the pitch was icy underneath the snow imo opinion thats a pretty poor excuse because it was not freezing last night

Referees decision should be final.

Re: A complete and utter disgrace : Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:08 pm  

If the referee couldn't see ice under the snow, but the groundsman could, you want to be thankful the game didnt go ahead.

What else would he have missed?

Re: A complete and utter disgrace : Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:16 pm  

it's fair point jim is that, but it's a bugger when you've drove there when as stealth said we couldve been doing something else with our day, I guess at least nobody got hurt.

Re: A complete and utter disgrace : Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:39 pm  

andrew aspinall wrote:

and the beer was off!! Had to make do with bottles didn't we stealth!!

A bit of a disaster really. Wasn't it?

Re: A complete and utter disgrace : Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:45 pm  

guess who wrote:

If the referee couldn't see ice under the snow, but the groundsman could, you want to be thankful the game didnt go ahead.

What else would he have missed?

You've got to ask why did the groundsman miss it on the inspection yesterday or the one this morning though?

It can't of frozen last night, it wasn't cold enough.

Re: A complete and utter disgrace : Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:46 pm  

Just a tad!

Re: A complete and utter disgrace : Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:52 pm  

Pretty hacked off

.. while I can see that the safety of the players is paramount...but calling the game 3/4 hour before kick off really needs to be looked at.....

Hunslet told us the game was on after a pitch inspection yesterday ...today was warmer than yesterday ..so what happened ??

As like many on here who get limited time off work ...a day wasted when I could have been down the other end of the country spending precious time with friends and family..

NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL !

( though good afternoon with fellow board memebers in W.Spoons in a similar situation - Cheers Guys !)

Re: A complete and utter disgrace : Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:53 pm  

If it was the groundsman called it off, then I must say we have similar problems with ours at the moment. Not the 1st team, but he dosent appear to like anything involving Cougar Cubs U18's games. wouldnt even let my u9's play there last good friday.

Re: A complete and utter disgrace : Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:00 am  

According to Barry who I spoke to it was the match referee that called it off even though both coaches wanted the game to go on. I rang Hunslet at 11.30 who said the game was on my query is why was the match referee not there before 1.20 when the inspection was done.

Re: A complete and utter disgrace : Mon Dec 28, 2009 11:24 am  

The pitch was inspected TWICE, once on Saturday, when the the home club were told to clear the snow then the game could go ahead. Hence the call for fans to come down to clear the snow. Nobody turned up. 2nd inspection on Sunday showed that the home side had not done what they said they would do ie clear the snow. So game off.
The RFL ref(s) did their jobs, let down by the home club.
A bit like the Cubs 18's trying to play at cougar park, those of you who watch the Cubs will know what I mean