Comments on: It’s cold, lets call the game off!

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:41:12 +0000

I don’t know what all the fuss is about? I played golf on Sunday, the greens were more like Ice rinks.

As for Ironside, I’ve never known a team to be so hard done by, every game there’s a contentious decision that goes against them, don’t you make your own luck in this game?

By: Maddy the manager

Maddy the manager — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:37:50 +0000

What cold, no such luck for UK Football Finders official team.

As we sent in our match report to late I thought I’d reply to this blog instead.

Opponents claim hand of God to rob Ironsides in New Year Chiller Thriller

Trinity 3 Battersea IronsidesGSA 2

Others succumbed to the frozen conditions but both sides contrived to put on an excellent game in unlikely conditions. Trinity have not lost at home all season but have never been run so close as against a new look Ironsides for the new year. The ironsides were well worth their half time lead that had been almost handed to them with a poor clearance from their keeper which Del Almedia pounced on. With George Ryan supreme in the first half as a holding midfield player, things were looking good.

Then the all too often lapse of concentration cost Ironsides and within a mad ten minutes in the 2nd half, Trinity had taken the lead with 2 truly soft goals. However Ironsides comeback as often as a bad rash and deservedly equalised after their mouthy keeper failed again to handle the situation and once again Del Almedia took advantage.

At 2-2 it could have been anyone’s game and two moments then ensured it was not Ironsides. The first an audacious cross/ lob from 40 yards looked lethal as soon as it was hit( mishit ?) but still when it goes in any Keeper would beat themselves up “Seaman style”. Yet the Ironsides came back to equalise, get awarded the goal only for the home linesman to see a handball -yet the referee was persuaded to change his mind and so condemn the Ironsides to an underserved defeat. Lets end the report there as I am sure Club Officials from the league read UK Football Finders too.

By: Jamie Farrier

Jamie Farrier — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:19:52 +0000

It’s the toughest decision to make, calling a game off. In most cases there’s always a section of supporters devastated by the postponement, because inside they knew they had the edge coming in to the game. Other clubs get upset simply because it mires them down in an early fixture congestion. Spare a thought for the poor Scots, they’re lucky to see any football whatsoever this time of year.

A rather extraordinary decision to abandon a game due to waterlogged pitch came at a Northampton game just over two years ago, with The Cobblers dominating the game against Millwall, only for the referee to call it off with less than 20 minutes to play due to a steady stream of rain. Naturally the Millwall fans were quite upset (quelle surprise) and Town got it right in the replayed game.

The point, sadly, is two simple words: that’s football.