the stuff about Lambert is irrelevant

he has to protect his players from injury and if the pitch was playable the ref should have let it go ahead - didn't look too good to me and I don't want to lose Holt or Hoolahan to injury.

Bottom line is decision should have been made earlier regardless of what the pitch was like at 2.00 because there was clearly a risk it wasn't going to go ahead. Referees fault for that.

Walsall should have given some kind of indication that the pitch was frozen. Alright, they might have thought they could sort it out by 3.00 but the fact is that the game couldn't go ahead unless they could defrost it. They didn't defrost it. We were told nothing of the pitch being frozen and were told nothing as we waited outside the closed turnstiles.

Whatever Lambert said, referee should have made decision earlier and Walsall should have let us know the game was in doubt.

Posted By: ede on December 28th 2009 at 19:45:42

Message Thread

My thoughts plus the big picture (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 28, 19:33:36
- do you by any chance vocally express yourself anything like Julius Nicholson? (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 28, 21:58:57
  - Thank you Rocky Dennis.......... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 28, 22:53:38
- the stuff about Lambert is irrelevant (NCFC) - ede, Dec 28, 19:45:42
  - the ref gave the all clear at 1130 (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 20:19:21
  - the game was only in doubt when lambert complained (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 20:09:58
  - Agree 100% (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 28, 19:52:28
    - Stupid thing is (NCFC) - ede, Dec 28, 20:00:31
- Spot on. To be fair club are refunding coach costs - an uneeded expense to the club (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Dec 28, 19:39:09
  - club can't really do any more so fair play to them (NCFC) - ede, Dec 28, 19:48:11
    - I think fans very fortunate to get coach money back! (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Dec 28, 19:51:03
      - totally agree (NCFC) - ede, Dec 28, 19:55:30
        
        the fa? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 20:12:04
        
        because the ref got it wrong (NCFC) - ede, Dec 28, 21:48:16
        
        got what wrong? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 22:10:10
        
        I've just seen below (NCFC) - ede, Dec 28, 22:22:55
        
        you have no answer (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 22:33:36
      - i assume the club have some level of insurance which covers this cost, (NCFC) - lmc, Dec 28, 19:54:56
        
        Yeah, if ever you wanted a game this season to be called off, today was prob it (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Dec 28, 19:56:57
        
        tricky to call it off at 11am (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 20:27:16
        
        true, but i think in all honesty the pitch probably was playable and it was down to lambo (NCFC) - lmc, Dec 28, 19:59:43
        
        agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 20:12:29
        
        Refs decision - not Lamberts. If it was deemed safe by ref woulda gone ahead (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Dec 28, 20:06:15
        
        it was deemed safe by the ref (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 20:13:21
        
        Refs fault then. Shouldn't have been swayed. His responsibilty / decision. (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Dec 28, 20:21:09
        
        alas the world doesn't work like that (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 20:25:51
        
        All the more reason to have/make decent money............. (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 28, 22:55:15
        
        Ref at fault for not being strong enough. Ref at fault. (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Dec 28, 20:29:13
        
        lambert at fault for not respecting the ref's decision? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 20:30:22
        
        FAO SWC (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 28, 20:32:11
        
        OK - ta. No more feeding (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Dec 28, 20:34:19
        
        at least you acknowledge i'm right (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 20:36:44
        
        is it not a reasonable question? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 28, 20:33:36
  - Agreed, nice gesture but what about those making there own way there. (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 28, 19:46:54
    - I was one of those that made my own way there! Personally unless the train cost was (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Dec 28, 19:49:59

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