classof2010 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 beith game???? Looks to be a secret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hong Kong Phooey Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Wishy game on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheHo Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 MATCH OFF Yoker v Cumbernauld postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Thanks to Cumbernauld and Referee Chris McTiernan for giving the ground staff time to work on the park to try and get the game on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolfie Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 15 minutes ago, classof2010 said: Looks to be a secret Update on the Games ON page - doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classof2010 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Yeah just heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoAteAllTheDepays Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Buffs n troon off i hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolfie Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, WhoAteAllTheDepays said: Buffs n troon off i hear Yes confirmed OFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Rutherglen Glencairn v Irvine Meadow XI has just been called off by the match referee. The officials and players of both teams wanted to play the game and agreed that the pitch is in excellent condition. The only person who thought that the pitch is unplayable was the referee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheasant plucker Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 ^^^^^ [emoji38][emoji38][emoji38] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardenvohr6 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Just arrived. Spoke to Glens committee member. One soft area in the middle of the park and ref refused to wait whilst they worked on it. Costs Glens £400 in lost revenue and paying for Medda bus. Pitch looks like a bowling green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Just arrived. Spoke to Glens committee member. One soft area in the middle of the park and ref refused to wait whilst they worked on it. Costs Glens £400 in lost revenue and paying for Medda bus. Pitch looks like a bowling green. Thank you. There are pictures of the pitch on Twitter as well, taken after the referee had left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Pictures of the supposedly "waterlogged pitch", taken after the referee had called today's match off :-https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1866484666927851&id=1484383321804656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I would like to add that the referee did not even put his boots on to do the pitch inspection, he did it in his flat soled smart shoes. At no point did he kick the ball across the surface. At no point did he roll the ball across the surface. He bounced the ball in several areas of the park and it bounced every time, until he found one area (about two square metres maximum) where it didn't bounce. He then immediately said "game off".Everybody present to witness the inspection (from both sides) was stunned that the game was off.We asked the referee if he would allow us to work quickly on the small problem area (it would have taken about five minutes), but he said it wouldn't make a difference with an hour to go to kick off. The rain had just about stopped by this stage.This has cost us a fortune. What is the point of volunteer committee guys giving up hours and hours of their time and money every week to get pitches into the great condition that our pitch is in, if referees aren't even going to try to let games go ahead ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintonfan Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 pitch looks perfect, why didnt the ref give you time to work on the pitch, you have match approved lights so even if it took a bit of time there was no fear of failing light. Plus what exactly was the ref doing inspecting the pitch in flat shoes not studded boots. I hope Rutherglen put a formal complaint into the SJFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Where in the rules does the ball have to bounce ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 pitch looks perfect, why didnt the ref give you time to work on the pitch, you have match approved lights so even if it took a bit of time there was no fear of failing light. Plus what exactly was the ref doing inspecting the pitch in flat shoes not studded boots. I hope Rutherglen put a formal complaint into the SJFA We're not sure why he didn't give the chance to go ahead. He did not entertain a the suggestion of a further inspection, even though the players had already arrived and all the costs already incurred. I can guarantee you that the pitch would have been perfect again within ten minutes and everybody would have been happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan321 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 42 minutes ago, glensmad said: We're not sure why he didn't give the chance to go ahead. He did not entertain a the suggestion of a further inspection, even though the players had already arrived and all the costs already incurred. I can guarantee you that the pitch would have been perfect again within ten minutes and everybody would have been happy. Park certainly looks the part but come on you cant judge it on how it looks and lets be honest if it was flooded then whats 10 mins forking going to do... Been pissing down all day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Park certainly looks the part but come on you cant judge it on how it looks and lets be honest if it was flooded then whats 10 mins forking going to do... Been pissing down all day! I was on the park from 9.30am setting up. It was perfect. When I went back on it at 12.30pm it needed forked in one small area, and we did that as the referee arrived. He didn't give it a chance.If you doubt me, ask any of the Irvine Meadow players who were there already. They also walked across the pitch and couldn't understand why there was even a concern about the pitch.As posted above by Ardenvohr6, who was actually at the stadium just after the inspection, the "pitch looks like a bowling green". He was also given the opportunity to walk on the pitch.Anybody who was actually at the ground today will tell you the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euzi Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Ref did the same at St Rochs v Kilsyth years ago inspecting the pitch in dress shoes and not letting St Rochs work on a soft area to get game on. If you dont want to ref games dont become a ref. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardenvohr6 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Perhaps a referee supervisor who is going to the game or one nearby should be tasked with checking on the ref's decisions. If he is there to assess the ref then this is an area where they should be judged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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