pastyman Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 With the local league and cup fixture having been all but "wiped out", what is the criteria for postponing a match? As several local pitches are on a slope, it cannot be due to just waterlogging! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Deacon Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvon Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Good one Dave, could that be Par's pitch by any chance and do they have a club house. I feel a few golfing jokes coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastyman Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I thought it was St Austells Poltair Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Pethick Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Spoke to the Parkway groundskeeper yesterday evening . Bolitho Park is completely waterlogged , and he is worried that you would need around a week of dry days for it to recover , which you are not going to get at this time of year . Parkway have at least another 13 home matches for the first team , plus reserve 10 team games to fit in . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsider Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Who can declare a SW Premier League pitch unplayable? I don't think there are any SWPL refs in the St.Austell area, so is it left to ECPL or even Duchy League refs to make the decisions? Obviously teams would prefer to play on nice dry pitches and pressure could be put on lower standard refs to call the game off, when perhaps it could be played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predator Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Nah that pitch in the picture is a lot better than st austells pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastyman Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Having read the criteria for postponing match, cant help but think some of the pitches either have pitches holding water or club are trying to protect the pitches from severe damage, requiring many hours to repair. Clubs simply don't have the manpower or the finances to repair major damage, so that could be the main reason for postponements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedsunited Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Also sometimes postponing a game on a saturday can work in the home teams favour because if they are playing a team with 'considerable' distance to travel & the fixture is then scheduled for mid-week then the likely hood of the away team being at full strength isnt as likely, with players working etc having to get off early/travel arrangements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppit Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Is the new right back in Dave's picture Billy Twelvetrees, not heard he's left rugby to play soccer but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheolderIgetthebetterIwas Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Having read the criteria for postponing match, cant help but think some of the pitches either have pitches holding water or club are trying to protect the pitches from severe damage, requiring many hours to repair. Clubs simply don't have the manpower or the finances to repair major damage, so that could be the main reason for postponements. Spot on with that I would have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now