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Title: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Donnywolf on March 02, 2018, 02:00:42 pm
 :crying:

https://twitter.com/drfc_official/status/969573037048844288 (https://twitter.com/drfc_official/status/969573037048844288)
 
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - GAME OFF
Post by: Donnywolf on March 02, 2018, 02:05:07 pm
NEWS | Saturday's game against Bury has been postponed due to safety reasons.
 Club Doncaster staff had worked throughout Thursday and Friday to clear the Club Doncaster Sports Village car parks and inner ring road, as well as clear snow and ice from within the stadium itself.
 EFL appointed referee Richard Wigglesworth carried out a pitch inspection on Friday afternoon and deemed the pitch playable, but after discussions with the safety advisory group, South Yorkshire Police and the EFL the game has been postponed
 Club Doncaster’s head of operations Marie Hepburn said: “I’d like to thank all the staff who have been out doing everything they can to get the game ahead, with people from every department within the club willing to put in time and effort to clear the stadium site and pitch.
 “Unfortunately, despite all that work, we simply couldn’t guarantee the safety of everyone attending which is the top priority for us. There is further adverse weather forecast overnight and on Saturday morning, and we were only left with one option.”
 A re-arranged date and kick-off time will be announced in due course.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - GAME OFF
Post by: LincolnDonny on March 02, 2018, 02:06:08 pm
TBH.........................perfect for us .........................wasn't looking forward to the drive especially if wife needed to stop.............plus i hurt my back yesterday............and both full of cold.............

thanks DRFC for a quick decision
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: RoversAlias on March 02, 2018, 02:11:27 pm
Yeah, from the standing point of not wanting to miss my weekly football fix, I'm disappointed. But practically speaking, considering how cold it is to sit in, and the fact we have a few injuries at the moment (plus Bury are in form) it might suit us to not play this game til later in the season. I just hope it isn't put in a spot where there's already loads of games in a short space of time.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: roversontheup on March 02, 2018, 02:15:34 pm
I wonder what the safety concerns are. I drove past the KM about an hour ago and everything looked great. Really thought the game was going to be on. Has to be concerns with fans travelling to game.

Such a shame after all planning and promoting of ‘Women to the Game’ initiative.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: GazLaz on March 02, 2018, 02:16:43 pm
Nanny state.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Bentley Bullet on March 02, 2018, 02:17:34 pm
ah well, looks like I'll have to get sprawled out on the settee in front of the fire watching Jeff Stelling while sparing a thought for all the mugs who are out in this bloody horrendous weather.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Donnywolf on March 02, 2018, 02:21:22 pm
ah well, looks like I'll have to get sprawled out on the settee in front of the fire watching Jeff Stelling while sparing a thought for all the mugs who are out in this bloody horrendous weather.

... and just think if things go incredibly well for your Super6 selections you might get 4 Points !
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: selby on March 02, 2018, 02:26:17 pm
I think it will be more to do with the home and away travelling fans, who do deserve consideration.
    It also highlights the fact that we would have wasted money having undersoil heating given the other factors that come into play.
    I hope Barnsley and other clubs have not wasted too much electric in the last few days.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: IDM on March 02, 2018, 02:28:26 pm
Nanny state.

really??

Sometimes the weather wins, get over it.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: karldew on March 02, 2018, 02:29:49 pm
Video from the M66 near Bury. Not surprised it's been called off if they're having to travel through that.

https://www.facebook.com/Oldhamnewsandmedia/videos/555117148189838/
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Retdon1 on March 02, 2018, 02:48:11 pm
ah well, looks like I'll have to get sprawled out on the settee in front of the fire watching Jeff Stelling while sparing a thought for all the mugs who are out in this bloody horrendous weather.

Yep thinking of doing the same although they might not be too many games left on to have a bet on
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: The Red Baron on March 02, 2018, 03:48:45 pm
It's been chucking it down here near Birmingham since about 2pm. If it's heading Donny way, you can expect lots of snow overnight and tomorrow.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: deebee on March 02, 2018, 03:59:36 pm
I received an email from DROS at 14 40 saying game off I then get one at 15.27 as a news letter saying Ferguson looking for a reaction against Bury on Saturday and telling me about a food bank collection at Bury game.!
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: selby on March 02, 2018, 04:15:56 pm
  If the Scunthorpe v Oldham game goes ahead tomorrow, and our pitch was fit to play, it makes one wonder who has actually called the game off.
   If the Lincolnshire police are happy why not South Yorkshire, it would lay a lie to being bothered about traffic on the M62, and away supporters travelling.
  I am not saying the game should be played, just wondering what the difference is.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Colin C No.3 on March 02, 2018, 04:17:47 pm
Nanny state.

