The game is off

[gordondaviesmoustache]

He's in the stadium so his opinion might be a bit more informed than yours.

sorry .... if you think strong winds can't enter an open-top area stadium, then you are a bit thick, in my informed opinion.

Fucking brilliant. Someone at home is arguing with someone in the stadium over whether it's windy in the stadium. Can't beat Bluemoon at times.

He's right about you being a bit thick though.

 

[Skashion]

He's right about you being a bit thick though.

Hence my lack of contradiction. I would expect a person of your calibre to illicit that.

 

[shakermaker85]

Just got back to shropshire after making it as far as knutsford, after a swift u-turn and a jam on the potteries (also football related) glad to home it's sodding carnage out there!

4hr drive. Bit of a mither, but these things happen. Taking the positive of a rest for the players can only be good for the next 2 games

 

[Worksop Blue]

Just got back following a 4 hour round journey. No problem with the game being postponed. Massive problem with it not being pulled at least 7 hours earlier when the Met Office issued their severe weather warning for North West England. Shocking disrespect towards the Sunderland fans and the City fans who travel any distance. Same with Everton (imagine being a Crystal Palace fan tonight?) There is a reason why the Met Office issued a RED weather warning... Fucking unbelievable that a multi-million pound business who have the welfare of 50,000 people's to consider would decide to completely ignore this expert advice. Seriously pissed off with anyone who had a hand in this debacle tonight.

 

[worsleyweb]

Just got back following a 4 hour round journey. No problem with the game being postponed. Massive problem with it not being pulled at least 7 hours earlier when the Met Office issued their severe weather warning for North West England. Shocking disrespect towards the Sunderland fans and the City fans who travel any distance. Same with Everton (imagine being a Crystal Palace fan tonight?) There is a reason why the Met Office issued a RED weather warning... Fucking unbelievable that a multi-million pound business who have the welfare of 50,000 people's to consider would decide to completely ignore this expert advice. Seriously pissed off with anyone who had a hand in this debacle tonight.

It's not the clubs fault.

 

[xmusampa]

Bet if it was being aired on sky that it would have gone ahead

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Just got back following a 4 hour round journey. No problem with the game being postponed. Massive problem with it not being pulled at least 7 hours earlier when the Met Office issued their severe weather warning for North West England. Shocking disrespect towards the Sunderland fans and the City fans who travel any distance. Same with Everton (imagine being a Crystal Palace fan tonight?) There is a reason why the Met Office issued a RED weather warning... Fucking unbelievable that a multi-million pound business who have the welfare of 50,000 people's to consider would decide to completely ignore this expert advice. Seriously pissed off with anyone who had a hand in this debacle tonight.

It's not the clubs fault.

Who makes decisions on calling games off? Whoever does it is their fault. I'm not convinced it is the club as why wouldn't we have done this earlier. Calling the game off is a huge benefit to us.

 

[pablozabaleta]

Someone put this on twitter

can we take a leaf out of Bournemouth's book and give them free coaches to the re-arranged fixture?

I think we should if possible, would be a great gesture.

 

[Tarlos Kevez]

Bet if it was being aired on sky that it would have gone ahead

Exactly mate - didn't even bother delaying KO with the bad traffic on the M62/M602 for the match last week.

 

[GeekinGav]

my wheelchair doesnt have 4WD for the snow lol

Fair enough, you are excused. ;-) Just pointing out that it wasn't stupid to go to the game tonight in expectation that there would be a match. It might well have been stupid for reasons of personal safety however... Have we ever had a game postponed an hour before kick off at the Etihad? I remember one being postponed for ice around the stadium but I think that was postponed several hours beforehand.

spent all day yesterday fitting my spiked wheels for today thinking there'd be snow again, was peeved this morning lol

you are right mate .... i noticed it had only got severe here at half seven when it blew out some windows, i thought "thank god i didn't go to the game, i would have been blown to Oz". was only when i came to listen on the radio that i saw it was off.

think with the weird and severe weather recently, there's no much room now to risk health and safety, i would have called it off with 1 minute left before kick-off. rain and snow, we can detect quite accurately nowadays, wind can start-up without warning, thats the worry.

