Bit of an over reaction by the referee John McLaughlin.
There were a number of bulbs on the lights not working, but there were sufficient still working for the game to be played.
A number of refs played pre season games under them and as far as i am aware never mentioned it to the club as a problem.
There are plans to install new lights in the next few weeks anyway.
There are a couple of things puzzle me, from what I know no bulbs blew on the night so therefore when the ref did his pitch inspection say around 6-6.30 the problem was there.
Why therefore did he wait until the teams were in the tunnel before calling it off.
Secondly as a former referee myself, albeit at a lower level, we were always advised make the club aware of the problem,if they cannot solve it do your best to play the game, but make them aware that the next home game will not take place unless the problem is resolved.
Surely the game could have been played and the ground inspected the day before the next scheduled home game to ensure everything is in order.
Just been told that as the FAI own the ground and are responsible for its upkeep the club felt they could not do any remedial work
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