tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515686825920365069.post8807322817014857998..comments2024-01-09T18:02:56.096+00:00Comments on And Nothing Else Matters - Charlton Athletic F C: Long To Reign Over us !Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10551617953362551561noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515686825920365069.post-69275425290113559492013-08-26T10:28:48.837+01:002013-08-26T10:28:48.837+01:00Anon 1, agree it's crazy that the officials di...Anon 1, agree it's crazy that the officials didn't do that at any stage ! Anon 2, I was trying to be critical of the groundstaff per se and know they ultimately did their best to get things going again. I'm making an observation that a cricket pitch can be cleared by the use of the various soakers. I've no idea if we have one but surely they've got to be a good thing. In addition, if we have covers then given the weather forecast they could have been put on the pitch overnight. I'm aware we long since lost the huge cover we used to have. I don't know if Colin Powell and his colleagues have access to any of those resources. I'm guessing that if we haven't then given our current financial position then they won't be getting anything anytime soon. Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551617953362551561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515686825920365069.post-82554456534359340962013-08-26T09:15:27.269+01:002013-08-26T09:15:27.269+01:00Praise must be given to all the groundstaff who tr...Praise must be given to all the groundstaff who tried to deal with the situation of the pitch that was affected by heavy overnight rain on Ftiday that continued until the REALLY heavy downpour just prior to kick-off. Moses would have not been able to part the water that landed on the pitch.<br />Its REALLY unfair to aim any criticism at the guys who did all their best to clear the vast amount of lying water.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515686825920365069.post-29332103705344589592013-08-25T21:43:15.572+01:002013-08-25T21:43:15.572+01:00Cannot understand why the ref didn't throw/bou...Cannot understand why the ref didn't throw/bounce/kick a ball himself. This simple test should have been done by the four officials pre kick-off, without managers or player intervention. As Mr J Pearce said re Fulham v Arsenal, that the ball has to be able to move. There was the crux of the problem, in so many places it wasn't moving. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com