Specky Ginger Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Was it not an amber warning two weeks ago when we played Dundee United? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specky Ginger Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 7 hours ago, ecto said: Or Fat Peaky Blinder, refreshing don’t you agree? Absolutely. Although I'd rather we weren't having to discuss red weather warnings in Angus. It looks absolutely hellish in parts of the county. Fingers crossed there is no further loss of life. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Arbroath clearly desperate for this to be on. Perfect hammer throwing weather. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Arbroath fans kidding themselves on with ideas that this is going ahead. You cannae ask fans to travel into a red weather warning zone for a game of football. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuma Power Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 If there's a red warning out, there's also the possibility that emergency services have to be on standby or diverted elsewhere. Not sure what the protocol for calling off games is, but it may well be the police that have the final say. As others have said though, football aside the conditions over there look absolutely horrific, and I hope all the Lichties on here are staying safe and avoiding the worst of it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Arbroath in fairness hasn’t been hit too bad. The picture from Brechin though are horrendous. A few deaths announced as well. 1 woman swept away in the esk and a van driver killed instantly by a falling tree 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Loads of Dundee underwater, Brechin is the new Atlantis and red weather warning extended until tomorrow midnight. Game needs called off and called off early 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Just now, lichtie23 said: Arbroath in fairness hasn’t been hit too bad. The picture from Brechin though are horrendous. A few deaths announced as well. 1 woman swept away in the esk and a van driver killed instantly by a falling tree Van driver from Arbroath too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Just now, 1320Lichtie said: Van driver from Arbroath too Didn’t know that. All I read he was 54 year old. Fucking tragic. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) There will be Arbroath fans within that red warning area, can’t be asking them to travel. State of the pitch an irrelevance with falling trees and flooded roads. Edited October 20, 2023 by Enigma 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said: Loads of Dundee underwater, Brechin is the new Atlantis and red weather warning extended until tomorrow midnight. Game needs called off and called off early Tbf, I went to work today, near Forfar, I didn’t stay long, but there has been much more rain, than there has been in Arbroath, but you’re right, game needs to be called, today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledLichtie Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 3 hours ago, 1320Lichtie said: Just call it off early tomorrow. Was talking to my family up in Arbroath the day, and they reckon its fine. They've seen worse weather. Game on, tell everyone to buy the stream if they can't travel. -7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, ecto said: Tbf, I went to work today, near Forfar, I didn’t stay long, but there has been much more rain, than there has been in Arbroath, but you’re right, game needs to be called, today Yeah I’m in Forfar and wouldn’t even know there was a storm going on although only left the house to take stuff to the bins. Barely even a puddle and by sound of it Arbroath on the whole completely fine too, the only areas that used to flood would be in and around the areas they’ve put the flood defences in last year. Hercules Den has people kayaking on it when similar rainfall happened 3 year ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 minute ago, ExiledLichtie said: Was talking to my family up in Arbroath the day, and they reckon its fine. They've seen worse weather. Game on, tell everyone to buy the stream if they can't travel. The stream that we can’t stream, aye? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattie36 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Unless things dramatically improve then I won’t be going. I normally travel down from Aberdeen via Brechin - obviously that’s not happening but I can’t imagine going via the coast road will be much fun. Met Office saying 34mph gusts at 3pm which normally wouldn’t be enough to have a game postponed at Gayfield but factoring in everything else then it may just be enough to have the game canned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledLichtie Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 17 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said: The stream that we can’t stream, aye? As far as Im concerned we should use special circumstances, i.e. a red alert, to unilaterally announce they are broadcasting to all at 3pm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAITHROVERS84 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) Been busy with work so not been following the news but utterly heartbreaking to hear there’s been loss of life. In Kirkcaldy you’ve got wallopers going down the prom to film the sea. Just idiotic behaviour not understanding how lethal and unpredictable the waves can be. We’re going round in circles but I’d happy take a wager the games off. We’ve had games called off at Starks in recent years due to there being a bit of ice outside the stadium. Here we’ve got people losing their life, government advice to not make non essential travel and some smokies think we’re playing football tomorrow. Perfect for us to get Keith Watson, Jack Hamilton, Gullan and Easton 100% fit. Wouldn’t be a surprise to find out we sorted another bounce game for Tuesday. Edited October 20, 2023 by RAITHROVERS84 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, ExiledLichtie said: As far as Im concerned we should use special circumstances, i.e. a red alert, to unilaterally announce they are broadcasting to all at 3pm. Stop making stuff up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdyteejay Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Specky Ginger said: Was it not an amber warning two weeks ago when we played Dundee United? Yes and I didn’t see one rovers fan worried about United fans travelling to Kirkcaldy. Just saying. However if it is still in an area where it is a red warning then it shouldn’t go ahead. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 45 minutes ago, ExiledLichtie said: Game on, tell everyone to buy the stream if they can't travel. Distasteful choice of wording. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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