A snow flurry & games get called off..in the 60's & 70s this didnt happen.

[Neil]

Tonights arsenal game should have gone ahead & likewise our game should on sat with undersoil heating,otherwise may as well save money & turn the undersoil heating off and reduce our tickets?

Rant over

[AndyB]

Yes it did - and more regularly.

Most pitches are ok if covered and with undersoil heating.
Problem is H&S - roads and pavements around the ground etc.

[Captain Clunge]

In the 60s and 70s Loftus Road resembled a swamp.

[W12_Ranger]

Nothing to do with with the pitch, H&S outside the ground.

[lymehoop]

winter of 63 there was no games for months, it was the longest rangers went un-defeated in years

[themodfather]

dodgy roads etc....

football is not worth a few car crashes!

[silvercue]

interesting comment on radio this am about this from Danny Baker. Not sure if he is correct but stated that a professional American Football game has not been called off due to poor weather for 20 years.

Some of those cities have far worse conditions than UK.

Why should football be responsible for the conditions away from the ground? Supermarkets and cinemas are allowed to open...?

[rangersroar]

interesting comment on radio this am about this from Danny Baker. Not sure if he is correct but stated that a professional American Football game has not been called off due to poor weather for 20 years.

Some of those cities have far worse conditions than UK.

Why should football be responsible for the conditions away from the ground? Supermarkets and cinemas are allowed to open...?

Not many open air cinemas around these days.

[silvercue]

Not many open air cinemas around these days.

it has nothing to do with the pitch - it is to do with people getting to the stadium.

[Sam-QPR]

interesting comment on radio this am about this from Danny Baker. Not sure if he is correct but stated that a professional American Football game has not been called off due to poor weather for 20 years.

Some of those cities have far worse conditions than UK.

Why should football be responsible for the conditions away from the ground? Supermarkets and cinemas are allowed to open...?

difference is these places are prepared for it

financially and logistically

we are not prepared because we hardly ever have this sort of weather.

[irememberlesley]

With all our money, can't we install under road and under pavement heating in Shepherds Bush?

[Factamondo]

it has nothing to do with the pitch - it is to do with people getting to the stadium.

at half empty loftus rd these days it shouldnt be a problem!

[Neil]

it has nothing to do with the pitch - it is to do with people getting to the stadium.

How did they manage it in the 60s & 70s? More modern times these days which suggest it should be easier.

[Quaz]

How did they manage it in the 60s & 70s? More modern times these days which suggest it should be easier.

also easier to get sued nowadays.......why do the weather if you are going to moan that games are off.........