Re: 19 for Widnes : Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:22 pm  

KevW60349 wrote:

Trying out a new persona maybe?

Why, I'll only ever post as Vastman live with it.

Re: 19 for Widnes : Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:26 pm  

Trinity18 wrote:

You might be onto something... is Homme Vaste really Vastman?

Nice try, but it's clearly you playing at identity fraud.

Can't be bothered myself but hats off to you because the logistics of it all must be knackering, you must have a lot of free time on your hands.

[PopTart]

Re: 19 for Widnes : Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:56 pm  

PrinterThe wrote:

Don't need to be an expert to see or know what the weather was like in areas not too far away in the hour or so before kickoff.

So again, don't be so sensitive as if it's an attack on the club because as has been pointed out it's the match commissioner and ref who were in charge of the decision.

But you are drawing your conclusion from a picture or a 2 second video.
We were there and disagree with your points. So I'm not sure what else there is to discuss.

Re: 19 for Widnes : Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:04 pm  

https://twitter.com/abc/status/975421064464551936?s=21

https://twitter.com/abc/status/975421064464551936?s=21

Re: 19 for Widnes : Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:34 pm  

PopTart wrote:

But you are drawing your conclusion from a picture or a 2 second video.
We were there and disagree with your points. So I'm not sure what else there is to discuss.

I'm drawing my conclusions from the weather I could see in Leeds. Also from seeing scenes from football matches in nearby places like Hudds and Sheffield just shortly before your game. Whilst the counter argument seems to be "I looked out my window and it looked ok" as if the concept of weather travelling doesn't exist.

Re: 19 for Widnes : Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:46 pm  

PrinterThe wrote:

I'm drawing my conclusions from the weather I could see in Leeds. Also from seeing scenes from football matches in nearby places like Hudds and Sheffield just shortly before your game. Whilst the counter argument seems to be "I looked out my window and it looked ok" as if the concept of weather travelling doesn't exist.

I was at the Huddersfield game unlike you and it was nothing like what came down at BV, also at Wigan Friday afternoon where West Yorkshire was covered in fog but the reserve game was played in sunshine and clear skies so you can’t say every where will follow suit, it wasn’t forecasted for what we had at BV. So Micheal Fish, if you’re so good at predicting the weather, what’s Sunday afternoon going to be like in Leigh about 3pm

Re: 19 for Widnes : Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:03 pm  

I'm not sure why Wakefield Trinity as a club are coming in for stick about 'snowgate'. As already mentioned, it's the match commissioner's call with input from the ref. The game was given the go ahead and a number of volunteers, the chairman included, did all they could to improve pitch marking visibility and shift snow from around the ground.

I checked the weather and guessed it'd be either delayed, postponed or called off at some point, but not living far from the ground I went anyway. My guess was correct, but it wasn't my call to make with regards to the game going ahead. I don't think anyone expected the sheer blizzard of snow which materialised half an hour into the first half. I've never experienced snow like that!

Maybe we can just put it down to the ubiquitous and highly tedious craze of trying to generate controversy, outrage, offence, and finding someone to blame for the situation they didn't even find themselves in?

Re: 19 for Widnes : Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:04 pm  

PrinterThe wrote:

I'm drawing my conclusions from the weather I could see in Leeds. Also from seeing scenes from football matches in nearby places like Hudds and Sheffield just shortly before your game. Whilst the counter argument seems to be "I looked out my window and it looked ok" as if the concept of weather travelling doesn't exist.

I have friends who live in Leeds who I was in contact with throughout the day. They were very surprised that we weren't having the snow they had through the day. Only 9 miles apart but totally different weather.

Re: 19 for Widnes : Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:05 pm  

wakeytrin wrote:

I have friends who live in Leeds who I was in contact with throughout the day. They were very surprised that we weren't having the snow they had through the day. Only 9 miles apart but totally different weather.

Agree, my Gf lives in Leeds and I spend time at her house and mine and the weather in both Cities can be completely different at times. Tbh it's usually the case that we get the better of the weather, almost like we're in some sheltered valley at times but yes it is hard to believe it's only a few miles down the road and things can be so different. Luckily over the years, snow has become a rare occurrence and hopefully, that will return.

Re: 19 for Widnes : Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:29 pm  

Its just like that, I work in Leeds but live in Wakey and the drive home from Leeds to 41 is like going from night to day sometimes.
Anyway, its only the wums, the actual event is irrelevant, its not about facts or opinion its about being a wum, if it wasn't the weather it'd be some other tedious rubbish.