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

Took me two hours to get home to fucking haydock from the ground...
Oh well..worse things hapoen at war as they say.
Nice rest for the players.

 

[GeekinGav]

He's right about you being a bit thick though.

Hence my lack of contradiction. I would expect a person of your calibre to illicit that.

wasnt calling him stupid .... but has a big wide willy, to brave this weather.

let's not start trouble when there's none to be had.

 

[Vienna_70]

This afternoon it occurred to me that the chav$ would have an extra day, compared to us, to prepare for Saturday's game.

Not now they won't!

No doubt the eye gouger will have a moan about that too.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Left work literally 2 fucking minutes before this shit. Just got home now, can only think they looked at the chill factore and shit themselves. It was by no means that bad at the ground.

 

[Skashion]

He's right about you being a bit thick though.

Hence my lack of contradiction. I would expect a person of your calibre to illicit that.

wasnt calling him stupid .... but has a big wide willy, to brave this weather.

let's not start trouble when there's none to be had.

GDM wasn't starting trouble. He's a mate of mine, of sorts. More casual acquaintances perhaps.

Anyway, peace to you ZabaStuntDouble.

 

[i8rags]

Glad to be fuckin home, only live in cheadle hulme and had a marathon kamikaze run.
Tree hit our car on kingsway after blowing straight out of the center Rez, car was damaged but we carried on, then saw a tree stuck through the front of a house right through the roof, also a very large wooden advertising sign doing 360s, a tree blocking one lane at the end of kingsway and on the way home a tree had fallen and blocked the whole of roscoes roundabout. I kid you not I shit myself tonight, just wish the game was called earlier to avoid that fuckin dodgem.

 

[JustAnotherCityFan]

This afternoon it occurred to me that the chav$ would have an extra day, compared to us, to prepare for Saturday's game.

Not now they won't!

No doubt the eye gouger will have a moan about that too.

-- 12 Feb 2014, 21:11 --

This afternoon it occurred to me that the chav$ would have an extra day, compared to us, to prepare for Saturday's game.

Not now they won't!

No doubt the eye gouger will have a moan about that too.

On the other hand their next game after us is 7 days later. Ours is 3 days later to Barca! Still think it's advantage them.

 

[80s Shorts]

Just got back following a 4 hour round journey. No problem with the game being postponed. Massive problem with it not being pulled at least 7 hours earlier when the Met Office issued their severe weather warning for North West England. Shocking disrespect towards the Sunderland fans and the City fans who travel any distance. Same with Everton (imagine being a Crystal Palace fan tonight?) There is a reason why the Met Office issued a RED weather warning... Fucking unbelievable that a multi-million pound business who have the welfare of 50,000 people's to consider would decide to completely ignore this expert advice. Seriously pissed off with anyone who had a hand in this debacle tonight.

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[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Left work literally 2 fucking minutes before this shit. Just got home now, can only think they looked at the chill factore and shit themselves. It was by no means that bad at the ground.

But surely it's not just about how bad it is at the ground (even though blown over programme cabins says to me it was bad enough)

Shouldn't it be about the journeys fans have to make to get to the game and the risks they are taking to do so. The post below yours talks about a tree falling on their car. That could have killed someone? All for a game of football,... Is it really worth that?

The Red warning was issued by the Met Office at least 7 hours before kick off. Why was that ignored?

 

[i8rags]

Left work literally 2 fucking minutes before this shit. Just got home now, can only think they looked at the chill factore and shit themselves. It was by no means that bad at the ground.

But surely it's not just about how bad it is at the ground (even though blown over programme cabins says to me it was bad enough)

Shouldn't it be about the journeys fans have to make to get to the game and the risks they are taking to do so. The post below yours talks about a tree falling on their car. That could have killed someone? All for a game of football,... Is it really worth that?

The Red warning was issued by the Met Office at least 7 hours before kick off. Why was that ignored?

Exactly mate, proper took a risk tonight all for nowt.