marmite Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, ashton_fan said: There's no more snow after this evening and tomorrow's about 5 degrees warmer, the club would be criticised if we woke up tomorrow and most of the snow had thawed and buses were running normally That's a big if. It wont be gone by the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 This is an absolute disgusting, reckless and outrageous decision. Whilst the roads around the stadium may be ok the fact is we have 20k fans travelling from all over Bristol who live on roads that are not safe to even walk on let alone drive! There is some very contradictory messages coming from our club and the Police. Police saying don’t leave home unless it’s an emergency and the club are saying come on down. As for the police they can **** right off, I’ve seen many stranded in cars because police can’t get to them and yet they are able to free up officers for a ******* football game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, ashton_fan said: There's no more snow after this evening and tomorrow's about 5 degrees warmer, the club would be criticised if we woke up tomorrow and most of the snow had thawed and buses were running normally there was no hurricane on its way in 1987...... there are no guarantees with weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, ashton_fan said: There's no more snow after this evening and tomorrow's about 5 degrees warmer, the club would be criticised if we woke up tomorrow and most of the snow had thawed and buses were running normally True. But they run the risk of calling it off at 1pm tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesleywalksoncider Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 19 minutes ago, italian dave said: BBC forecast currently no more snow or rain after 11 this evening, and temperatures above freezing from 8 tomorrow, reaching a balmy 3 by kick off! Like your glass half full attitude @italian dave but a balmy 3 will feel like -1 with the wind chill, that snow won't be going anywhere soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, slartibartfast said: Snowing again in BS16 ! Yep, I can vouch for that. 32 minutes ago, italian dave said: I predict a late postponement now!! Me too, I predict a riot 27 minutes ago, hodge said: Expect the club are doing everything in their power to keep this on as they recognise now is the time to play Sheffield Wednesday given how injury hit they are and out of form. I remember as a cricket captain where rain was hanging around. If your team was desperate to play (needed a win, playing weaker opposition etc) and the game went ahead, you ended up losing...always seemed to end up like that. And vice-Verma. 24 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: Hold tight. It'll be off. Yep. 17 minutes ago, Frenchay Red said: Damn, I just cleared all the snow on my drive so my wife can get her car out. The trouble is I piled a lot of it in front of the garage, where my car is. Looks like I will have to shift it again! I’m about to do similar. Need to plan this....carefully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 2, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 29 minutes ago, TRL said: it should be called off, i would imagine lots of Wednesday fans can not get down, and fans in the southwest. If we have been constantly told not to travel then the club should heed those warning, not base it purely because the surrounding area of the ground is okay and the pitch is playable. Awful decision imo As mentioned on another thread a friend of mine came down from Rotherham this morning, no problems just a few areas having to do 50mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 horrendous decision in my opinion how can they say that the surrounding area is fine, stadium is fine, then tell people to not drive, but if they do then ''park further away from the ground and walk the rest''?!?! Or get on public transport, 99% of which have all been shut down because of the weather....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Davefevs said: Yep, I can vouch for that. Me too, I predict a riot I remember as a cricket captain where rain was hanging around. If your team was desperate to play (needed a win, playing weaker opposition etc) and the game went ahead, you ended up losing...always seemed to end up like that. And vice-Verma. Yep. I’m about to do similar. Need to plan this....carefully! Chuck it on FR's drive, he won't know,he will think it the snow he's already moved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 2, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: True. But they run the risk of calling it off at 1pm tomorrow. Why, already been said they only need the main roads cleared which will not be a problem as the forecast is improving all the time now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 10 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said: The club can only get the pitch ready and let outside authorities decide if it’s safe and they seem to think so. That's the point, club aren't going to call it off if police give it the all clear, club can't take fault for this decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dredd Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 No thought for the fans here in my opinion. Roads around the ground might be fine but people travel from all over Bristol and even further. When alls said and done it’s a game of football. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, ashton_fan said: There's no more snow after this evening and tomorrow's about 5 degrees warmer, the club would be criticised if we woke up tomorrow and most of the snow had thawed and buses were running normally But it won't though, will it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Much as I want to go, I think this is the wrong decision. There’s little chance of much of the snow melting before the match so side roads are going to be difficult for driving and parking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 2, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 minute ago, petehinton said: horrendous decision in my opinion how can they say that the surrounding area is fine, stadium is fine, then tell people to not drive, but if they do then ''park further away from the ground and walk the rest''?!?! Or get on public transport, 99% of which have all been shut down because of the