Wet weather ruins sporting schedule (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Wet weather ruins sporting schedule
12:45pm Saturday 22nd December 2012 in Sport
By Ian Wadley
CHERRIES’ clash at Crewe was today postponed as the sporting schedule was decimated by rain.
The League One match was officially called off just after noon following a second pitch inspection.
Despite the surface being initially checked at 11am, referee Lee Collins needed another look before making a decision.
The pitch was then deemed unplayable “due to excessive water on the playing surface in key areas of the pitch” according to the official Crewe Alexandra website.
The Cherries wash out completed a miserable day for the area’s sports clubs.
Local rugby and football also fell victim after an amber weather warning had been issued by the Met Office for today, tomorrow and Monday, with potential for up to 70mm of rain to fall before Christmas.
Bournemouth Lions got the ball rolling when their home National Two South clash against Worthing was the first to be called off.
Non-league football games quickly followed suit, with none managing to beat the heavy downpours.
Football postponements: Crewe v Cherries, Bashley v Cambridge City, Clevedon Town v Poole Town, Wimborne Town v Shortwood United, Alton Town v Hamworthy United, Christchurch v Horndean, New Milton Town v Hayling United, Downton v Verwood Town, Brockenhurst v Ringwood Town.
- Every match in the Dorset Premier League was postponed.
Rugby postponements: Bournemouth v Worthing, Wimborne v Buckingham.
Comments(19)
smhinto
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12:54pm Sat 22 Dec 12
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I am led to believe that Pugh was feeling under the weather too. So going to Crewe with both MacDonald and possibly Pugh missing could have been catastrophic.
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Let's now bukld up to the home game on Boxing day
Richard 1976
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1:22pm Sat 22 Dec 12
raybren
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2:30pm Sat 22 Dec 12
The Renegade Master
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3:31pm Sat 22 Dec 12
UTCIAD!
afcb-mark
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4:17pm Sat 22 Dec 12
Fanfor45
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4:36pm Sat 22 Dec 12
lockandload
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4:53pm Sat 22 Dec 12
tccherries
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5:49pm Sat 22 Dec 12
big_afcb_fan
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6:09pm Sat 22 Dec 12
bournered26
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6:12pm Sat 22 Dec 12
tccherries wrote:Makes my journey having just got home to the Isle of Wight seem quite insignificant.
Hey lockandload. Know the feeling. Travelled from Luxembourg this morning. Ended up watching Accrington vs Plymouth in the lashing rain. At airport now for the journey home. Merry Christmas to you and the barman at Accrington who gave me a free pint for my wasted journey.
AFCB_112
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7:43pm Sat 22 Dec 12
golfer33
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8:19pm Sat 22 Dec 12
RedhillPete
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12:25am Sun 23 Dec 12
We may not win all our Dec \ January
games but if we are still in reasonable touch come mid Feb, we will be in place for a great end of season push.
Could not have envisaged this in October. A great end to 2012 - and looking forward to 2013.
Merry Xmas All.
mrsrat
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10:42am Sun 23 Dec 12
Best wishes to you all and a Happy Christmas and New Year...and lots of points for the Cherries.
rednblack37
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12:34pm Sun 23 Dec 12
afcb-mark wrote:It's a tough situation for the refs.......if they called a game off at 9am and it stopped raining at 9.30am, the pitch could be playable at 3pm. Then that's a Saturday match missed and income for the home club lost. It's not a black and white situation and inevitably ends up costing everyone time and money if it is cancelled. Crewe would have been having all the match day pies etc being delivered/cooked by the time it was called off, so although I agree that there should be a cut-off time, I think 9am is way too early.
Feel sorry for all the supporters who had either got there or were way into their journey, Matches should be called off at 9am to save everyone time, trouble and money.
bournered26
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1:00pm Sun 23 Dec 12
golfer33 wrote:Bit confused by this comment.I knew there was a chance the game would be called off but decided to travel to cheer on the team if the game went ahead.
what is wrong with our supporters you must of known there was a good chance of no play due to rain. read the news before you travel, life goes on. enjoy it while you can. still unbeaten
abc100
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4:40pm Sun 23 Dec 12
rednblack37 wrote:This is an absoloutly incredible post, do you honestly believe that match day pies are cooked???? If I ate one of those pies I would be off work for a week!!!!
afcb-mark wrote:It's a tough situation for the refs.......if they called a game off at 9am and it stopped raining at 9.30am, the pitch could be playable at 3pm. Then that's a Saturday match missed and income for the home club lost. It's not a black and white situation and inevitably ends up costing everyone time and money if it is cancelled. Crewe would have been having all the match day pies etc being delivered/cooked by the time it was called off, so although I agree that there should be a cut-off time, I think 9am is way too early.
Feel sorry for all the supporters who had either got there or were way into their journey, Matches should be called off at 9am to save everyone time, trouble and money.
cherriesfan
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12:34pm Mon 24 Dec 12
Great effort to travel all the way from Luxembourg for the game perhaps some of the "armchair" supporters on here should take note. I well remember the Cafe des Artiste when I worked there for a short time in the late sixties, what a place.
pehf1rules says...
12:53pm Sat 22 Dec 12