Lichtielegend Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 It was just unfortunate and ref was in a no win situation. You can't really base decisions on weather forecasts Agreed, people would start getting angry if matches were called off and the conditions turn out to be perfectly playable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Decision time Shift swap meaning I make 2m but miss trip 2 Forfar on sat??? Tomorrow bigger game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince sinclair Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Tomorrow bigger gameYip "Cats head" town bound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 looking likely tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Personally i think there should be a cut-off time in situations like this. Say 12pm or so. call it off then before people have travelled or at least try and play and see what happens. It was just unfortunate and ref was in a no win situation. You can't really base decisions on weather forecasts Agreed, people would start getting angry if matches were called off and the conditions turn out to be perfectly playable. These. Arbroath manager in paper saying no wind to speak of at 12:30pm. "There was no wind. It was a very calm day. I've also seen games here where the wind is horrendous in the first-half and it disappears at half-time". Matches also started and finished at Aberdeen, Dundee, Forfar, Stonehaven and oddly enough even Arbroath Vics (1:45pm ko). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowdenConvert Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Agreed, people would start getting angry if matches were called off and the conditions turn out to be perfectly playable.Looking at this the other way though matches are sometimes declared on based on the forecast and what the groundsman thinks he can do to get a pitch playable in the time left until kick-off.If it's forecast to be windy in Arbroath you can be sure it will affect Galefield. I din't think anyone would have complained if it had been called off based on the forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Re the pricing - it was the normal arrangements surely whereby the home club lowers its normal price for a tie v a club from a lower league, keeps it the same for a match v a club in same league, and increases it for a club from a higher one. Reflects the pricing differentials between different tier clubs. The segregation also usefully confirms just what is considered the away end and the home end at Gayfield. No it wasn't normal. We're the highest in this league at £13 already, we didn't put them up because we were playing Cowdenbeath ffs, no offence but you're probably the least glamorous club in the leagues after the Shire. It's a bit of a joke it went up, and it went up because they thought we'd get a bigger crowd because of the chance of facing Sevco in the next round. The segregation is also only in place because of the trouble in 2012. We don't do it for any league games apart from Montrose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 These. Arbroath manager in paper saying no wind to speak of at 12:30pm. "There was no wind. It was a very calm day. I've also seen games here where the wind is horrendous in the first-half and it disappears at half-time". Matches also started and finished at Aberdeen, Dundee, Forfar, Stonehaven and oddly enough even Arbroath Vics (1:45pm ko). Totally different in the town though. The Vics game would've just been like a normal days conditions. Down the front is a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 20mph winds tomorrow at 8 according to BBC weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Down the front is a different story. But should they have postponed during breezy calm at midday on that basis? I'm observing that conditions elsewhere, and conditions at Gayfield earlier, were suitable for play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden Cowboy Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 No it wasn't normal. We're the highest in this league at £13 already, we didn't put them up because we were playing Cowdenbeath ffs, no offence but you're probably the least glamorous club in the leagues after the Shire. It's a bit of a joke it went up, and it went up because they thought we'd get a bigger crowd because of the chance of facing Sevco in the next round. The segregation is also only in place because of the trouble in 2012. We don't do it for any league games apart from Montrose. You are completely wrong - Arbroath confirmed admission prices for their home replay before the draw for the next round was made. As for Cowden being the least glamorous club in the Leagues after the Shire - it is you that is having a laugh - CFC a club that has spent 4 out of 5 years in the Championship plus has a recent history of rivalry v Arbroath is nowhere near that low a relative status. Nobody mentioned glamour though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberdeen Cowden Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 But should they have postponed during breezy calm at midday on that basis? I'm observing that conditions elsewhere, and conditions at Gayfield earlier, were suitable for play. It is a horrific place to play fitba if it's windy. Not the best location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NELLY Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Whats the script - is the game in any doubt and based on forecast does this mean game would be in jeopardy by 8pmish.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberdeen Cowden Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Whats the script - is the game in any doubt and based on forecast does this mean game would be in jeopardy by 8pmish.. Wet and windy in Aberdeen. Surely a decision will be made early, looks like the game will be a lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scillybirder Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 It's chucking it down at Gayfield now. Other seafront grass areas sodden and pooling .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A sense of belonging Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Pouring down in Arbroath all morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A sense of belonging Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Stopped raining #weatherwatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scillybirder Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Afternoon pitch inspection surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Can't remember ever seeing Gayf waterlogged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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