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That would be a bit of let down wouldn't it. ;)

 

 

If it was and then Huddersfield win 20-0 today, at least it would make the re-arrranged match a bit more exciting.

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Thunder woke me up just after 04.00am been up about half an hour and have been thinking it will be a let down if the game is called off because of the rain.

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I reckon they will do everything in their power to keep this game on. No-one will want it rearranged and I suspect the teams will both be prepared to take a bit of risk to see it through. Walsall will probably rate their chances better on a sodden pitch whilst Saints will just want to get this game out of the way. Ultimately though it will down to the ref, who hopefully will let the game go ahead.

 

A lot of Walsall fans will be on their way within the next couple of hours.

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Pinning my hopes on the game vs Leicester 3/4 years ago ... absolutely lashed down in the hour before kick off. Delayed by 30 mins, but the pitch looked quite playable. Would be gutted if this one was called off.

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Looks like I should have packed a rain coat then? Will be driving down from Hereford in the next few hours. Dry here now but was lashing down and thundering last night. Must have gone south east from here.

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Please don't call this off,my lad is so looking forward to it,i know for a fact he won't be able to go to the rearanged fixture.

 

This will be his first game.

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Is everyone going mental?

 

This game will not be called off

 

I know we haven't seen rain drops for weeks but get a grip.... we've played in a hurricane at Hartlepool before

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Met office - rain clearing through, no more until tonight. Game will be on no problem. HAsn't rained for weeks, St Marys drains very well anyway, and last game of the season, it will take something extraordinary to call it off.

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its been very heavy for hours but stopped in last half hour and sun trying to come out. If have another storm like this morning think it will be in danger of being called off

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http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/se/southampton_forecast_weather.html

 

Never go by the BBC, they always use this one from the Met Office but usually take a couple of hours to update !

 

In answer to the OP I assume they would have to play it as practically near to the scheduled game as possible, so I would imagine Tuesday night unless they were allowed to use next Saturday. Dont think it will be an issue anyway.

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Not meant to rain until after kick off now. I'm currently more concerned with getting home by 10pm when it's forecast to cack it down.

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Blimey! I just noticed on the Beeb weather next 24hrs that a plague of Locusts will desend on the pitch in the SO14 area at 15:30 today eating every blade of grass before buzzing off!

 

It has been raining in fits and starts since around midnight last night, the ground is as dry as a bone so most of it has run off, the only time that a game has been called off due to rain at SMS was following weeks of wet weather culminating in a day of persistent heavy rain coupled with a high tide that slowed the run off from the drains. When Japan played Nigeria a few years back at SMS you would have thought we had been transferred to a Monsoon region and the game still carried on............... I think too many folks on here have spent too long in this division going to away games where the pitches look like a potato field from the 2nd week of the season, and been used for all in mud wrestling to get some more money in on the Friday night before a game.

 

Half time we will have the sprinklers on.

 

Update from Auntie Beeb: 17:00 it will be raining Frogs!!............ So bring a stout brolly!!!

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Well, here in West End it hasn't rained for the past couple of hours and the sun is trying to break through. My lawn certainly doesn't look waterlogged. Plus it is warm, so it should dry out quite quickly, provided that there isn't a deluge before the match. I have no worries about it being called off.

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Pinning my hopes on the game vs Leicester 3/4 years ago ... absolutely lashed down in the hour before kick off. Delayed by 30 mins, but the pitch looked quite playable. Would be gutted if this one was called off.

 

I do believe that Ian Holloway was their manager at the time? That was Nigel Pearsons first game at SMS and he screamed himself hoarse endearing himself to us fans for eternity.

 

Iirc we added to their relegation woes, they went down, he jumped ship and Nigel Pearson dragged them back up.

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I do believe that Ian Holloway was their manager at the time? That was Nigel Pearsons first game at SMS and he screamed himself hoarse endearing himself to us fans for eternity.

 

Iirc we added to their relegation woes, they went down, he jumped ship and Nigel Pearson dragged them back up.

 

I thought it was the year before, sometime around Christmas, when Pele and Prutton scored?

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Just done pitch inspection in West End. Surface water in patches and pretty soggy but definitely playable. Grass cut postponed though.

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I remember a televised game at the Dell years ago when it was ankle deep in the corners. Footballers these days don't know theyre born..

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That would be a bit of let down wouldn't it. ;)

 

 

If it was and then Huddersfield win 20-0 today, at least it would make the re-arrranged match a bit more exciting.

 

If Huddersfield score anywhere near that many goals there will be an FA enquiry!

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They are playing at The Rose Bowl this very minute so I cant see how there can be any problem at St Marys.

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I thought it was the year before, sometime around Christmas, when Pele and Prutton scored?

 

Might have been FA Cup, just after New Year. Remember Prutton scoring.

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It's never rained before at St Marys, the ground staff don't know what to do.

 

had one rained off didn't we? just before kick off?

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