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I don't see how you can replay a game that made it to the 80th minute... That's surely too late in the day to abandon and replay it. It should be abandoned and the result at the time of postponement stands.

Chorley have spent money on their pitch within the last three years.

Need dredging and widening and need pumps to pump the water down stream or some storage tank

No, never got out of Covent Garden that day... Dangerous stand due to ice, allegedly!

I agree that if the only options are give us the win or a full replay then it has to be a full replay. Giving us the win can’t be justified. I don’t think a middle option exists in this country

Don't remember him just hoofing it at all, more short balls through.

There was nothing in it for Ipswich to want to play on. A man down and a goal down. So they play several short passes all along the ground to make sure the ref sees the problem. They could have walloped it down field, but they didn’t. They did exactly what I would have done in the same circumstances.

I get it, but when a road is covered in puddles you adapt and avoid them, for 10 minutes the players on the pitch could have coped I believe. 90 minutes absolutely not, 45 minutes also no, it was 10 minutes though just play hoofball for a bit.

We were told that was the case but of course, smug old Kieran has had his stay. Transparently trying to say it should have been called off a lot earlier, no doubt before the sending off and the penalty. Twat

Only really one way to point the finger of blame and it’s towards those who have invested absolute shite all into our facilities for 15 years whilst being Gaslit by the likes of Waggot back then telling us “we’ve invested heavily in the pitch”. I’m annoyed but also just so fed up with Rovers these days I’m almost just shrugging my shoulders. The rule itself is just a disgrace too, it makes absolutely zero sense at all to have it the way it is. I can’t think of a single reason it’s this way bar “travel for 10 minutes” so what, just play it out at the end of the return fixture for all I care.

But the game being called off today was not because of him. It was unfortunately the only possible decision. They came out to clap the fans who have travelled a long way.

There is no prescribed way of doing it. Personally I thought the referee did the right thing by focusing on the worst area. I really didn't think there was a cat in hells chance of the game restarting and the cursory 'inspection' was purely aesthetic in my view and perhaps a bit of arse covering for when he compiles his report.

Thats not an equal comeback. I get your frustration and we all share it. But your replies are that of someone unable to put aside bias to come to a reasonable conclusion. The only possible solution today was to stop the game. The pitch and conditions were clearly unfit to complete it, the ball wasnt moving or bouncing on the ball. Its as simple as that. The stuff comparing it to the Portsmouth game years and years ago is clutching at straws. Its irrelevant, although I concur that the conditions that day were worse and also the outcome of the game was much more secure, todays game was in the balance. In no way could we have carried on today purely because another game in 2017(?) also carried on. Was the game playable today? No. End of story. Its a really unfortunate situation for us fans, and the players too. But the game had to be stopped and just giving us the win isnt a fair outcome based on 80 minutes either. Any anger should be placed towards the owners/Suhail for being unwilling to improve the drainage. And sadly, the rules indicate that a full replay will take place.

Not my recollection, we were going well and a really strong and vociferous following that wintry day. Remember it well as I travelled with the old Ribble Valley blues coach from Whalley.

The pitch was in good condition and playable at Chorley.

It's still raining heavily now... Just one of those things. .

Ref came out and rolled & and dropped it in a couple of areas to the same result (ball not bouncing or rolling). Rovers sent several staff out with pitchforks but they spent ages poking bits of the pitch round the edges and over by the riverside, nowhere near where the ball had been when he ref stopped play and nowhere near the ref rolled/dropped the ball. Staff did none of the pitchfork stuff in the key areas where there was visible standing water, a bizarre decision but might not have made a difference to the ref's assessment.

He is a smug twat. When we were robbed last time they were at Ewood in the promotion year, and was totally ungracious. Today, he was in the ref’s ear and then taking his entire team and back room staff on to pitch to ‘celebrate’ before an announcement was made in the stadium, just shameless and embarrassing.

But it’s still part of the pitch. I thought they tended to test multiple parts but I’m sure @arbitro can confirm

Yeah there's no reason why they couldn't order the game to restart in the 80th minute at 1-0 Rovers against 10 men. Zero chance they will though.

What I call a “ Home End Penalty “. If it happens down the other end it’d be play on.

In Suhail world it doesn't matter if something costs points as long as it doesn't cost money. A major reason why we will never genuinely progress with him hanging around.

Curiously, no comment about dreadful championship refs at the time on the thread. Funny that. 🙂

Yes i hope VI makes a good note of that in midfield but somehow i think they have Sid marked out as one of the main players to try to develop and sell for good money.

I laughed my head off when the pen was awarded at the time, I thought it was extremely soft at best. I haven't seen it back though. It might be in the territory of 'soft, but letter of the law' - where you're laughing when you get it, but fuming when it goes against you.