GAME CALLED OFF
The referee has called the game OFF
Pitch unplayable
Too much sand and stones on the pitch :mad:
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GAME CALLED OFF
The referee has called the game OFF
Pitch unplayable
Too much sand and stones on the pitch :mad:
Embarrassing :o:o
x2....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Joke.
That sums our club up in one word.Quote:
Originally Posted by Red&White Rover
FFS!!
I took McBrides Hot Pot which was
Bohs
Shels
Derry
Rovers @ 13/2
Anyone know what happens now that game is off?:mad:
Chances are it's void.
Normally they'll pay out on the games that went ahead (under the revised accumulated odds.)
I should get my ****in score back!!!:mad:
It's good to see that those worst affected by this SHAM of an excuse for a semi-pro club are having their grievances aired here:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by City till I Die
whats the problem with the pitch has it been sanded recently
Sanded, gravelled and tactically ROCKED by all accounts:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
We are only in the League 40 years give us a chance to find our feet.:o
If only you had an artificial pitch.
Just heard that both sides felt the pitch was fine and wanted to play the game.
Was it Buttimer up to no good again then?
Apologies to Buttimer, ref is T. Connolly
Complete and utter ******.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
I've spoken to Shels players & officials.
The pitch was a disgrace - completely dangerous and unplayable.
The FAI should throw the book at Harps and refix the game in Tolka or at least a neutral ground.
Harps licence for Finn Park should be withdrawn.
Complete joke :mad:
Sure give the groundsman 40 lashes too...Quote:
Originally Posted by Buile Shuibhne
Should the FAI pay for harps pitch to be brought up to standard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buile Shuibhne
Considering they did it for Shels. 2 seasons ago tolka was a death trap and the FAI paid for it to be fixed. Assume all the shels fan that went to the game can feel some empathy for harps knowing whats it like to have an unplayable pitch and having no money to fix it.
kdjac
I don't know what officials and players you spoke to Buile but Keely and the players were saying its playable.
The ref said the sand was too deep and felt it was too dangerous to let the game go ahead.
Crazy decision, I was out on the pitch with players having a kick about and no problem, surface was fine and while not perfect its much better than when the likes of UCD came to visit earlier in the season.
"The FAI should throw the book at Harps and refix the game in Tolka or at least a neutral ground."
Wind your neck in there and get off that high horse, you were not there and have no idea what you are talking about.
EDIT: I need to add, this decision could be a nail in our coffin, things are bad up here and the gate receipts needed tonight were sorely needed. We now have no home gate in 5 WEEKS
Are you making this up?Quote:
Originally Posted by kdjaC
Shels got no money from the FAI - 2 years ago or previously - to repair the pitch.
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Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
I'll agree to disagree.
The Ref and the Match Delegate's reports are what count
is it possible that shels could be awarded the match
Why? Game was postponed due to an unplayable pitch. Match will be refixed for Finn Park. Surmise and speculate all you want but that is all that can happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
Well at least we would only get a 3-0 walkover, its bound to be better than the result on the pitch. Our only grievance would be the gate.Quote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
jez..only asked .Quote:
Originally Posted by prince20
They paid €40,000 for your pitch to be fixed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buile Shuibhne
A quick search on this site will reveal more ;)
I was just reading some of the comments on shels forum, they are laughable really.
They are under the impression that this was planned as we were missing so many players and that we planted these rocks and sand. Its a conspiracy I tell ya, we are cure hoors up here ya know ;)
They also think we should have called the ref and put the game off earlier in the week as its clearly an unplayable pitch :rolleyes:
Final line is, we need the revenue, we needed the game to go ahead and neither manager had a problem with the game going ahead on the pitch, the last thing we wanted was Shels fans and team making the long trip for nothing.
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Originally Posted by kdjaC
Tell us more - all news to me.
Just home now. The problem was 100% Harps fault, and the only fair outcome is 3 nil to Shels. The Harps financial situation, while unfortunate, and us at Shels know only too well how that feels, does not give them any excuse for that kind of thing, the pitch was unplayable because Harps sanded it with sand full of rocks, isn't Shels' fault, and given how close to kickoff it was decided, there can only be one possible outcome.
Of course, given the FAI's typical behaviour towards Shels, nothing will happen or it'll be a 3 nil Harps win.
Feel very sorry for any of ours fans that went up there only to hear that. Not in any position to comment on the pitch as I havent seen it but I can understand the anger after making such a long trip. Match should be rescheduled and ledt that be the end of it.
Why? The match wasn't cancelled because of natural elements or anything of the sort. It was cancelled due to the stupidity of Finn Harps, even if this wasn't on purpose, which I'm not saying it was, letting stuff like this go unpunished is just setting a precedent that whenever a club has a few injuries they can make their pitch unplayable, and get to play it at a time which suits them better.Quote:
Originally Posted by GalwayRed
A pitch shouldnt be sanded in the middle of a season. Thats F**king madness. Every groundsman knows this :confused:
Its certainly very suspicious, negligent at best.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixiehead
In fairness I seriously doubt a team would make a pitch unplayable purposely to solve injury problems. It a stupid thing to do undoubtably but id be surprised if were given a walkover here. My understanding was if a pitch is unplayable the match be rescheduled. You might be right though.Quote:
Originally Posted by CSFShels
The pitch was unplayable due to actions taken by the home team, if the rules state the solution to an issue like that is the match being rescheduled then it really says it all about this league.Quote:
Originally Posted by GalwayRed
Yeah that was my original point though. Im not saying I agree with the rule just think its pointless arguing here because they wont change the rule anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by CSFShels
I really don't think the rules on this are as rigid as you're making out.Quote:
Originally Posted by GalwayRed
Who had Harps out injured????Quote:
Originally Posted by GalwayRed
Conor Gethins was the only one missing tonight going by reports, and from what i've seen of him he wouldnt be that big a miss for any club