You in Florida?
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: The Red Baron on March 02, 2018, 04:19:41 pm
  If the Scunthorpe v Oldham game goes ahead tomorrow, and our pitch was fit to play, it makes one wonder who has actually called the game off.
   If the Lincolnshire police are happy why not South Yorkshire, it would lay a lie to being bothered about traffic on the M62, and away supporters travelling.
  I am not saying the game should be played, just wondering what the difference is.

I might be doing them a disservice but they don't seem to have considered whether the away fans can get there.

https://www.Scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2018/march/thank-you-to-our-ground-staff-and-volunteers/
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Bessie Red on March 02, 2018, 04:26:16 pm
What makes me laugh is that the Premier league games seem to always be on. Do their players & supporters use different (safer) roads & footpaths to those in the lower leagues. If the pitch is playable & the surrounding infrastructure is clear then the game should go ahead.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: RedJ on March 02, 2018, 04:30:55 pm
I received an email from DROS at 14 40 saying game off I then get one at 15.27 as a news letter saying Ferguson looking for a reaction against Bury on Saturday and telling me about a food bank collection at Bury game.!

I got the newsletter but not the one about the postponement.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: selby on March 02, 2018, 04:33:28 pm
  That proves what I said earlier, if we really wanted the game on, with the forecast for tomorrow of only a chance of light snow, we could have played.
   I cannot see the EFL thinking that Scunthorpe can play,  but Doncaster Cannot, so it must be either us or the Police, and it looks like we have put a lot of work into trying to play.
   Makes you wonder about how hard Scunthorpe wanted to play when they cancelled at the last moment the other season when the pitch looked OK.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: scawsby steve on March 02, 2018, 04:37:34 pm
Let's be honest, with all the injuries, and Bury's good form, we didn't  really want this game to be played. If I were a Bury fan, I'd feel a bit miffed about this.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Campsall rover on March 02, 2018, 05:05:16 pm
At least it was called off with plenty of notice. Having said that if Scunthorpe goes ahead some questions need to be asked. All the perimeters to the stadium have been cleared. So is the problem the M62 and the Bury team and supporters travel? I don’t buy all that nonesence on that statement announced.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on March 02, 2018, 05:19:27 pm
Exactly. The weather may be 'ok' at the moment but even now, it's not great for watching football with freezing high winds. That's before we get the next deterioration overnight, when speculation would start again in the morning.

Early decision, everyone knows what's what, no sleep lost. Just hope they rearrange the women at the game for another day.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: drfchound on March 02, 2018, 05:31:49 pm
  That proves what I said earlier, if we really wanted the game on, with the forecast for tomorrow of only a chance of light snow, we could have played.
   I cannot see the EFL thinking that Scunthorpe can play,  but Doncaster Cannot, so it must be either us or the Police, and it looks like we have put a lot of work into trying to play.
   Makes you wonder about how hard Scunthorpe wanted to play when they cancelled at the last moment the other season when the pitch looked OK.





The police have advised that the game should be cancelled.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Donnywolf on March 02, 2018, 06:14:25 pm
That should be good enough

I know people love their Football (apart from last Saturday) but really is there any point in trying to play games when they can fairly easily be played at a later date with minimal "risk" to anyone ?

Alternative - play tomorrow and risk injury to Bury and Rovers fans either travelling to or from the game or at the Game

Then there are the Players - and surely we would not want to risk any more injuries

Its a no brainer to call it off - surely ?
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: IDM on March 02, 2018, 06:21:48 pm
At least it was called off with plenty of notice. Having said that if Scunthorpe goes ahead some questions need to be asked. All the perimeters to the stadium have been cleared. So is the problem the M62 and the Bury team and supporters travel? I don’t buy all that nonesence on that statement announced.

Not sure really what difference makes for any other fixtures..  It has been decided our game is off for safety reasons, despite the pitch being OK..

So be it,.

Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: glosterred on March 02, 2018, 06:31:11 pm
Snowflakes, lots of them


COYR
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Pancho Regan on March 02, 2018, 10:46:21 pm
Good news for me because I was going to miss the game for family reasons!
And surely good news for Bury fans because their journey would have been somewhere between horrendous and impossible.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: RedJ on March 02, 2018, 10:54:08 pm
Bad news for Bury fans because Bury is a shit hole.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: rich1471 on March 02, 2018, 11:12:33 pm
Problem is the m62 is still closed and the routes to the m1 from Stockport are closed as well at the minute with no sign of them reopening
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Filo on March 03, 2018, 12:38:01 am
Problem is the m62 is still closed and the routes to the m1 from Stockport are closed as well at the minute with no sign of them reopening

A quick jaunt down the M6 to Stoke and then across to the M1, where theres a will theres a way
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: glosterred on March 03, 2018, 07:32:47 am
Problem is the m62 is still closed and the routes to the m1 from Stockport are closed as well at the minute with no sign of them reopening

M62 fully reopened


COYR
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: IDM on March 03, 2018, 10:05:49 am
What makes me laugh is that the Premier league games seem to always be on. Do their players & supporters use different (safer) roads & footpaths to those in the lower leagues. If the pitch is playable & the surrounding infrastructure is clear then the game should go ahead.

As on the BBC website just now, only 11 10 EFL games are still on..
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Filo on March 03, 2018, 10:11:48 am
No complaints about it being called off from me, did n't fancy freezing me nads off anyway. The complaint I have is with SYP, the club get staff in to clear the pitch, and they get contractors in to clear and grit the surrounding areas and then SYP advise to call it off on safety grounds, a lot of expense could have been avoided if SYP had just done that from the off
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: karldew on March 03, 2018, 10:32:42 am
No complaints about it being called off from me, did n't fancy freezing me nads off anyway. The complaint I have is with SYP, the club get staff in to clear the pitch, and they get contractors in to clear and grit the surrounding areas and then SYP advise to call it off on safety grounds, a lot of expense could have been avoided if SYP had just done that from the off

Then you would of just had people moaning we never made an effort. Can't win either way really.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: The Red Baron on March 03, 2018, 10:33:23 am
No complaints about it being called off from me, did n't fancy freezing me nads off anyway. The complaint I have is with SYP, the club get staff in to clear the pitch, and they get contractors in to clear and grit the surrounding areas and then SYP advise to call it off on safety grounds, a lot of expense could have been avoided if SYP had just done that from the off

I agree. The club could have just waited for most of it to thaw, as it will in the next few days.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: The Red Baron on March 03, 2018, 10:35:46 am
  That proves what I said earlier, if we really wanted the game on, with the forecast for tomorrow of only a chance of light snow, we could have played.
   I cannot see the EFL thinking that Scunthorpe can play,  but Doncaster Cannot, so it must be either us or the Police, and it looks like we have put a lot of work into trying to play.
   Makes you wonder about how hard Scunthorpe wanted to play when they cancelled at the last moment the other season when the pitch looked OK.

Scunthorpe is on. The game that was called off two years ago was down to an over-zealous referee. Scunny were livid about it and complained to the League.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Filo on March 03, 2018, 10:45:52 am
No complaints about it being called off from me, did n't fancy freezing me nads off anyway. The complaint I have is with SYP, the club get staff in to clear the pitch, and they get contractors in to clear and grit the surrounding areas and then SYP advise to call it off on safety grounds, a lot of expense could have been avoided if SYP had just done that from the off

Then you would of just had people moaning we never made an effort. Can't win either way really.

There was no point making an effort if SYP were going to call it off anyway, SYP should have made their concerns known before the club spent money clearing the pitch and stadium footprint
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Filo on March 03, 2018, 10:47:55 am
  That proves what I said earlier, if we really wanted the game on, with the forecast for tomorrow of only a chance of light snow, we could have played.
   I cannot see the EFL thinking that Scunthorpe can play,  but Doncaster Cannot, so it must be either us or the Police, and it looks like we have put a lot of work into trying to play.
   Makes you wonder about how hard Scunthorpe wanted to play when they cancelled at the last moment the other season when the pitch looked OK.

Scunthorpe is on. The game that was called off two years ago was down to an over-zealous referee. Scunny were livid about it and complained to the League.

