yep

you don't know what to believe but the general picture seems to be that the ref didn't look at the pitch between 11.30 and about 14.00.

If he said it was playable at 11.30 (thats according to Walsall officials and not the man himself as far as I can see from the refs comments) and then it was frozen at 14.00, either he didn't check it properly (i.e. every corner of the pitch) the first time or it refroze (seems unlikely when temperature was above freezing).

The other possibility is that Walsall are saying he said it was playable at 11.30 when in fact he was hoping it would be playable if it improved enough. It didn't.

Basically it should have been called off earlier by the ref and Walsall shouldn't be making digs at our manager.

Had enough now. Promise not to post any more (until they release their next statement!)

Posted By: ede on December 29th 2009 at 13:34:27

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Date for rearranged match and more from Walsall about pitch (NCFC) - ede, Dec 29, 13:03:26
- that's a speedy rearrangement (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:24:07
- mean old Lambert (NCFC) - ede, Dec 29, 13:08:43
  - That's what I think too... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Dec 29, 13:11:24
    - Yeah but the game would have gone ahead, Lambert had a few injuries a few tired legs, (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Dec 29, 13:39:38
      - That I think is a fact however... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Dec 29, 13:40:56
    - yep (NCFC) - ede, Dec 29, 13:34:27
      - the problem is that calling it off was only an issue late on (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:36:49
        
        You're not going to go, on and on about it though, are you? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Dec 29, 13:38:17
        
        I can barely believe how much people have banged on about it (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 29, 13:42:51
        
        we've been slagging off colchester for weeks (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:45:17
        
        I agree, very childish (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 29, 13:48:15
        
        and the roy keane stuff (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:50:12
        
        reading about me banging on and on? (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 29, 13:52:00
        
        well i'm sure (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:54:57
        
        just talking about a topical issue relating to norwich city football club (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:41:41
        
        Yeah, wanting a generalised section of this forum to stfu, isn't particularly abusive (NCFC) - pants, Dec 29, 15:23:03
        
        glad you agree (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 16:02:26
        
        and you're right i'm very lonely (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 16:05:38
        
        you are offending me (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 29, 13:43:18
        
        sorry if you don't like discussing norwich city football club (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:44:18
        
        im not discussing it (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 29, 13:47:49
        
        well i chose to not put the blame firmly at walsall's door like many (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:49:04
  - lambert did what was best for norwich city (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:10:39
- Methinks they doth protest too much (NCFC) - Fozzybear, Dec 29, 13:08:32
  - If anything, it's the other way round. From the very first rumour that we'd got the game (NCFC) - pants, Dec 29, 13:12:12
    - Yes, but if he ref said fuck off it would have gone ahead... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Dec 29, 13:13:43
      - he was definitely weak (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:15:15
        
        Oh pipe down and... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Dec 29, 13:16:54
        
        not telling him to fuck off was weak (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:18:49
        
        Go away (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Dec 29, 13:19:33
        
        plenty of other people have said he was weak too (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:21:07
        
        ... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Dec 29, 13:23:00
        
        which shows the inconsistencies with what has been said (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:27:40
        
        Various people expressed a view no doubt, the ref weighed up what was said... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Dec 29, 13:36:40
        
        yeah i agree (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:40:34
        
        Agreed... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Dec 29, 13:41:51
    - can't disagree with any of that (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 29, 13:13:24
- will you start the fans, please... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 29, 13:08:00

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