06 Jan 10
Originally posted by trev33Yes, this has only happened this season to my knowledge, and I agree totally Trev.
re the two games being propounded, it really is pathetic. what's the point of having under soil heating if you're just going to cancel a match over fears for 'fans safety' outside the ground after a few cm's of snow?[/b]
Clubs spend a fortune ensuring the pitch s playable, only for some Health & Safety do-gooder to stick their oar in about snow in the carpark being dangerous!
The fans manage to get to work without losing limbs, so why wouldn't they be able to make it to a football ground!
07 Jan 10
Originally posted by darvlayI'd love to see how you do here on the lowveld before a thunder storm, with temperatures pushing into the high 30 degrees Celsius and humidity pushing into the 80's, when even the insects seem to be having a nap just to survive the heat...
Do you know what we call that in this part of the world?
Great football weather.
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07 Jan 10
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Originally posted by CrowleyOf course, us temperate-climate types struggle in that as well.
I'd love to see how you do here on the lowveld before a thunder storm, with temperatures pushing into the high 30 degrees Celsius and humidity pushing into the 80's, when even the insects seem to be having a nap just to survive the heat...
Though I defy both of you to cope with week after week of grey skies and drizzle without committing suicide as effectively as us plucky Brits!
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08 Jan 10
Originally posted by mtthwIt was funny seeing a few of the Barmy Army looking like lobsters. At least our heat beat the English 😞
Of course, us temperate-climate types struggle in that as well.
Though I defy both of you to cope with week after week of grey skies and drizzle without committing suicide as effectively as us plucky Brits!
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11 Jan 10
Originally posted by darvlayIn Scotland the teps went down to -22C .
Carling Cup Semifinal cancelled due to "extreme" weather
http://tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=304794
And from the Telegraph:
[i]Forecasters warned that the snow and [b]arctic conditions are set to continue into the weekend, while southern England is braced to be the “crucible” of the severe weather later today.
“Commuters and holidaymakers faced tra ...[text shortened]... "
I have one word for those of you cowering in face of Mother Nature: PUSSIES[/b]
Great Britain is just not prepared for such weather conditions so naturally transport will be affected/ food supplies/ school and work access. Your county is prepared and has the necessary equipment to carry on. The British are not to blame but the government is.