Torrential rain here all day, water sat on the pitch., nobody there control the weather.
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Torrential rain here all day, water sat on the pitch., nobody there control the weather.
very unusual sligo game called off and our game went ahead and theres 57 miles of a difference?
Currently Longford 4 - 1 Cobh
Longford 5 v 1 Cobh FT
Hardly any rain in Longford all dayQuote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
It rained goals on Cobh's parade :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Longford edging ahead slightly again. Either Harps or them would be a welcome addition to the PD if they were to go up. Mervue still in 3rd.
So if the pitch was playable 4 hours beforehand, the game should have gone ahead no matter what state it was 2 hours beforehand?Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Back when games in Dublin were called off due to torrential rain, the game in Sligo went ahead without a problem. It's a good surface there but sometimes in a country like Ireland games just get rained out. It's nobody's fault - we just don't have retractable roofs, undersoil heating and advanced drainage systems in this league.
What a waste of a journey, game redixed will hurt Sligo more than us, 300 approx travelling crowd will be reduced to less than 50..
Bus journey on way home was best craic ever, every Dundalk song down the years was sung
Tell all the Bohs you know, that Gary Haylock is better than Crowee
It depends when the rain comes if the rain is the night before the game then the should be called off early, but away fans can get unlucky I remember going to Drogheda and it was lovely till we got to Drogheda but the rain was unreal and game was called off when bus pulled up at the ground or when we played Dundalk at home teams warmed up on pitch and when teams went into dressing rooms it starting lashing rain and when teams went come out for game pitch was unplayable.
Thank god for Summer soccer as how much worse would it be in Winter
Up to the ref. Pitches are given the best chance to recover they can be given, so decisions are usually made just over an hour before ko.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
If it's any consolation, Rovers fans have been victims of a few cancellations over the years. Longford in our first game back in the PD in '06 was called off 45 mins before ko - Bray a few years later was similar. We even went to Cork for a SSC game around '09 and had to be told by Gerry Carr as soon as we got there (took 5 1/2 hours) to turn straight back.
Well seeing as it was raining non stop in most of the country and it was well forecast, I think a decision could have been made a lot earlier to call the game off, as it was obvious the weather wasn't going to improve. 4pm would have been good notice, not just for the away fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
So you are now advocating that we call off every single match where it rains for the whole day on the day of the game, and it is forecast to keep raining? Ludicrous.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Poster has made a reasonable assessment of what happened. It has happened to us all, it is frustrating, we get that.
What are Dundalk fans complaining about? Look on the bright side, they were able to get out of Louth for a couple of hours.
First game called off in Showgrounds in over 10 years.
Hold on, it was in Sligo, they'd have been better off having forced castration!Quote:
Originally Posted by monkey9
Says the Dub!Quote:
Originally Posted by monkey9
We just want as few away fans from Louth in the ground after the last crowd that turned up......
The "last" crowd are from Meath. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Disappointed to have to head home after such a long trip to the west coast.
However, Sligo are not responsible for the weather.
Really? So you are in such a strong position that possibly up to 3k in gate receipts if 200 had travelled over would not have mattered?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
You'll notice it in the re-arranged match.
Do you take every post serious?Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Your players will notice it too when there's no one to get behind the team. Will help us on the pitch.
I strongly disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Signed,
Sligoman
Game being called off for Sligo really worked out for them. Instead of missing two of there better performers this season (Cawley, Peers) for a tough league game they now miss tonight's league cup game at home to Mervue.
Is there any truth to the rumour, Sligo turned the sprinklers on for a couple of hours leading up to the pitch inspection?
What are sprinkrelers?Quote:
Originally Posted by Louth4sam
Would you give it up ffs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Louth4sam
Unreal whinging for a couple of Dundalk fans here.
Jesus Christ lads it was a joke FFS
Figured it was a joke alright, but you could forgive the confusion given the protracted moanfest that went on before it.
Great few results for the seagulls. Getting dizzy!
Up to second last! :eek:
conversely I heard that the all mothers of Sligo took about 4 or 5 bucket loads of water in their prams to soak the showgiesQuote:
Originally Posted by Louth4sam
Cork City are fined and make statement following racist incident @ TX during V Bray match.
http://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2013/0...-statement-19/Quote:
Cork City Football Club has confirmed that the club has been fined following an incident of racist behaviour by an individual at Turner’s Cross.This follows an incident at last week’s home fixture against Bray Wanderers, where one individual within the crowd shouted a racist comment at Bray Wanderers player Ismahil Akinade.
As is made clear by the ground regulations, Cork City FC has a zero-tolerance approach to racist behaviour. To date efforts to identify the perpetrator have been unsuccessful and the club appeals to all supporters to assist in identifying the person responsible, who was standing in the area between the Donie Forde Stand and the Curragh Road stand.
Should the perpetrator be identified, their identity will be forwarded to all relevant authorities and the individual will face an indefinite ban from attending fixtures.
The club has contacted Bray Wanderers to express our sincere apologies to the club and their player for this deplorable behaviour. We have also assured them that we are making every effort to identify the person responsible.
Cork City FC wishes to clearly state that the club welcomes all supporters to Turner’s Cross and condemns any form of bigotry and discrimination. The club will not tolerate any behaviour of this nature at Turner’s Cross and anyone found to be engaging in such behaviour will face ejection from the ground and will be reported to the Gardaí.