proudtobeabuddy Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 I'm blame those in charge at the club. 2:55 call off...other games go ahead...pretty incompetent IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 I'm blame those in charge at the club. 2:55 call off...other games go ahead...pretty incompetent IMO. Two of those that went ahead were subsequently abandoned. Surely that is worse ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie88 Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 This is not the clubs fault... FFS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLBud Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 The fault actually lies entirely with the club. I understand that part of the undersoil heating isn't working properly so therefore one part of the pitch (at least) was going to be brick hard for the duration of the match. Even with the entire pitch cleared of snow pre-match , the forecast of snow all day meant that the frozen part of the pitch would be dangerous whenever snow was lying on it. In these conditions the game may well have started , but was never going to be completed. Sheer madness ! Billy, I'm not sure how this works in terms of how much say the club has if the ref deems the pitch playable. What can the club do in that situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Maybe the snow was a lot heavier in Paisley than the other places mentioned. Maybe. Which is why I never blamed St Mirren, the referee, or anyone. Just a complete clusterfcuk. I mean, say they call our game off at 11am, then the games at Partick, Sevco and Killie go ahead? The club / referee / SFA / Cheesy / Gus.... All get it in the neck. Since I first started supporting St Mirren in 1976/77 the amount of games that have been cancelled in dodgy circumstances and have hacked people off can be counted on the fingers of two hands - max. No winners today. Unfortunate. Especially for Raith fans. Bummer... Etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabuddies Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 The fault actually lies entirely with the club. I understand that part of the undersoil heating isn't working properly so therefore one part of the pitch (at least) was going to be brick hard for the duration of the match. Even with the entire pitch cleared of snow pre-match , the forecast of snow all day meant that the frozen part of the pitch would be dangerous whenever snow was lying on it. In these conditions the game may well have started , but was never going to be completed. Sheer madness ! Then why did the referee say game on after his second pitch inspection? The club called for this after more snow fell on the pitch so it would have been dangerous then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudtobeabuddy Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) Two of those that went ahead were subsequently abandoned. Surely that is worse ? Yes but the one nearest wasn't called off and it's about 4 miles away from St Mirren park. Edited January 16, 2016 by proudtobeabuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudtobeabuddy Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 And the main gripe is not the call off but the timing...Worse if you were traveling from Kirkcaldy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Billy, I'm not sure how this works in terms of how much say the club has if the ref deems the pitch playable. What can the club do in that situation? Clubs should produce guidelines and talk to the SFA about implementing them. Fans' travel time should be paramount not the immediate weather situation at the time of inspection. Any doubts then cancel the game. Only proceed if there is an almost guarantee it would take place. Snow was forecast for this afternoon so the game should have been called off before the RR fans left Kirkaldy. A referee only seems interested in what is happening when he is making a decision. He does not appear to be interested in travelling fans and different referees appear to have different ideas about keeping lines clear. In some games today the referee stopped play and allowed ground staff on to clear the lines. Did our referee consider that for today? Have sensible guidelines and use them instead of making it up as you go along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 The fault actually lies entirely with the club. I understand that part of the undersoil heating isn't working properly so therefore one part of the pitch (at least) was going to be brick hard for the duration of the match. Even with the entire pitch cleared of snow pre-match , the forecast of snow all day meant that the frozen part of the pitch would be dangerous whenever snow was lying on it. In these conditions the game may well have started , but was never going to be completed. Sheer madness ! If one part of the pitch was going to be brick hard for the duration of the match the ref would have cancelled the game on one of his two pitch inspections. Also, Dicky's sons sound like they really aren't ready for the world and shouldn't be let out unsupervised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) Maybe the snow was a lot heavier in Paisley than the other places mentioned. At last someone has worked it out. I think some people must think that cloud cover is uniform over the entire area and that localised weather conditions don't ever occur. The Kilmarnock game may well have started, but latterly the game was stopped because the lines had to be brushed clear as, guess what, the snow got heavier. If the club had postponed the game earlier and there was no localised heavy snowfall and the pitch remained eminently playable............. Well, you know the reaction we'd get. Edited January 16, 2016 by FTOF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Zippy Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 If one part of the pitch was going to be brick hard for the duration of the match the ref would have cancelled the game on one of his two pitch inspections. Also, Dicky's sons sound like they really aren't ready for the world and shouldn't be let out unsupervised. Shit happens when you live in a backward Lanarkshire backwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 On the plus side though, no goals conceded from set pieces today, no taking the lead and losing, no last-minute heartbreak... Mon' the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudtobeabuddy Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) On the plus side though, no goals conceded from set pieces today, no taking the lead and losing, no last-minute heartbreak... Mon' the snow. No, the plus side is i've had a few extra Lemmies. Edited January 16, 2016 by proudtobeabuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Match should have been called off at the first flurry of Snow this morning. f**king halfwits. A Glasgow taxi driver calling anybody a halfwit edit, a tight arse Glasgow taxi driver calling anybody a halfwit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 My son says he spoke to the cat park attendant as he left and he claimed he had no idea what was happening and told my son to contact the club. He did not get a refund. So your son is as stupid as you and turned up at the ground during the snow blizzards ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Handing over £4.40 for Pie/Beans and a Diet Cola 30 seconds before Match called off didnae help my f*cking mood. For around £4.40 I got a vodka and a can of diet coke plus a half pint of lager in the 19th pub in Renfrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 At last someone has worked it out. I think some people must think that cloud cover is uniform over the entire area and that localised weather conditions don't ever occur. The Kilmarnock game may well have started, but latterly the game was stopped because the lines had to be brushed clear as, guess what, the snow got heavier. If the club had postponed the game earlier and there was no localised heavy snowfall and the pitch remained eminently playable............. Well, you know the reaction we'd get. I can remember a game years ago when the rain and snow was pounding down at love st but highlight of the Patrick game at firhill that night look like summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo_j Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Should have checked the weather forecast and called it off last night. Raith fans have a very hazardous journey home as have faraway Saints fans. Nothing to do with the Referee. Sensible administration from St Mirren would have seen the Match bite the dust long before 2.50pm. ST FARCE FC Aye, cause the it's the club who calls it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo_j Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 #prayforthesonsofdickson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Higher stands maybe kept the snow out a wee bit better. This. My block of flats that is 4 stories high have more snow on 1 side than the other, wonder why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie88 Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 For around £4.40 I got a vodka and a can of diet coke plus a half pint of lager in the 19th pub in Renfrew I drink in there also... Good wee boozer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleySaint Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Just back and reading the thread, obviously disappointed that it was called off, but unless it had been done before 10 am it wouldn't have made a difference to my travel arrangements, having said that it snowed all the way back less the last 30 miles or so and only took me 30 mins or so longer to get home so not pleasant but not as hazardous as some notorious correspondents are making out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottd Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 And the main gripe is not the call off but the timing...Worse if you were traveling from Kirkcaldy! Pay back for their 2:30 call off in December 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 I drink in there also... Good wee boozer! Certainly is. say hello if know who I am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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