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bradzmilne
February 17, 2022, 10:51am
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Sleep well Icey, Matty and Richard. Keep each other company up there xx

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February 17, 2022, 11:32am

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Hopefully both clubs can give an update about what is happening to help fans decide whether to travel or not. The forecast looks horrendous and travel may not be safe to players, officials or supporters. An early decision is important to prevent wasted journeys.
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February 17, 2022, 11:37am
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Red warning issued now. They should just call it off now
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February 17, 2022, 11:40am

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It's not as if either team have a backlog of fixtures to catch up on, so the sensible decision would be to call the game off very soonish.

There will be plenty of opportunity to fit in a re-arranged game.

Obviously it'll be a disapointment for those fans who have travel and overnight stays organised but it does seem like the sensible decision.

What's Southend like for a Friday night out anyway?  


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February 17, 2022, 11:43am
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Better to be safe than sorry.  There are also warnings that their stands will not cope with storm force winds.  As we found out, damage to a stand  can occur shortly before kickoff.
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February 17, 2022, 11:44am
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Sometimes you've got to consider what's worse:

Cancelling the game and, come Friday at 7.45pm, everything falls calm and fans moan and say it was actually perfectly fine to play a football match, or

Letting the game go ahead in treacherous conditions and someone gets hurt.


At the end of the day, football is a spectator sport. It's nothing without the fans (no matter what the oil rich and super league breakaway clubs might want to think). So the fans should come first.

Can fans make the match safely? Will they be safe while in the ground? Will they be able to get home safely?

Can the team bus get there safely? Perhaps some players who car share travel in from a different direction - will their journey be affected?


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February 17, 2022, 11:45am

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Red warning issued now. They should just call it off now


For the other side of the country - but I do think an early decision needs to be made. I’m not going myself but I’d be mad if I got all the way down there to find that wind that has been forecasted a week in advance gets it called off at an hour or twos notice.
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February 17, 2022, 12:07pm

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I've also read an article on how giving storms human names was under review because it makes people (stupid people) underestimate the storms.

So they're like, 'It's only Storm Barbara - nice, friendly Barbara - I'll just nip down to the sea front and take in some fresh air' and then they get swept away because it's a fúcking storm.


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February 17, 2022, 12:09pm

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Red warning issued now. They should just call it off now


I understand your sentiment but the red warning is for Wales & the South West.
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Looking at the forecast this game got to be in doubt


Agree
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