ladbroke8745
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Recently had a game where the weather has been horrendous.
I must admit, I half expected the game to be off.
I was asst referee on the game.
Woke up on the day of the game, as usual for any game, with determination to get ready etc, whilst seeing the weather outside just pouring with rain (and continued, forecasted too, to be heavy throughout, leaving the pitch a mud bath at the end). I genuinely thought it surely can't be played knowing local fields etc were completely underwater. This is a low level game, so can imagine no drainage etc.
To my surprise, I found out via the teams social media page in the morning that there was a pitch inspection and that it passed. Great. Don't mind that at all.
I do mind, however, not even being given heads up that they were even doing one, or that it even passed. It just so happens I saw it on social media. I realise it didn't affect me getting ready, or doing the game etc, but the fact that an inspection was felt necessary (seeing the pitch on arrival and after, can definitely see why, and also felt maybe it was very touch and go, and forecasted weather, I'd have probably have said no personally). Wasn't the best of games by the way. To watch or officiate, can't imagine playing was much better.
Anyway.
I felt a heads up should've been made to us.
Do you agree?
A courtesy as such.
It's not changed that the match was on, and played, but taking into consideration the conditions for the past few days before the match and on the day/during, a message to say something like "I'm heading down for an inspection, I'll keep you updated" etc I feel is, for me, certainly a minimum.
I must admit, I half expected the game to be off.
I was asst referee on the game.
Woke up on the day of the game, as usual for any game, with determination to get ready etc, whilst seeing the weather outside just pouring with rain (and continued, forecasted too, to be heavy throughout, leaving the pitch a mud bath at the end). I genuinely thought it surely can't be played knowing local fields etc were completely underwater. This is a low level game, so can imagine no drainage etc.
To my surprise, I found out via the teams social media page in the morning that there was a pitch inspection and that it passed. Great. Don't mind that at all.
I do mind, however, not even being given heads up that they were even doing one, or that it even passed. It just so happens I saw it on social media. I realise it didn't affect me getting ready, or doing the game etc, but the fact that an inspection was felt necessary (seeing the pitch on arrival and after, can definitely see why, and also felt maybe it was very touch and go, and forecasted weather, I'd have probably have said no personally). Wasn't the best of games by the way. To watch or officiate, can't imagine playing was much better.
Anyway.
I felt a heads up should've been made to us.
Do you agree?
A courtesy as such.
It's not changed that the match was on, and played, but taking into consideration the conditions for the past few days before the match and on the day/during, a message to say something like "I'm heading down for an inspection, I'll keep you updated" etc I feel is, for me, certainly a minimum.
