| Game confirmed as off 17:03 - Oct 20 with 5160 views | Herbivore |
Club have confirmed it now. Really poor to make such a late call. |  |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:04 - Oct 20 with 3242 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
Just got in to Rotherham as well.
Oh well. Back we go |  |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:05 - Oct 20 with 3203 views | Steve_M |
Especially when it was obviously such a risk.
Lots of people making sh1t journeys in bad weather for no reason. |  |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:06 - Oct 20 with 3126 views | MK1 |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:04 - Oct 20 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
Just got in to Rotherham as well.
Oh well. Back we go |
Really feel for you. It's the reason I didn't risk it. Safe journey mate. |  | | |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:06 - Oct 20 with 3125 views | gainsboroughblue |
Disgraceful.
Obvious that this was a safety concern all day and they allow people to risk life and limb getting all the way there only to have to turn around again.
Beyond piss poor. Safe journey home blues and hope any travel costs are recompensed. |  |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:07 - Oct 20 with 3064 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:06 - Oct 20 by gainsboroughblue |
Disgraceful.
Obvious that this was a safety concern all day and they allow people to risk life and limb getting all the way there only to have to turn around again.
Beyond piss poor. Safe journey home blues and hope any travel costs are recompensed. |
Yes, terrible and almost definitely down to Sky TV |  |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:09 - Oct 20 with 3010 views | Herbivore |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:06 - Oct 20 by gainsboroughblue |
Disgraceful.
Obvious that this was a safety concern all day and they allow people to risk life and limb getting all the way there only to have to turn around again.
Beyond piss poor. Safe journey home blues and hope any travel costs are recompensed. |
Indeed. The station has been closed due to flooding pretty much all day and they know the River Don is highly susceptible to flooding and is right next to the ground. Why wait for the inevitable flood when the heavy rain has been forecast all day for some time? As you say, loads of Town fans will have made potentially dangerous journeys for no reason, hope they all get back safely this evening. | |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:09 - Oct 20 with 2994 views | Churchman |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:04 - Oct 20 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
Just got in to Rotherham as well.
Oh well. Back we go |
As others have said, safe journey back. |  | | |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:09 - Oct 20 with 2990 views | ArnieM |
With the DAYS of severe weather warnings being given, it was always going to be postponed. Just what were RUFC thinking of ….” We’re confident out pitch is playable ”…..what planet are they on. [Post edited 20 Oct 2023 17:10]
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:10 - Oct 20 with 2988 views | bluelagos |
Countless fans have made a long journey in treacherous conditions now facing same back home.
Entirely foreseeable and avoidable. |  |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:10 - Oct 20 with 2982 views | Bluebell |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:07 - Oct 20 by Lord_Lucan |
Yes, terrible and almost definitely down to Sky TV |
If it was still tomorrow it probably would have gone ahead.
Bloody Sky for changing the date. |  | | |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:11 - Oct 20 with 2901 views | ITFCBlues |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:09 - Oct 20 by ArnieM |
With the DAYS of severe weather warnings being given, it was always going to be postponed. Just what were RUFC thinking of ….” We’re confident out pitch is playable ”…..what planet are they on. [Post edited 20 Oct 2023 17:10]
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Who's said the pitch isn't playable? If you read the article it's the surrounding areas. |  |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:12 - Oct 20 with 2877 views | Geomorph |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:09 - Oct 20 by Herbivore |
Indeed. The station has been closed due to flooding pretty much all day and they know the River Don is highly susceptible to flooding and is right next to the ground. Why wait for the inevitable flood when the heavy rain has been forecast all day for some time? As you say, loads of Town fans will have made potentially dangerous journeys for no reason, hope they all get back safely this evening. |
there has been a flood alert from EA on that part of the Don at least all afternoon/day from what I can see on our website |  | | |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:12 - Oct 20 with 2838 views | FifeITFC |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:09 - Oct 20 by ArnieM |
With the DAYS of severe weather warnings being given, it was always going to be postponed. Just what were RUFC thinking of ….” We’re confident out pitch is playable ”…..what planet are they on. [Post edited 20 Oct 2023 17:10]
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Rotherham are factually correct. The pitch is playable.
What planet are you on? |  |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:14 - Oct 20 with 2795 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:06 - Oct 20 by gainsboroughblue |
Disgraceful.
