PITCH INSPECTION(Last Saturday's) GAME OFF

[WYNESS101]

I was 20 miles past dalwhinnie when i found out. Gutted

[Row S]

Ridiculous to call it off that late esp with travel issues with weather the week. What is the point of having Under soil heating if it doesn't work properly?

I watched that 24 minutes of farce from Ibrox last night, a game that should never have started. Just showed how refs get things wrong. I guess the Huns couldn't afford more than two brushes to clear snow off a pitch given they need £8 million to run the club before the end of this month. Not enough folk in the stadium to help do that either. Lol

[+DoofersDad]

Presumably some sanctions will be taken against Utd if the pitch was still frozen.  It may be winter with a bit of snow on the ground but it is just typical winter weather with temperatures only a little below freezing at worst.  These are not exceptional conditions and there are games going on around the country on pitches with no undersoil heating.  If Utd have had the heating on for as long as they say, you would have thought someone might have checked that it was actually working.  I think a 10 point deduction would be in order.

[12th Man]

I wonder if the replay would be live on tv

[Scarlet Pimple]

Well, summer football might just bring short-lived  torrential thunderstorms, occasional  lightning, brighter conditions, no playing under expensive lights and bigger energy bills, probably no postponements , refs  not getting chapped lips from blowing their whistle repeatedly, better visibility, no players' broken legs or ice related injuries, no need for scarves or overcoats and no need for old guys over 70 to wear long johns and, and...

 

Let's have a vote --it's a no brainer.

 Look, this is Scotland  and  winter has always been the traditional time of year for football and if it aint broke why fix it.?

And while we are examining the matter we should not consider  such unnecessary things  as goal-line videos, warmer and more relaxed spectators, a better match-day experience, less risk of old Johnnie and his older wife falling down and breaking their brittle legs on their first visit to Tulloch Stadium and, and...

[tm4tj]

Match report now published, complete with video footage.............

 

http://caleythistleonline.com/page/index.html/_/reports-2014-15/dundee-utd-v-inverness-ct-spfl-r1230

[+DoofersDad]

Look on the bright side - at least they made the decision early enough so you could simply turn round at the first roundabout South of Inverness  

[Yngwie]

Another bright side is that the postponement increases our chances of going through January with a 100% record.

[12th Man]

I thought we could have taken them whether they are GM free or not.

[CELTIC1CALEY3]

Just back from an overnight in Perth!! Apparently Professor Willie Short, Dundee University, warned United that undersized organic items such as low grass need extra heat. United were aware of this research finding but did not measure the grass length when they put a few quid in the meter on Thursday morning. Consequently they did not consider covering the area that caused the postponement or providing it with sufficient heat to meet SPFL rules. Expect a notice of complaint from the Compliance Officer and a 2 game ban for the Groundsman.

Edited January 18, 2015 by CELTIC1CALEY3

[Ronaldo]

Thanks professor D, we'd better invest in a 6 inch plastic ruler for Tommy now 

[The Mantis]

Keep the six inch ruler away from Willie Short, apparently he has issues.

[Kingsmills]

Have amended the title just in case any occasional visitor things it is a reference to this evening's clash with the perth Saints.

[Charles Bannerman]

Keep the six inch ruler away from Willie Short, apparently he has issues.

I suppose if he's called Willie Short he's unlikely to need the 12 inch variety.

[Scarlet Pimple]

Reminds me of my most recent brush with the Municipality within which we reside.

 

There is a triangular patch between our neighbour's and our 3 adjacent  houses which belongs to the Municipality. We kept our lawns and strips tidy and cut, but the Muni did nothing about their strip  which soon began to look like a field . 

So we complained and behind our back they sent over an uppity lady chief Inspector from the Department of Flowers and Hedgerow Hybrids in Municipal potties, carrying a measuring stick and wearing a NODDY hat.

 

She huffily then wrote to us to say that this postage stamp of a supposed grassy knoll will not get the attention of their maintenance department because the grass did not exceed 4-5 mms.  Presumably meaning that she spent a significant part of her day  in going round the town measuring leaves of grass. Stone the blinking crows!.

 

This was like a red rag to a bull and I wrote back stating something along the lines of .."Madam, this is not about measuring sticks   which you carry in your pocket  and the length of blades of grass, but about the quality of the service this Municipality gives to the residents being the taxpayers who pay your salary, to increase the amenity and quality of our lives.

 

Later, the Operations department chief came over and we got it cut, raked, sprayed with grass, two trees planted and it looks 100% better. Now we are willing to cut the grass! The motto is:-  fools and their measuring sticks are soon parted when the squeaky wheel gets the oil. ...Eh?

[Scarlet Pimple]

And you think I lead a dull life in me slippers by the fireside?