I went to Keadby on Thursday, there was nowhere near as much snow there than there was around here
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: glosterred on March 03, 2018, 11:39:21 am
No complaints about it being called off from me, did n't fancy freezing me nads off anyway. The complaint I have is with SYP, the club get staff in to clear the pitch, and they get contractors in to clear and grit the surrounding areas and then SYP advise to call it off on safety grounds, a lot of expense could have been avoided if SYP had just done that from the off

At least the car park will be safer for the car booters on Sunday now, so not all a waste


COYR
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: big fat yorkshire pudding on March 03, 2018, 12:53:39 pm
  That proves what I said earlier, if we really wanted the game on, with the forecast for tomorrow of only a chance of light snow, we could have played.
   I cannot see the EFL thinking that Scunthorpe can play,  but Doncaster Cannot, so it must be either us or the Police, and it looks like we have put a lot of work into trying to play.
   Makes you wonder about how hard Scunthorpe wanted to play when they cancelled at the last moment the other season when the pitch looked OK.

Scunthorpe is on. The game that was called off two years ago was down to an over-zealous referee. Scunny were livid about it and complained to the League.

I went to Keadby on Thursday, there was nowhere near as much snow there than there was around here

Scunthorpe actually had more but it melted quicker it looked ok around their ground yesterday.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Filo on March 03, 2018, 01:09:35 pm
  That proves what I said earlier, if we really wanted the game on, with the forecast for tomorrow of only a chance of light snow, we could have played.
   I cannot see the EFL thinking that Scunthorpe can play,  but Doncaster Cannot, so it must be either us or the Police, and it looks like we have put a lot of work into trying to play.
   Makes you wonder about how hard Scunthorpe wanted to play when they cancelled at the last moment the other season when the pitch looked OK.

Scunthorpe is on. The game that was called off two years ago was down to an over-zealous referee. Scunny were livid about it and complained to the League.

I went to Keadby on Thursday, there was nowhere near as much snow there than there was around here

Scunthorpe actually had more but it melted quicker it looked ok around their ground yesterday.
To be honest, I was driving around the Doncaster area yesterday, the roads were clear and the pavements looked ok, I don't see what safety issues the SYP are concerned about
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: The Red Baron on March 03, 2018, 01:32:03 pm
I think it is a SYP issue because they had the Blunts game off very early. Maybe they don't want the overtime this weekend.

That said, I'm happy it is off because if not I'd have had to dig my car out!
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: silent majority on March 03, 2018, 01:38:16 pm
It wasn't solely a SYP decision though. Im sure it said 'in consultation' with the local SAG who would be the key decision makers.

Selfishly of course it suits me as I'm out of the country and would have missed the game.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: drfchound on March 03, 2018, 11:19:41 pm
I bet Scunny are really chuffed that they made the effort to get the game on today, :woohoo:
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: scawsby steve on March 04, 2018, 02:37:27 am
I bet Scunny are really chuffed that they made the effort to get the game on today, :woohoo:

I totally agree, Graham. At 3 pm this afternoon, most of us were probably bored stiff, and wishing that the game was on. However, as I've said in other threads, with our lack of defenders, and Bury's good form, we could have possibly lost, which would have meant two successive defeats, one win in twelve, and a tough trip to Southend coming up. Instead, we've got a full week of training to come, and maybe some players back. I think we may have dodged a bullet today.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: idler on March 04, 2018, 09:19:17 am
It's also another game for Bury to cram into their busy schedule. Rochdale's run in is going to be horrendous, not that I'm complaining.
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Donnywolf on March 05, 2018, 05:31:55 pm
ah well, looks like I'll have to get sprawled out on the settee in front of the fire watching Jeff Stelling while sparing a thought for all the mugs who are out in this bloody horrendous weather.

... and just think if things go incredibly well for your Super6 selections you might get 4 Points !

Should have kept my trap shut as my 2 lines yielded 7 each as did your 1 go !
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Donny Exile in York on March 06, 2018, 11:46:45 am
Any idea or inclination as to when the rearranged fixture with Bury will be?
Title: Re: NOW OFFICIAL - BURY Game OFF
Post by: Donnywolf on March 06, 2018, 04:02:01 pm
Tuesday April 17th 19.45