[Football] WSL: Chelsea v Liverpool is called off after six minutes due to frozen pitch

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/63960248

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

What a cock up.

 

[pasty]

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has promised fans a free hot dog at next match

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

TS Moose is fuming that he’s now got to spend the afternoon with the family

 

[Solid at the back]

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has promised fans a free hot dog at next match

A hot dog probably costs more then the price of a ticket

 

[vegster]

Surely the match should have been played at Stamford Bridge ? After all, the men's team aren't using it ?

 

[B-right-on]

Well done on calling it off

But ridiculous to start it in the first place

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Surely the match should have been played at Stamford Bridge ? After all, the men's team aren't using it ?

In the wider scheme of things, shouldn't the same apply to all WSL games? OK, they'd have to sometimes rearrange fixtures at shortish notice due to the men's team being called upon to rearrange fixtures at shortish notice for TV reasons. But no real reason why the womens team shouldn't share facilities with the men's team. The Albion's WSL team having to play their games at Crawley - which isn't even in the same county FFS - is pretty pathetic IMHO

 

[dazzer6666]

Lewes women were on their coach when theirs got called off…….nice trip to Pease Pottage though

 

[East Staffs Gull]

Lewes women were on their coach when theirs got called off…….nice trip to Pease Pottage though

Lucky coach!

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/63960248

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64366077

"Got to take the game seriously, undersoil heating". Ok I'm sure there's loads of clubs who would like to afford such a luxury. The cost of running such a system must be huge let alone the cost of installing it.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

In the wider scheme of things, shouldn't the same apply to all WSL games? OK, they'd have to sometimes rearrange fixtures at shortish notice due to the men's team being called upon to rearrange fixtures at shortish notice for TV reasons. But no real reason why the womens team shouldn't share facilities with the men's team. The Albion's WSL team having to play their games at Crawley - which isn't even in the same county FFS - is pretty pathetic IMHO

Depends on stadium rules about number of events, cost of hosting it v income etc etc

Don't think it's as simple as playing all the games at main stadium

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

In the wider scheme of things, shouldn't the same apply to all WSL games? OK, they'd have to sometimes rearrange fixtures at shortish notice due to the men's team being called upon to rearrange fixtures at shortish notice for TV reasons. But no real reason why the womens team shouldn't share facilities with the men's team. The Albion's WSL team having to play their games at Crawley - which isn't even in the same county FFS - is pretty pathetic IMHO

Cost of opening the stadium is the reason according to the club.

 

[Springal]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64366077

"Got to take the gamer seriously, undersoil heating". Ok I'm sure there's loads of clubs who would like to afford such a luxury. The cost of running such a system must be huge let alone the cost of installing it.

Yeah I wish Blackpool, all those L1 & L2 clubs would also take the game seriously

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64366077

"Got to take the gamer seriously, undersoil heating". Ok I'm sure there's loads of clubs who would like to afford such a luxury. The cost of running such a system must be huge let alone the cost of installing it.

This was a weird rant

Most League 2 fixtures were called off yesterday, is the FL not taken seriously?

 

[Springal]

In the wider scheme of things, shouldn't the same apply to all WSL games? OK, they'd have to sometimes rearrange fixtures at shortish notice due to the men's team being called upon to rearrange fixtures at shortish notice for TV reasons. But no real reason why the womens team shouldn't share facilities with the men's team. The Albion's WSL team having to play their games at Crawley - which isn't even in the same county FFS - is pretty pathetic IMHO

Cost - it’s close to 6 figures just to open the Amex for a game even with 1 stand I believe

 

[dazzer6666]

In the wider scheme of things, shouldn't the same apply to all WSL games? OK, they'd have to sometimes rearrange fixtures at shortish notice due to the men's team being called upon to rearrange fixtures at shortish notice for TV reasons. But no real reason why the womens team shouldn't share facilities with the men's team. The Albion's WSL team having to play their games at Crawley - which isn't even in the same county FFS - is pretty pathetic IMHO

Apart from the costs involved which can’t be supported in the Women’s game yet, also need to consider what happens if, say, Durham, Lewes, London City etc get promoted from the Championship ? They’re not affiliated to ‘big’ league clubs.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

This was a weird rant

Most League 2 fixtures were called off yesterday, is the FL not taken seriously?

I follow the women's game but have to say they do appear to be living in an entitled bubble at times. They are all supported due to the men's game, the facilities they enjoy is down to established clubs who have deemed it right, and it is, to support the women's game. It is growing in support but rants like this do it no favours.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Cost of opening the stadium is the reason according to the club.

That clearly is the case. Tho why not open a tiny wee section of the stadium, with an equally tiny wee provision for catering and stewarding?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

That clearly is the case. Tho why not open a tiny wee section of the stadium, with an equally tiny wee provision for catering and stewarding?

Isn't there a cap on how many events the Amex can hold a year? Isn't it something like 26?

Or have I just completely made that up.