Game Off !!

[RedRover45]

Just confirmed

[besty]

 

[Sheepskin Stu]

This is beyond parody.

[Rich_The_Conisbrough_Rover]

What a joke that really is.

[DaveOfDonny]

Piss poor decision.

[glosterred]

Pity the fans that travelled, most will not be able to make a mid week trip to WSM

COYR

[RedRover45]

Called off at 2.37. Real problems with angry crowd

[bpoolrover]

It's a shame but just 1 of them things,hopefully the club will help with travel for the ones that went

[roversron]

Thanks redrover....safe trip back guys see you all on the m5

[Spankster]

Another spineless ref that can't make a decision, 23 mins before kick off, glad I didn't go f**king rediculess

[donnygav93]

Feel sorry to all the fans that travelled I hope someone at our club could put free coach travel on for the rearranged fixture the money if we win would easily cover it

[Guernsey Exile]

Weston-super-Mare P-P Doncaster Rovers
Posted at 14:44
A few of the Doncaster Rovers supporters, perhaps understandably, do not look happy with the timing of today's postponement. A lot of them are remaining in the ground and some are in arguments with the police and stewards at Woodspring Stadium.

[StocktonRover]

 :chair:Take the positives- we are on the 2nd round draw and will know our potential r2 opponents.......

[besty]

Is there a chance re-arranged game will be on tv now?

[dknward2]

Wonder if ref was thinking about our game at charlton and the farce that was this has now matched that
Hope this will be put on tv as a rearranged game and that money can refund all who travelled

[RedRover45]

Chaos here. Both managers trying to persuade ref to change his mind. Rovers fans starting to cause problems so we have been locked in ground.

[Guernsey Exile]

Weston-super-Mare P-P Doncaster Rovers
Posted at 14:56
Weston-super-Mare manager Mickey Bell speaking to BBC Sport about their postponed game against Doncaster: "Everyone in the ground is really disappointed. Our club has worked 24-7 to make this a success and to have it taken away at the death is devastating.
"The referee felt the penalty area was too dangerous to play. He took a long time to come to it and we've got to respect that. I agree that it is a bit tricky but I know myself and (Doncaster manager) Paul Dickov wanted to start the game.
"The fans have travelled down from Yorkshire in awful conditions and I feel so sorry for them."

[coventryrover]

It's a shame but just 1 of them things,hopefully the club will help with travel for the ones that went

shame we dont get weather forecasts

[RedRover45]

Weston-super-Mare P-P Doncaster Rovers
Posted at 14:56
Weston-super-Mare manager Mickey Bell speaking to BBC Sport about their postponed game against Doncaster: "Everyone in the ground is really disappointed. Our club has worked 24-7 to make this a success and to have it taken away at the death is devastating.
"The referee felt the penalty area was too dangerous to play. He took a long time to come to it and we've got to respect that. I agree that it is a bit tricky but I know myself and (Doncaster manager) Paul Dickov wanted to start the game.
"The fans have travelled down from Yorkshire in awful conditions and I feel so sorry for them."

Perhaps if WSM had had ground staff forking the area it wouldn't have come to this. I've been in the ground since 12.45 and not seen a member of their ground staff. Hasn't rained since then either. Absolutely ridiculous.

[IDM]

There's no way this could have been called off before anyone set off from Doncaster.  So even if it was called off at 1.30 most would already have arrived or been nearly there, so the timing makes little difference apart of course from the massive frustration.

[phil o sophical]

just watching pictures on the internet now, rovers players have gone over to the fans, hopefully that might calm things down a bit. The fans they are talking to seem more fed up than anything else

[IDM]

Nice touch from the players...

[PDX_Rover]

That's a shame for Weston as well as all the fans who traveled down from Donny. If it's one small area and both managers are happy to play the game, then it should have gone ahead.

[dknward2]

maybe they want it off to try and get tv for the rearranged game

[IDM]

The ref has just also said that there is an area where standing water has started to appear where it has drained from the rest of the pitch.

Whether it is a right or wrong decision today, the ref has that responsibility, not the managers.

Hopefully this can be rearranged quickly.

[dknward2]

send all the staff and fans to buy sponges will get it dried up

[Bristol Red Rover]

Yt?

Weston-super-Mare P-P Doncaster Rovers
?Posted at 14:56
Weston-super-Mare manager Mickey Bell speaking to BBC Sport about their postponed game against Doncaster: "Everyone in the ground is really disappointed. Our club has worked 24-7 to make this a success and to have it taken away at the death is devastating.
"The referee felt the penalty area was too dangerous to play. He took a long time to come to it and we've got to respect that. I agree that it is a bit tricky but I know myself and (Doncaster manager) Paul Dickov wanted to start the game.
"The fans have travelled down from Yorkshire in awful conditions and I feel so sorry for them."

Perhaps if WSM had had ground staff forking the area it wouldn't have come to this. I've been in the ground since 12.45 and not seen a member of their ground staff. Hasn't rained since then either. Absolutely ridiculous.

I was there just  after 1 and they were forking the pitch.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

As unfortunate as it is (as was Charlton last year) and upsetting for those who have travelled, safety has to come first etc.

We'd all be complaining if we lost due to the pitch or lost a few to injury because of the pitch.

[mushRTID]

As unfortunate as it is (as was Charlton last year) and upsetting for those who have travelled, safety has to come first etc.

We'd all be complaining if we lost due to the pitch or lost a few to injury because of the pitch.

As unfortunate as it is (as was Charlton last year) and upsetting for those who have travelled, safety has to come first etc.

We'd all be complaining if we lost due to the pitch or lost a few to injury because of the pitch.

Iv just read both managers were trying to persuade the ref to get it on.

Do you think both would put their players safety at risk? Sounds a complete farce.

Of course what I read could be wrong.

[les@donr]

I wonder if the outcome might had been different if Sheff U was in town? Seems as if we get the wrong end of such decisions.