Away Match Day Thread 16/01/21 L1 Northampton Town v OUFC - POSTPONED

[OX14]

Met office Weather forecast for Northampton today..... By kick off time the pitch there ought to be playable

Northampton (Northamptonshire) weather

Northampton 7 day weather forecast including weather warnings, temperature, rain, wind, visibility, humidity and UV

www.metoffice.gov.uk

Exactly someone from the league needs to get down there for 3pm and look at the pitch then. If its playable Northampton should be fined or deducted points.

 

[Bath Yellow]

Could mean us dropping well down the league with 9 games being played on Tuesday as well

 

[Concretebob]

We could rearrange for Tuesday? What is stopping that as an option

Another option, they rearranged Spurs v Fulham in the super duper amazing premier league last week in two days

 

[Sarge]

We could rearrange for Tuesday? What is stopping that as an option

More ( heavy) rain forecast for Tuesday in Northampton.... Tomorrow and Monday are both Dry - according to met office forecast

 

[Concretebob]

Exactly someone from the league needs to get down there for 3pm and look at the pitch then. If its playable Northampton should be fined or deducted points.

If we were not in a lockdown I would happily drive over there and take some photos!

 

[Sarge]

Waterlogged pitch? ... Cobblers

 

[OX14]

Another option, they rearranged Spurs v Fulham in the super duper amazing premier league last week in two days

They are playing Blackpool away on Tuesday.

 

[Concretebob]

They are playing Blackpool away on Tuesday.

That rules out playing tomorrow then!

Screwed over once again by postponements. I've had enough of this B*****s.

Don't we have a resident northampton fan on here? Let's get their take!

 

[Coffin dodger]

We could rearrange for Tuesday? What is stopping that as an option

Northampton already playing on Tuesday

 

[bazzer9461]

The way things are going the EFL are certainly going to have to consider curtailing this season, and just play the odd friendly until covid is under control so that postponements for covid are a thing of the past and the only postponements would be because of the weather.
But to add to what others have said today’s postponement stinks.

will the EFL look into this?.......of course not.

 

[Barbadosyellow]

More ( heavy) rain forecast for Tuesday in Northampton.... Tomorrow and Monday are both Dry - according to met office forecast

Northampton are away to Blackpool on Tuesday so that's not an option anyway.

 

[Oxford84]

I wonder if Northampton spent the whole night watering the pitch!?

 

[Sarge]

They are playing Blackpool away on Tuesday.

Yellow rain warning for Blackpool area Monday and Tuesday ... so maybe they wont be? And maybe they'll get a taste of a waterlogged pitch calling a match off too?

 

[werthersoriginal]

Postponed as they are crap at the moment and we are in very good form. Scared.

The club can’t do that, there needs to be a ref there to decide

 

[Daviddidcotexile]

They are playing Blackpool away on Tuesday.

Missed that as bbc sport had African cup of nations near top of fixture list so thought that was end of uk football listed. Why do they devalue the football league in that way

 

[bazzer9461]

Could mean us dropping well down the league with 9 games being played on Tuesday as well

The EFL ( a bunch of comedians ) should look to get us a game on this week and none of this bullshit not enough time.

 

[Pillox]

Bottled it. I remember playing up there recently in a foot of snow. Car park in the field was fun.

 

[bazzer9461]

The club can’t do that, there needs to be a ref there to decide

I would think there was a ref there to call it off but a local ref and not the official match day ref.

 

[Concretebob]

The club can’t do that, there needs to be a ref there to decide

A local referee can decide however.

 

[Blox21]

Even cobblers fans are questioning the postponement over on their forum