I’m sorry but I still cannot understand how a pitch can be fit at 10-45 am no rain only sun for next few hours and then suddenly deteriorate enough for match to be called off. It must be so frustrating for people who worked on the pitch to get it fit too. Local referees it seems to me are a total waste of time. And despite the explanations I shall no doubt be given at the end of the day it’s messed my day up and I am really annoyed. Sorry that’s how I feel.
Winsford now OFF
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Having a local referee inspect the pitch is clearly pointless. I’m guessing they get paid to come out too. Either local referees need to be more cautious or match referees need to stop expecting perfect pitches in the winter. Has anyone ever known a player get injured on a muddy pitch??
- Jul 29, 2013
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I used to tell the players that if the ball got stuck in the mud that I would whistle and we would have a bounce up. The players understood so it always worked
- Aug 1, 2013
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Does the referee get his full match fee for turning up?
it should be explained to both Winsford and 1874 fans why the match was called off by the match ref when the pitch had been passed fit to play on in the morning. How can 4 hours on Winter sun make the pitch unplayable? It doesn't make any sense to me unless the local ref got it completely wrong and the pitch should never have been passed fit to play on. A statement needs to issued by Winsford F.C.
That pitch must cost us (and them) so much income, I know today was an away game but any game postponed from a Saturday to mid-week in March is never going to get the same gate. More reasons to step-up our plans to move back to Northwich.
- Jul 31, 2013
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Have a look at the Marine v Alty ground staff today, just before kick off - bucket loads of standing water and the game was allowed to take place.
Could have played today no problem, heavy pitch but safe.
Could have played today no problem, heavy pitch but safe.
I went on the pitch and in my opinion the game could have been played(and would have been in the not to distant past).In respect to Winsford they did everything they could to get the game on.In answer to the referee he gets half his fee plus expense's.From all accounts the pitch was in no worse condition than it was on Saturday,so it was down to one mans opinion.
- Jul 28, 2013
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4/500 people pissed around because ofone mans opinion.
- Aug 5, 2013
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Getting ridiculous now....the times recently that we have been told its on for the match ref to turn up and not want get his boots dirty!!! A game played on a day when a lot of people could attend now probably moved to a midweek night that will lower the potential income (and probably when im on nights!!). All other local teams playing today and getting their christmas bumper crowds in but yet again we have let punters and maybe new fans slip away...not good!
getting beyond a joke,another day wasted,
How can pitch be playable at 1030 but a few hours of winter sun have made it unplayable.
Im sure ref still gets his match fee for turning up
Halvo is right this sort of fiasco is putting people off watching football at this level
The match officials get 50% of their fee plus travel costs if they call a match off
- Mar 12, 2014
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It’s all about player safety but having just got back from Runcorn game towns pitch was a lot worse then winsford pitch all down to what a ref think some will play it some won’t
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Does the league take player safety into account when asking them to play 3/4 times in a week to get the fixtures in?
No player would ever set foot onto a pitch if they were worried about getting hurt!
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If they didnt get any match fee if a game wasnt played i wonder how many more games would be played on a muddy pitch ?
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So the ref turns up cant be arsed gets half his wages goes back home to mince pies and beer while both clubs are out of pocket,players to pay food going to waste,volunteers time wasted ,fans time wasted and travel costs wasted.
Doesnt seem right to me when a qualified ref has already passed pitch fit to play.
Doesnt seem right to me when a qualified ref has already passed pitch fit to play.