Crawley mk dons

[Little Wolf]

Match postponed due to waterlogged pitch

[Filo]

2nd leg is on Thursday, they’ve not got much time to get the two legs in before the Final

[Jonathan]

What the hell happens now? This must be unprecedented

[Bald Rover]

Be interesting for whoever gets there from our game! Not be much rest for Crawley or MK!

[Bald Rover]

Surely got to be played by weekend for ticket sales etc?

[Northants Nomad]

Sounds well iffy to me.

[glosterred]

Big question do they have to play it before the game at MK or after? Before and there isn’t much time to recover after then MKD lose the advantage of a second leg at home for finishing higher in the table. Or do they move the first leg to Thursday at Crawley and the second leg later at MK so MK still have the second leg at home and advantage? Good luck on sorting that out.

Did make me laugh though, that will mess with Skys schedule which ever way they sort it


COYR

[Bald Rover]

Maybe decided over 1 leg?

[Dutch Uncle]

I am so glad Crewe scored that late goal at Colchester 

[dknward2]

Let’s see what the efl decides guessing it will need to be played tomorrow at latest as they play on Thursday at mk

[glosterred]

Maybe decided over 1 leg?

Winner take all?


COYR

[johnny rovers]

From what I've seen from the Crawley fans on FB. There is a suggestion their home game maybe Thursday, with the away game at MK being on  Sunday. We shall see what happens, you'd expect the EFL would want the games played at the first opportunity

[Colemans Left Hook]

As usual I will have to sort a problem out

Have sky got a helicopter

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=helicopter+dries+football+ground&qpvt=helicopter+dries+football+ground&FORM=VDRE

funny thing is brian Clough at the Baseball Ground used to get the fire-brigade to put water on the pitch and I am not joking

 https://www.facebook.com/Newswatch16/videos/helicopter-used-to-dry-off-football-field/187885335464125/

[Chris Black come back]

Who knows, but this could yet again see us getting cheated. What if they end up doing a one leg game? Probably unlikely but that would royally screw over the winners of Crewe v Rovers. Seems unlikely, but so was the police intervening to make sure the penalties at Charlton were taken in front of the Charlton fans.

[GazLaz]

Interesting situation. Has to be an advantage to the winner of our tie if the final is still to go ahead on the 1th.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Interesting situation. Has to be an advantage to the winner of our tie if the final is still to go ahead on the 1th.

Not really. We'd have 9 days prep, the other side would have 7. Effectively no difference.

[glosterred]

From the Crawley twitter feed


PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL MATCHES GIVEN NEW DATES

HOME LEG - Tuesday 7th of May - 19:30
AWAY LEG - Saturday 11th of May - 19:45


COYR

[Dagenham Rover]

7th and 11th now

[Copps is Magic]

Lord please save us from the tinpottery that is this league.

[German Rover]

Lord please save us from the tinpottery that is this league.

 They can't control the weather. Neither could we when leeds were calling tinpot because of our frozen pitch.

[hoolahoop]

I know but it’s yet another thing - to slag the T/O , the club , the dates , the EFL what is wrong with our people.

There’s a top game going on tonight involving us tonight and then on Friday that’s what we should be concentrating on .

[dknward2]

Just showing it on sky sports news and yeah no way it could have gone ahead both goal mouth underwater practically

[Copps is Magic]

Just showing it on sky sports news and yeah no way it could have gone ahead both goal mouth underwater practically

Then it's even.

[Michael Shaw]

Just be glad that it was MK Dons who had to play at Crawley and not Rovers. Not our problem. Doesn't really matter anyway when we beat MK Dons in the final.

[ForsolongaRover]

What ought to happen is for the club to be obliged to play the match at another ground and lose their "home" advantage.

[drfchound]

What ought to happen is for the club to be obliged to play the match at another ground and lose their "home" advantage.

My wife just suggested that.

[Colemans Left Hook]

On the subject of Helicopters

I always knew Crawley was near Gatwick Airport where there must be plenty of helicopters ??  but didn't realise it was that close

6.3 miles · Light traffic · 21 min
London Gatwick Airport→Crawley, West Sussex

on a lighter note :-

Betcha very few people know what "helicopter money" is

"Helicopter money" delivers money directly into the hands of the public instead of quantitative easing which provides it to the bond market.

[ravenrover]

Just seen a video of the pitch
They are going to have their work cut out to get that pitch dry for tomorrow unless they get in some specialist equipment

[PDX_Rover]

Just seen a video of the pitch
They are going to have their work cut out to get that pitch dry for tomorrow unless they get in some specialist equipment

They should talk to Charlton. They’re experts in pitch drainage. Said nobody. Ever.

[In the box]

Match postponed due to waterlogged pitch

I hope rains over night