Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester United

There's something seriously wrong if there's doubt about that pitch. It's not that bad at all.
 
Won't surprise me if that Miser Levy has saved up on the Undersoil heating too.
 
For comparison, this was Stamford Bridge a 'few hours' before kick off:

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Fecking nancies, the state of the game :wenger:

Watch the Moscow derby games and you'll see them playing in 3 feet of snow.
 
The pitch in the pic RonaldoVII posted looks completely fine.
 
That slight dusting of 'snow' is surely grounds to call off the rest of the season.
 
tbf to Spurs, not sure it'll be in the best interest of them to call off the match. They're in the UEFA Cup and they wouldn't want to cram more matches.
 
Left Hayes which about 15 miles from WHL and the snows coming down hard.
 
Is the decision to hold a pitch inspection the ref's to make , not Spurs or Levy?

I'm presuming Spurs will be fined if the game does not go ahead...? What with covers and undersoil heating and all that these days. Also, didn't all the scheduled premier league games go ahead yesterday regardless...and also Chelsea V arsenal playing.....
 
Is the rumor on Twatter about Under Soil Heating not working properly true ?
 
tbf to Spurs, not sure it'll be in the best interest of them to call off the match. They're in the UEFA Cup and they wouldn't want to cram more matches.

They certainly won't want it to have been called off, but it doesn't mean they can't do more about preventing it.

If it does, you've got thousands of reds who've travelled on trains and coaches, forking out god knows how much. You can't ask them to do it again. Football's expensive enough.

The club recognises this, and often subsidises travel for the rearranged game. But why should United foot the cost of Spurs' inadequacies? It's their responsibility to host this game. Something come 2:50pm they may have failed to do. They should be the ones paying for this.
 
I think that picture was taken a few hours ago, the snow here is still pretty heavy. Anyway, I doubt the pitch itself will be a problem come 4pm.

If the game gets cancelled I think it will be because of the roads. There is no problem at all on the main roads, but all of the side roads in the area are fecked.
 
Most PL games I can remember being called off for snow in the last few years have been because of danger to the fans getting to and from the ground. Would be shocked to see one called off for the pitch. Look at Stamford Bridge, their heating can't be that much better!
 
to all these people asking about under soil heating, yes they have it, but obviously if snow is falling you'll still have a layer of snow on the pitch!

That won't cause it to be called off though.

Let's hope it goes ahead, unless it really is dodgy. You don't want to be playing a tough away game if the pitch makes it a lottery!

Try telling that to the lads who have managed to get from Manc to London in these conditions, only for the pitch of a top 4 premier league club to be the reason a game is called off.
 
Is the decision to hold a pitch inspection the ref's to make , not Spurs or Levy?

Yeah, but there's enough room with the club to make the pitch worse and do little other things which you can't pinpoint like removing the covers early, slowing down the undersoil heating etc.... if they desperately don't want the game.


See no reason here, for Spurs not wanting a game now though. No reason for them to deliberately delay it.
 
I think that picture was taken a few hours ago, the snow here is still pretty heavy. Anyway, I doubt the pitch itself will be a problem come 4pm.

If the game gets cancelled I think it will be because of the roads. There is no problem at all on the main roads, but all of the side roads in the area are fecked.

Yet it says 2:23 on the clock?
 
Sky are showing the worst pics possible to ramp up the suspense. We really could do without the fixture cram up.