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Post by animal on Jan 19, 2013 15:15:01 GMT
Who at Dulwich decided that the game would definately be going ahead this morning? I'm no expert but when I saw the pitch I was very, very doubtful indeed. The tarpaulin with the heater blasting into it wasn't a good sign either.
Just wondering if it was a qualified official at all or a member of their own staff.
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Post by suffolkstone on Jan 19, 2013 15:24:25 GMT
Sounds like it was the view of a few supporters that the game will be on. Dickheads
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Post by gamstone on Jan 19, 2013 16:24:42 GMT
We got There as they called it off. Spoke to the players who said they wanted to play. It says on the website it was down to the ref but in the interview with jay he said it was down to him and the dulwich manager who called it off. The pitch looked ok and all credit to dulwich supporters for getting the pitch sorted to the condition it was in.
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Post by islandstone on Jan 19, 2013 16:25:17 GMT
helmetman is having the last laugh on all those who travelled up there. glad i stopped in to watch fireman sam and do house viewings now.
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Post by skydweller on Jan 19, 2013 16:51:30 GMT
so it would appear as though this mornings 'inspection' was undertaken by a local referee and according to saunders there is no way that this game could ever have been on. absolute farce, dulwich and those spouting completely incorrect info should hang their heads in shame, misleading so many stones fans. there is optimism and then there is telling lies. disgraceful.
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Post by joshstone on Jan 19, 2013 16:54:28 GMT
The managers may have had some influence, but there is only one man who makes the final descision when it comes to the pitch, the ref. If he really thought it was that playable the game would've gone ahead.
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Post by skydweller on Jan 19, 2013 16:59:59 GMT
from saunders comments on the interview and on twitter, it would appear as though the pitch was in a laughable condition and he doesn't attempt hide his feelings on the matter.
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Post by toonarmy on Jan 19, 2013 17:00:54 GMT
if thats the case how can the ref say the ground was ok at 1030am and then 3 hours later say the ground was unplayable when the weather hadnt changed, its a disgrace
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Post by skydweller on Jan 19, 2013 17:02:46 GMT
if thats the case how can the ref say the ground was ok at 1030am and then 3 hours later say the ground was unplayable when the weather hadnt changed, its a disgrace as posted on the other thread, it was a different ref, which is even more laughable.
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Post by Loftus Road Stone. on Jan 19, 2013 17:11:26 GMT
Who ever it was who said it was playable owes us an apology for wasting our time and money....
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Post by dulwichmishi on Jan 19, 2013 17:13:14 GMT
Simply put...our Club did everything we could to get the game on, we thought we could have played, but at the end of the day we're no experts, & the final decision was made by the match referee. When games are in doubt it is standard practice to call in a local referee to do an inspection, he must be Ryman level qualified. He agreed to have the game on, while speaking to the match referee on the phone. But the final decision IS with the match referee. When he arrived he though the game could go ahead, but he then had to listen to, & was naturally influenced by, the opinions of both managers, who were concerned about some smaller parts that had not 100% thawed, which is why we had an industrial blower on the pitch. It was just not to be... We would not have attempted to get the game on if we didn't think we had a chance of playing the game. Over the years I have made similar journeys for postponements, to places like Woking, St Albans, Hitchin & Worthing...to name a few off the top of my head. It's not nice when it happens, but it wasn't done deliberately. www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/hamlet-fans-finally-thwarted-b-837550.html
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Post by skydweller on Jan 19, 2013 17:18:18 GMT
just read that on your site - the statement that this is simply "part of being a loyal non-league fan" is disgusting and of absolutely no consolation to stones fans who were mislead.
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Post by moley on Jan 19, 2013 17:27:00 GMT
Irritating but it happens
I don't harbour any ill will towards Dulwich, in fact several years ago they were the only game on in South London one Saturday, and I managed to get there following the late postponement of my first choice game
How can you blame someone for trying to get a game on???
Btw just checked out the weather forecast, Tuesday must be in some doubt?
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Post by dulwichmishi on Jan 19, 2013 17:29:15 GMT
Well don't blame the Club for that statement, I wrote it, so moan at me. I'm not a journalist, I'm not a diplomat...I'm also not trying to rub any salt into your wounds, or anything like that.
We clearly felt that we had a great chance of the game playing, & we gave it a go. As someone who goes home & away I clearly know how pissed off you all are, but we wanted to play as much as you lot, who travelled.
We're gutted it's off.
We tried to get the game on, we kept you informed as much as we could...we tried. And we are sorry. there isn't really much else we can say.
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Post by skydweller on Jan 19, 2013 17:31:21 GMT
bit funny how every other game in the ryman was off, yet this one is miraculously is declared on at 10.30, the manager(s) arrive and seem stunned at the decision and the game is eventually called off.
saunders used the word "ridiciulous" to describe the condition of the pitch in places. speaks volumes.
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