Barrow v Exeter Matchday Thread (take 2) - GAME OFF

[Martin Lawrence]

Yep - I remember playing a five a side game years ago on one and it was like a sheet of ice. I think it actually improved my own performance at left back, as the ice forced me to slip off the pitch, more often than not

 

[Hants_red]

The referee on the postponement

Referee Ross Joyce Explains Postponement

Match Referee Ross Joyce gives us his view after he was forced to postpone Tuesday night’s game against Exeter City despite the best efforts of staff and volunteers.

www.barrowafc.com

 

[Grecian in Guzz]

The referee on the postponement

Referee Ross Joyce Explains Postponement

Match Referee Ross Joyce gives us his view after he was forced to postpone Tuesday night’s game against Exeter City despite the best efforts of staff and volunteers.

www.barrowafc.com

Could have kicked off at 1600 then and played first one to score !
At least, unlike other refs, he had the spherical objects to speak in public.
Afram City

 

[east_mid]

Despite the disappointment of the match being called off,it wasn't a bad night for City in terms of the other matches.

 

[Grecian2K]

Could have kicked off at 1600 then and played first one to score !
At least, unlike other refs, he had the spherical objects to speak in public.
Afram City

Yep. A decent, honest explanation there by the ref. And, as he pointed out, the decision was made after full consultation with BOTH managers.

Certainly no complaints from KMT about the decision

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1359212391632949251

(Although, possibly one from "Taggy" about tonight's food bill )
Just imagine the uproar on here if Randall/Sparkes and/or Wilmott had suffered a season-limiting injury on that "tricky part of the pitch" out on the wing. The poor old ref would have been hung out to dry for NOT cancelling it.

 

[SEA Grecian]

The referee on the postponement

Referee Ross Joyce Explains Postponement

Match Referee Ross Joyce gives us his view after he was forced to postpone Tuesday night’s game against Exeter City despite the best efforts of staff and volunteers.

www.barrowafc.com

"we had a little concern that the temperatures that were due to come were 0 or minus !'
That's some understatement from the ref.

The one suggestion that I haven't seen made was whether it might have been possible at some point in the last few days to have made the decision to switch the game to the Park and then City could have made the trip to Barrow in May instead.

 

[SEA Grecian]

To add insult to injury the Scum Gargs are one up at Accrington

Impressive that they managed to get the game on Accrington.

 

[The Proper Chap]

The temperature in Barrow is currently 2 - 3 degrees, game could have been played today.

 

[Super Ronnie Jepson]

It's recently been pretty windy and that's certainly helped my claypit of a garden dry out. I wonder if having covers on helps retain moisture and then when they're removed means the pitch is more likely to freeze?

 

[LOG]

Craig, the media chap, was interviewed on R5 last night and said he'd left home at 6.30am yesterday (he said he lives in Cornwall). He also said that the team were staying in Lancaster so they would have had a small head start for the journey home this morning.