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Title: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: podrover73 on October 22, 2013, 10:04:01 pm
After being in charge of the debacle at Charlton referee Lee Collins was involved in another half time abandonment at Portsmouth.
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: 1879Rovers on October 22, 2013, 10:09:37 pm
Have you seen the pictures. The tunnel was flooded

https://twitter.com/Awaydays23/status/392747738107875328/photo/1
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: big fat yorkshire pudding on October 22, 2013, 10:13:33 pm
I don't think we can blame him this time.  Massively worse.
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: swintonrover on October 22, 2013, 10:18:44 pm
How did the players leave the pitch? The tunnel picture is incredible. This is when games should be called out, not that light drizzle in London.
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: RedJ on October 22, 2013, 10:21:58 pm
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/p320x320/1374279_10153343766380357_2120873200_n.jpg)

Taken about 5 minutes ago in Portsmouth.
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: 1879Rovers on October 22, 2013, 10:23:29 pm
I am in Oxfordshire. We have had a unbelievable downpour tonight. Torrential rain, thunder and lightning and it was working its way south.

This was the pitch
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: BobG on October 22, 2013, 10:36:56 pm
Damn me 1879. I'm on the Gloucs/Oxfordshire border and although it peed it down this morning, we've not had a drop since about 2 o'clock!

BobG
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: podrover73 on October 22, 2013, 10:38:55 pm
Having seen the pics maybe made the right decision this time
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: Jenny on October 22, 2013, 10:39:44 pm
It was the right decision in London too.
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: BobG on October 22, 2013, 10:40:03 pm
Naa. Nowt that. Just a little shower.

BobG
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: 1879Rovers on October 22, 2013, 10:43:00 pm
Damn me 1879. I'm on the Gloucs/Oxfordshire border and although it peed it down this morning, we've not had a drop since about 2 o'clock!

BobG

I was working near Reading today (Purley) and we hardly had a drop. Some of my colleagues were in Newbury and said it tipped it down.

We had it torrential tonight for about an hour and a half. I am shocked the Oxford game got through 90 minutes, especially with the lightning. Swindon also had no problems. Very localised.
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: mushRTID on October 22, 2013, 10:43:36 pm
Theres a great pic on twitter of the players tunnell. Mental.
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: RedJ on October 22, 2013, 10:50:06 pm
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1377960_624373610947368_1187742489_n.jpg)

(https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1384037_624383587613037_1658065136_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: since-1969 on October 22, 2013, 11:49:35 pm
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/p320x320/1374279_10153343766380357_2120873200_n.jpg)

Taken about 5 minutes ago in Portsmouth.

Is that A Galleon in the pic ?
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: nice one rovers on October 22, 2013, 11:56:14 pm
It was the right decision in London too.

No it wasn't.
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on October 23, 2013, 12:03:23 am
I am in Oxfordshire. We have had a unbelievable downpour tonight. Torrential rain, thunder and lightning and it was working its way south.

This was the pitch


f**king lightweights. What wrong wi a birra watter on ' pitch? It just means you can launch into sliding tackles from 30 yards away.

Football today? Eeeh! Soft as shite.
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: PDX_Rover on October 23, 2013, 12:40:04 am
Did Canoe play?
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: idler on October 23, 2013, 06:04:35 am
Did Canoe play?
If he did he'd need Bradley Oar to help him.
Not to mention Paul Parka. ;0)
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: IDM on October 23, 2013, 08:12:43 am
It was the right decision in London too.

No it wasn't.

Yes it was.  The daft thing about that postponement was the way it was handled.  You could see the decision coming after a few minutes of play...
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: SoundbiteBarmyArmy on October 23, 2013, 08:30:47 am
Pompey are going under again then!
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: nice one rovers on October 23, 2013, 08:47:04 am
It was the right decision in London too.

No it wasn't.

Yes it was.  The daft thing about that postponement was the way it was handled.  You could see the decision coming after a few minutes of play...
No it wasn't the right decision.Not at 50-odd minutes.
After starting the game in heavy rain, playing the game in heavy rain, suspending the game in heavy rain, restarting in heavy rain. Taking half time to consider restarting in heavy rain , playing in heavy rain, then to stop play because of heavy rain.
One man makes a "safety" call on behalf of 20-30 other men.
A bit of rain at a football match aint going to kill no-one.

And besides, we're going to go back there and bloody lose, knowing our luck!
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: The Red Baron on October 23, 2013, 09:09:21 am
He must have been delighted when Pompey equalised just before half time. It's much easier to call off a game when the scores are level than when one team has a convincing lead.
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: Jenny on October 23, 2013, 09:12:06 am
Oh I don't agree with the timing of the decision, it should have been made earlier, but the game was a farce. The right hand side of the pitch was saturated, the ball was getting stuck in the water. The Charlton goal mouth was unplayable which practically gifted us a goal.

Take out the emotion of us being 3-1 up, and it was correct.

And yes, of course we will get beat. Sods law and all that.

As for it being much easier to call off a game when the scores are level - one of the teams could have been 12-0 up last night, that game wouldn't have gone ahead. It was barely a decision to make.
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: IDM on October 23, 2013, 09:14:17 am
It was the right decision in London too.

No it wasn't.

Yes it was.  The daft thing about that postponement was the way it was handled.  You could see the decision coming after a few minutes of play...
No it wasn't the right decision.Not at 50-odd minutes.
After starting the game in heavy rain, playing the game in heavy rain, suspending the game in heavy rain, restarting in heavy rain. Taking half time to consider restarting in heavy rain , playing in heavy rain, then to stop play because of heavy rain.
One man makes a "safety" call on behalf of 20-30 other men.
A bit of rain at a football match aint going to kill no-one.

And besides, we're going to go back there and bloody lose, knowing our luck!


The abandonment should have happened after the points I highlighted in bold.  The rest was farcical.  After the suspension it was still raining, at least for a while, and the pitch wasn't going to drain.  Many parts of the pitch were unplayable, and yes, potentially dangerous.  Perhaps the game should have been postponed before kick off?

And yes, I was there, and remarked that I could see the game abandoned, as early as 10 minutes in.
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: IDM on October 23, 2013, 09:17:33 am
Oh I don't agree with the timing of the decision, it should have been made earlier, but the game was a farce. The right hand side of the pitch was saturated, the ball was getting stuck in the water. The Charlton goal mouth was unplayable which practically gifted us a goal.

Take out the emotion of us being 3-1 up, and it was correct.



And don't forget Jenny, that we were also down to 10 men before halftime, and the score would have been much closer had Turnbull not made at least 3 exceptional saves.  OK Browny fluffed his hat-trick chance, but the game was far from over as far as Charlton were concerned and we could have easily drawn or lost that game.
Title: Re: Lee Collins strikes again
Post by: ravenrover on October 23, 2013, 01:32:24 pm
Oh I don't agree with the timing of the decision, it should have been made earlier, but the game was a farce. The right hand side of the pitch was saturated, the ball was getting stuck in the water. The Charlton goal mouth was unplayable which practically gifted us a goal.

Take out the emotion of us being 3-1 up, and it was correct.

And yes, of course we will get beat. Sods law and all that.

As for it being much easier to call off a game when the scores are level - one of the teams could have been 12-0 up last night, that game wouldn't have gone ahead. It was barely a decision to make.

Oh c'mon Jen you can't blame for Sean for that  :whistle: