Re: Catalans Game to be rescheduled : Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:23 pm  

tommyfromhull wrote:

Pitch in France. That is ice!

I'm no expert but that looks like standing water. The pitch must have been wet at some point

Re: Catalans Game to be rescheduled : Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:39 pm  

Chris28 wrote:

I'm no expert but that looks like standing water. The pitch must have been wet at some point

I read it was ice! Plus looking at the pitch inspection video it looks like ice too, especially in sub-zero temps.

Re: Catalans Game to be rescheduled : Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:41 pm  

tommyfromhull wrote:

I read it was ice! Plus looking at the pitch inspection video it looks like ice too, especially in sub-zero temps.

But it's not frost. Looks like frozen water. Has it rained?

Re: Catalans Game to be rescheduled : Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:43 pm  

Chris28 wrote:

But it's not frost. Looks like frozen water. Has it rained?

Well I'm hearing sprinklers/the pitch was watered. Scandalous if true, but it's definatley ice -

'Hull FC - Official Facebook Page
From earlier this afternoon during pitch inspection. Looks like water on the ground, but in fact, it was solid ice'

Have a look on the Hull FC facebook page, the video is on there.

Re: Catalans Game to be rescheduled : Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:45 pm  

It will be interesting to see what Sir Adam has to say on the matter.
I hope the RFL look into the matter & make some gesture to those FC fans that travelled all that way.

Re: Catalans Game to be rescheduled : Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:46 pm  

speaking to james smailes tonight, catalans new how bad the pitch was on tuesday and simply made no effort to make the game playable tonight!

Re: Catalans Game to be rescheduled : Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:53 pm  

number 6 wrote:

speaking to james smailes tonight, catalans new how bad the pitch was on tuesday and simply made no effort to make the game playable tonight!

As a journalist I hope he has his sources and proof of that.

Re: Catalans Game to be rescheduled : Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:54 pm  

From a distance it seems like there may be a link between 'pitch was watered yesterday' and 'ice on the pitch today' (Elementary my dear Holmes). What a shambles. Gutted for the fans who have travelled.

Had to settle for watching Pies v Winos on Sky. It was noticeable how much time the Pies kickers had and what good use they made of that. Also that slimmed down new haircut Luaiaki is still as lazy as ever tho he did manage a slap shot on Ryan Bailey.

Plus ca change plus c'est la meme chose, mon petit.

Re: Catalans Game to be rescheduled : Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:54 pm  

Just heard that the France Ireland RU International has been called off also.

Re: Catalans Game to be rescheduled : Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:55 pm  

knockersbumpMKII wrote:

Just heard that the France Ireland RU International has been called off also.

With 10,000 Irish in the ground.