v Portsmouth (h) - 15/1/2025 - 19:45

[joey_big_nose]

2 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

Home area crowds haven’t dropped this season.

Once Leeds, Sunderland, Dingles, PNE visit I’d imagine we’ll finish the season with the highest average attendance since 2012, a low bar, obviously but current crowds are just back to where they were c2014 time - I.e we are stagnant as the rest of the league has seen gates rise exponentially this past decade.

Wow didnt know that... So the more tv and early kick offs haven't impacted home crowds? Just away fans?

[chaddyrovers]

22 minutes ago, Tom said:

This obviously isn’t normal weather it’s on the extreme end 

Hopefully be on, I’m nervously looking out my windows hoping there’s not too much damage in my garden!

It's rain quite alot out here in the UK. I was driving and shopping this morning. It's was windy and raining hard but it's normal weather for this country at this time of the year. 

I hope the game will be on hopefully 🙏🤞

[Athlete]

Weather horrendous in Darwen with more heavy rain forecaste till around 4

[Mattyblue]

Just now, joey_big_nose said:

Wow didnt know that... So the more tv and early kick offs haven't impacted home crowds? Just away fans?

I don’t think it ever was going to impact it this season as season ticket holders would be buying in the summer without quite releasing just how much they were going to be messed about… next season will be interesting (across the Championship).

As an example if it is off today we’ll have had just *four* Saturday 3pms by late January.

[duckson]

46 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Only Fleetwood by the looks of it, Rochdale too if we're going that far down.

Nothing at North End or Bolton who are a 1230 game.

Deepdale is OK according to my son who is on the Ground staff.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Rochdale v Oldham just been called off. Anybody fancy a meat pie ? Going cheap ?

[tomphil]

It's a hard one as unless it really is in the eye of a storm a professional pitch can be bad at 10 am but playable by 1 pm. 

We all take the piss but it's a tough call to make and any Pompey fans setting off would surely know the risk involved when the forecasts have been telling everyone for days there'll be a storm on Sat.

If you're more than 50% worried you don't set off it's that simple.

[Mashed Potatoes]

9 minutes ago, G Somerset Rover said:

A shambles calling it off that late for their travelling fans.

What do you think should be the last time for an inspection ?

The problem with having an inspection too early is that (1) if you give the game a definite go ahead then there is a risk of playing in farcical, possibly dangerous, conditions if the weather deteriorates more than expected and (2) if the game is called off then people complain if in fact conditions turn out to be playable.

[Lancaster Rover]

Anyone remember that farcical games against PNE a few years ago, we won 1-0 but there were loads of puddles all over the pitch.

[BankEnd Rover]

Game off - according to sky.

Edited November 23 by BankEnd Rover

[Blue Greyhound]

Im still going to the havelock for a few regardless if we are playing or not, I've waiting 2 weeks for this pint!

[arbitro]

2 minutes ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

What do you think should be the last time for an inspection ?

The problem with having an inspection too early is that (1) if you give the game a definite go ahead then there is a risk of playing in farcical, possibly dangerous, conditions if the weather deteriorates more than expected and (2) if the game is called off then people complain if in fact conditions turn out to be playable.

Weather forecasting is really accurate now. If there is an early inspection and the referee deems the pitch fit at that time he should also contact the local Met Office for an update. This can then be factored into his decision. Also speak to the head groundsman and his staff. They know the pitch better than anyone.

[Tom]

Yep on official site now - postponed 

 

Edited November 23 by Tom

[TonyM]

[chaddyrovers]

Rovers game off

[duckson]

Games off.

Pitch inspection should be at something like 8am considering the forecast was for it not to stop for hours so it's not going to get any better.

[roverandout]

Thank f*ck

[Wheelton Blue]

14 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Its will be normal British weather. 

The game will be on

John Kettley is a weatherman, and so is chaddyrovers 😆

[BankEnd Rover]

Unbelievably poor that a football game 10miles down the road is on and ours isn't.

 

[Forever Blue]

21 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

It's rain quite alot out here in the UK. I was driving and shopping this morning. It's was windy and raining hard but it's normal weather for this country at this time of the year. 

I hope the game will be on hopefully 🙏🤞

Thanks for the update about the weather in the UK for all of us in the UK😉

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

God knows what state the pitch would have been in at 4-55.

Edited November 23 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[Hasta]

Just now, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Gd knows what state the pitch would have been in at 4-55.

And then for the rest of the season.

We've played games on boggy pitches over the years and it's knackered the pitch up more for months after

 

[Mattyblue]

Odd downvote from Joey there, not sure thumbs down emojis help the debate on here, if even who I thought were sensible posters resort to it.

[Tom]

It seems poor how often we have games called off compared to others but I’m perhaps naive, is it to do with the water not able to drain into the river when full? 
 

would covers not help?

[arbitro]

2 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Game off - according to sky.

It really shows Rovers to be an amateur outfit. I have been told that the pitch wasn't covered which in itself is embarrassing.