weather....? Just curious have you (or anyone) been anywhere near the ground today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, petehinton said: horrendous decision in my opinion how can they say that the surrounding area is fine, stadium is fine, then tell people to not drive, but if they do then ''park further away from the ground and walk the rest''?!?! Or get on public transport, 99% of which have all been shut down because of the weather....? Plus there may be a shortage of hot food and drink. Bad decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 minute ago, phantom said: Why, already been said they only need the main roads cleared which will not be a problem as the forecast is improving all the time now If that's the criteria then so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Davefevs said: I remember as a cricket captain where rain was hanging around. If your team was desperate to play (needed a win, playing weaker opposition etc) and the game went ahead, you ended up losing...always seemed to end up like that. And vice-Verma. For us if you came off both captains had to agree to go back on which lead to a few arguments with captains not keen to go back on despite it being fine to avoid losing and getting the points for an abandonment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, pongo88 said: Much as I want to go, I think this is the wrong decision. There’s little chance of much of the snow melting before the match so side roads are going to be difficult for driving and parking A&S police made the decision not the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 18 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said: Every year?! My son is 7 and this is only the second time he’s seen proper snow like this. It’s rare, and that’s why it’s understandable that we aren’t well equipped to deal with it. Im 22 and this is only the 3rd/4th I've seen anything like this. Certainly the heaviest I can remember it being in one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Robbored said: A&S police made the decision not the club. Over. Time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: True. But they run the risk of calling it off at 1pm tomorrow. Ahh well. At least I would've hopefully got out of Saturday shopping and will no doubt be near some kind of hostelry if that's the case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 minute ago, pongo88 said: Much as I want to go, I think this is the wrong decision. There’s little chance of much of the snow melting before the match so side roads are going to be difficult for driving and parking worst part if there is a melt, then it freezes again and the roads are covered in black ice, I see reports of temperatures rising in the afternoon, but that won't be the time that people are travelling to the match, which could make the roads and paths trickier to navigate than if it were just snow. We will see,last I heard there was a chance of freezing rain on Saturday which is lethal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, Robbored said: A&S police made the decision not the club. and they never get anything wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, phantom said: Just curious have you (or anyone) been anywhere near the ground today? yes, at the moment,that clearly isn't the problem area, although could be tomorrow with reports of freezing rain still being banded about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 5 hours ago, BRISTOL86 said: Woke up to about 3ft of drift outside the back door (ooh err). I can’t see how on earth the game could be on tomorrow. When latest police advice is ‘don’t use the roads’ it doesn’t bode well. I got similar, outside my front door it's completely flat for about 6 feet- problem is that within that 6 feet there's a drop in height of about 7-8 inches from steps and a kerb, I stepped outside and sank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 18 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: Presumably if its called off later they don't have to offer refunds, like our Owls friends? Bristol Sport website presumably this relates to one off tickets as well as SC's ? : 4 Changes to Dates, Refunds and Exchanges 4.1 No guarantees can be given by the Club that a Match will take place at a particular time or on a particular date. The Club reserves the right to reschedule any Match without notice and without any liability whatsoever. Your Season Card will enable you to attend the re-arranged Match. 4.2 The Club will have no further liability whatsoever, including (but not limited to) any indirect or consequential loss or damage, loss of enjoyment or travel/accommodation costs. 4.3 All sales are final and no refunds will be offered to supporters who wish to return their Season Card. I won't be able to make a midweek game so thats £30 down the swanny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, Robbored said: A&S police made the decision not the club. A&S police may have said they had no objections to the match being played, but that does not mean the it must be played. If there are no objections from the police the ultimate decisions rests with the club. The police can’t force a club to play a match it doesn’t want to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Games on according to bcfc website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, hodge said: For us if you came off both captains had to agree to go back on which lead to a few arguments with captains not keen to go back on despite it being fine to avoid losing and getting the points for an abandonment. I remember playing away at Chipping Sudbury. I wasn’t captain, but we lost the toss and they batted. We were a bit surprised, but soon become evident that bowling with a bar of soap (and Fielding - not Frank) was harder than batting on a wet wicket. They raced to 125-0 after 19 overs when the rain increased and we come off. They knew overs would be lost and perhaps mean the minimum 30 per side might not happen so suggested taking an early tea, whilst it was still raining. Knowing we were in a shit position our captain turned around and said "no, we’ll take it at the normal time, we’ve all had a rather large lunch!" The best bit of captaincy I ever saw from him. As it happened, we never got back on the pitch and match called off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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