It won't be sprinklers were on yesterday and the staff couldn't be bothered to cover the field over.

You're aware that this is an internet forum, right? Where folk come to have a chat and post speculative stuff?


Oddly, one of the necks furthest out has been yours. The vast majority of people on this thread have been a bit cross at worst. You'll have to forgive them for expressing some concern about things that affect their club and fellow fans.

BTW - some interesting information from a couple of Catalan fans on the VT and Catalan forum this morning. Definitely sounds like incompetence caused the game to be called off, but on the part of the local council who run the ground rather than the Catalan club.

Great read, it is no secret we have a few players who have had previous issues with the booze, clearly Gentle is having a positive effect on the players.

Sprinklergate?

TBF nobody would expect a game to be called off in South of France. Why spend thousands of pounds on something you'll hardly ever use. I live in Mallorca for most off the year and its been snowing for the first time in years but i won't be getting and form of heating system because i will hardly ever use it.

A bit cross? Rabid more like.

Posting speculative stuff is fine, suggesting all grounds have undersoil heating just to accommodate the feint possibility of a game being called off, especially for a "summer sport" is bordering lunacy. Looking to lay blame at anyone who happens to be born in France is xenophobic garbage.

And you should try getting over yourself sometime

www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480 McRea doesnt seem happy about something

www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480 McRea doesnt seem happy about something

12 hours, where the hell did they fly from/to.

One or two went OTT. From your (over)reaction you'd think it was the majority.


Cheers. Another irony-o-meter blown to feck.

Oh I understand why nobody will be installing undersoil heating down there any time soon. But some pitch covers would hardly break the bank (and might even have been available - that's not clear) and not watering the pitch would have been a sensible move.

Has anyone considered the possibility that this might all be Richard Horne's fault?

I can understand the cover 100% but theres been no confirmation about no covers and them watering the pitch, unless i've missed it ?

Guessing he meant from players leaving home to arriving at hotel in Perpignan via Manchester airport (?), Barcelona and coach?

Really?

Because this:



Sounds more like an equipment malfunction.

As I said, we basically know nowt about what went on

But still 12 hours seems like an exageration from Mr Pringle.

You need to read that again, preferably in conjunction with his post on the Catalan forum. He doubts the 'malfunction' excuse and questions why the sprinklers were even in use at the time.

Confirmation from an official source? No. However the same story is coming from a variety of unofficial sources including Smailes, FC fans who were there, and Catalans fans. Not to mention the photos and video from the pitch inspection.

But you just have.

He's from Hull so impossible, definitely Will Sharp's fault.

Nobody's blaming anyone here, but to say that Catalans and the council did their upmost to let the game go ahead, when by all accounts that wasn't the case, then fans are allowed to be annoyed.

Some people need to get off their high horse and open their eyes.

Or Blacklock

Joe Westerman is this years scapegoat. Keep up at the back

Who on earth said they did?

but with all due respect your house is not a venue for important high level sports matches