The temperature overnight in The Valley was not dissimilar to that here in Montréal at -6 degrees C. The Stanford le Hope based referee was asked to make an early pitch inspection and the game was called off, saving long distance fans from starting out.
The warm heating system no longer works and the company involved went bust. A well informed source stated, 'We should have installed underosoil heating when we were in the Premier League. The cost was peanuts to us, but the board chose what turned out to be a temporary fix and we have paid the price since. Running costs would still be high, but in terms of gate receipts we will have lost tens of thousands if the game goes to midweek.'
Incredibly, one moaner has argued that Bradley Wright-Phillips should not have been dropped on Tuesday as Chris Powell should have foreseen that the game would be called off. Clearly weather forecasting should now be added to his skill set.
From a narrowly selfish point of view it means I will now be able to go to the rescheduled game. I wouldn't have even been able to listen here as I would have been working.
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