County match is off

1:59pm Saturday 16th March 2013 in Sport

NEWPORT County's match against Macclesfield has been called off after a waterlogged Rodney Parade failed a pitch inspection.

 

Comments(19)

Meldrew@NewportMon says...
2:10pm Sat 16 Mar 13

Totally unprofessional when there is a pitch cover. Presumably it wasn't used when it rained all day yesterday. NCAFC now face two weeks when they will have to play Tuesday and Thursday.
Manager and players must be annoyed.

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sooty001 says...
2:31pm Sat 16 Mar 13

Well only got to Beechwood when I found out so saved a bit of fuel. lol.At this rate we will still be playing in June.I will bet the Conference say something to us about this, unlike the other clubs in the league like Gateshead.

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D Taylor says...
3:17pm Sat 16 Mar 13

I think that we had better shut-up about Gateshead!

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COUNTYVOICE says...
3:22pm Sat 16 Mar 13

OMG another game cancelled.

they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but county please stop following gateshead.

we are moaning about 5 games in a week , the way things are going we'll be playing 7 games in a week at this rate

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D Taylor says...
3:40pm Sat 16 Mar 13

Why has a student international rugby match been arranged for RP tomorrow? The pitch is already under heavy stress and County have an important game on Tuesday.

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llandaff says...
3:49pm Sat 16 Mar 13

I would like to give a big thank you to both the referee and the club's publicity manager today who have shown utter contempt for loyal long distance travelling fans like me i.e. 25 miles each way plus the bridge fee.
I actually turned up as there was no communication whatsoever on the web or other media to say that there would be a pitch inspection.
Have a look at this page. This article is timed at 1-59pm. I had already left the house at 1-30pm. Why was it at such short noice??? The pitch inspection should have taken place much earlier in the day plus proper COMMUNICATION!
Utter shambles! Where on earth do we go from here? Don't hold your breath as RAIN IS FORECAST FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY!!!!

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Slider02 says...
3:58pm Sat 16 Mar 13

It just gets more ridiculous as each day goes buy ! We need a new pitch And better drainage asap!

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Meldrew@NewportMon says...
3:58pm Sat 16 Mar 13

If the pitch cover had been on this wouldn't have happened. It's as simple as that!!!!!!!!
Nothing to do with rugby match on tomorrow
If it's left to the match referee it's bound to be short notice.

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Robert Shillabeer says...
4:36pm Sat 16 Mar 13

Newport played on the pitch on Thursday night and it was very good. Good grass cover and no mud patches to all about. The ground staff have done a very good job of getting it ready so why were the covers not used, simple it rained over night last night (Friday) and it was so heavy at times I'm not in the least suprised.

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jetspotter says...
6:42pm Sat 16 Mar 13

I feel very sorry for Llandaff and others who turned up at the ground only to find the game cancelled.You must all have been furious and I don't blame you ! What a shameful way to treat loyal supporters if no communication about a pitch inspection taking place was given. If the pitch wasn't covered when the facility to do is there than that is another piece of dreadful mismanagement.The Met office had forecast rain so what was the head groundsman thinking.All in all a complete mess up (i won't say the other word because it will be censored) !! This is no way to run a professional football club !!

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countyexile says...
7:01pm Sat 16 Mar 13

Wasted 120mile round trip and bridge toll for me too. From the photos seen it's clear the decision should have been made much earlier as there seemed little hope of the match being on.

The reason covers weren't used is because there aren't any. They have frost covers but not rain covers which are totally different.

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larneman says...
7:59pm Sat 16 Mar 13

This is bad news indeed. We have left ourselves a mountain to climb. I'd settle for play offs at the moment but great if County pull it off.

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jetspotter says...
11:20pm Sat 16 Mar 13

Perhaps with the non man made global warming which is undoubtedly happening and the unprecedented amounts of precipitation we are now getting 'The friends' might like to invest in rain covers for the pitch. Didn't they say something about holding cash back for a rainy day ?

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G Unit's Exile Down Under says...
2:02am Sun 17 Mar 13

I know it is frustrating guys but the league is still there for the taking so let's try to focus our collective energy towards that - as Ado says believe!!! Just like Wales have done after losing 6 nations opener. Keep plugging away - keep going! Yes, Ado by the way!! Hope the family is well mate.

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Adrian Williams says...
9:21am Sun 17 Mar 13

All good thanks George - Evan is 6 and Patrick is 3 - growing up fast ! Hope you and the Vickster are well - take care buddy. CTID

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llandaff says...
9:43am Sun 17 Mar 13

A QUICK QUESTION.
WHERE ARE THE COMMENTS FROM THE COUNTY MANAGEMENT??
IS THE KIDDERMINSTER GAME GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO AN EARLY PITCH INSPECTION? YES OR NO? PLEASE SAY SO BEFORE NOON ON TUESDAY.
I NEED TO KNOW BEFORE I WASTE ANOTHER FORTUNE TRAVELLING 25 MILES EACH WAY OVER THE BRIDGE.
COME ON GUYS TALK TO THE PEOPLE THAT MATTER... THE FANS!!

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COUNTYVOICE says...
12:12pm Sun 17 Mar 13

the potential for a fixture pile up should have been forseen by the conference management team with a 20th april finish

they should have either have started the season early , or asked to use an alternative venue to wembley HOW ABOUT THE EXCELLENT MILLENIUM STADIUM!

but forward planning is obviously not what the conference management team are about.

farce

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larneman says...
3:21pm Sun 17 Mar 13

I thought that if I wanted to know what was going on at County all I had to do was click onto the website, just like I used to under the old chairman. But now the website is empty of information. The old manger used to write stuff on it Sorry to say I have to click onto the Argus and read your comments or I would'nt have a clue. So thanks to all you guys for giving me an insight that I would never know anything about.

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Missing Somerton says...
4:51pm Sun 17 Mar 13

I don't think the cover would have helped. The water would still have got into the ground Rodney Parade has always been prone to water logging at high tide. maybe drainage can be improved and if we had the new turf that they introduced at Sophia Gardens it might improve things.

No need to forget about Gateshead though the situation there is different and at least we know that yesterdays pitch was unplayable.

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