Obvious that this was a safety concern all day and they allow people to risk life and limb getting all the way there only to have to turn around again.
Beyond piss poor. Safe journey home blues and hope any travel costs are recompensed. |
As some have suggested, I bet this would've been called off a lot sooner if it weren't for Sky. |  |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:15 - Oct 20 with 2725 views | Wallingford_Boy |
River only just burst its banks and it is 3.5 hours before kick off.
Was fine earlier, so what more could they do? |  |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:15 - Oct 20 with 2712 views | Bobbychase |
A few people blaming ITFC as well as Rotherham and Sky, not sure how our club is to blame |  |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:15 - Oct 20 with 2699 views | TresBonne |
Statement this morning ‘expected to go ahead’- not one mention of the river flooding, no official communication throughout the day just fan videos of it getting higher and higher. Anyone could see the river flooding, but they let fans travel up.
A simple ‘possibility of postponement’ statement would’ve been helpful - then let people make their own minds up wether they want to risk it or not. It's a joke to say it's gonna be on, let everyone make dangerous journeys in sh1te weather, then call it off 3 hours before KO.
On the bright side, always a silver lining, the conditions wouldn't have suited our game so at least we might have a better chance of winning the reschedule. |  | | |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:16 - Oct 20 with 2673 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:06 - Oct 20 by MK1 |
Really feel for you. It's the reason I didn't risk it. Safe journey mate. |
At least my car got a good clean | |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:17 - Oct 20 with 2632 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:15 - Oct 20 by Wallingford_Boy |
River only just burst its banks and it is 3.5 hours before kick off.
Was fine earlier, so what more could they do? |
Looked at a weather forecast and, using the knowledge they gleaned from 2019, made a reasonable assessment of the likelihood of there being issues? |  |
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| Game confirmed as off on 17:18 - Oct 20 with 2580 views | Churchman |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:06 - Oct 20 by gainsboroughblue |
Disgraceful.
Obvious that this was a safety concern all day and they allow people to risk life and limb getting all the way there only to have to turn around again.
Beyond piss poor. Safe journey home blues and hope any travel costs are recompensed. |
Agree. Given how events were unfolding, this is an obvious decision that could and should have been made a lot earlier. I’ll be interested to hear what the football clubs, particularly RUFC whose responsibility I presume it is to stage the game, have to say about it.
Besides an explanation, the supporters who’ve travelled deserve some recompense for what this shambles has cost them. | | | |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:18 - Oct 20 with 2552 views | Leaky |
On thM1 at Loughborough calling in for a curry M1 is rammed |  | | |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:20 - Oct 20 with 2501 views | Geomorph |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:17 - Oct 20 by You_Bloo_Right |
Looked at a weather forecast and, using the knowledge they gleaned from 2019, made a reasonable assessment of the likelihood of there being issues? |
and perhaps take heed of the EAs flood alert (flooding expected but no threat to life) | | | |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:22 - Oct 20 with 2435 views | MK1 |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:16 - Oct 20 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
At least my car got a good clean |
Take care and fair play to you for taking a punt. Your dedication and the others is to be applauded.   | | | |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:26 - Oct 20 with 2370 views | hatch |
If Tuesday 7th November isn't enough notice then I guess this will have to wait til 5th December which is already a congested month. |  | | |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:28 - Oct 20 with 2315 views | LankHenners |
| Game confirmed as off on 17:15 - Oct 20 by TresBonne |
Statement this morning ‘expected to go ahead’- not one mention of the river flooding, no official communication throughout the day just fan videos of it getting higher and higher. Anyone could see the river flooding, but they let fans travel up.
A simple ‘possibility of postponement’ statement would’ve been helpful - then let people make their own minds up wether they want to risk it or not. It's a joke to say it's gonna be on, let everyone make dangerous journeys in sh1te weather, then call it off 3 hours before KO.
On the bright side, always a silver lining, the conditions wouldn't have suited our game so at least we might have a better chance of winning the reschedule. |
Not sure how helpful that would have been really and don't think it would have been responsible to put people in limbo like that. What definitely isn't responsible is Rotherham putting out a statement about the pitch, and only the pitch, which acted as a green light for people to travel.
As others have said really not good for people to make a potentially dangerous journey then call it off and make them go back in worsening conditions. |  |
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