MATCH POSTPONED - 9/2/13 Moseley v Bristol

[Communications Team]

Moseley v Bristol - 9/2/13

There is a doubt about this afternoon's fixture going ahead.

A pitch inspection will take place at 10am this morning.

The result of the inspection will be posted on this board around 10.30.

[Communications Team]

*****PRESS RELEASE******


9th February 2013

“MATCH POSTPONED”

RFU Championship: Moseley v Bristol RFC

Saturday 9th February, 3.00pm kick off at Billesley Common


After a pitch inspection at 10am today’s RFU Championship fixture at Billesley Common has been postponed.

Whilst the pitch has excellent drainage the water table remains very high. This combined with overnight rain and further rain forecast for the rest of the day has meant that the pitch is unplayable.

The inspection was carried out in line with RFU Championship regulations and the date of the re-arranged fixture will be announced as soon as possible.


****ENDS****

[welshexile1963]

AAAAARRRGGHH!!!!!

[Phil]

Bugger

Any idea if the Oak game is still on??

[Admin]

Clubhouse still open for 6 Nations games, Colts will be playing on all weather pitch.

[gary]

What a pity. Thought we had a really good team out and was looking forward to a good game.

Never mind, I'll just have to stay in and watch Scotland struggle against/easily beat/Italy. After Italy's performance last week I reckon they are favourites!

By the way can you please rearrange the Bristol game for a date when I am free please?

[kingsheathlad]

Bristol are playing Cardiff in B &I cup on 22 Feb., so the next free weekend is in March but Bristol are top of the table in their group with that game to play so there is a good chance they would go through.

[kingsheathlad]

The next free weekend after that would be 16 March , so that would mthree our home games in March so that could be a mad month, but plenty of revenue for the club, let's hope the weather is set fair then

[John]

Gutted!

[andyj]

Didn't see any news re. match being postponed so went to the ground. Several rather angry fans from both sides. Felt sorry for a batch of Bristol fans who were walking out of the ground.

[Rich]

It is a shame that people turned up, but other than messages on here, on Moseley.co.uk, on Rolling-maul.com and on the Bristol website, all by 10.30am, what more do you suggest could have been done?

[redandblack]

Agree with Rich - it's difficult to know what else could have been done. Bristol's message board carried a warning of a possible postponement as early as 9.46 and the match was confirmed as off at 10.14.

[standsitter]

'twas on Facebook and on TV too. Always worth checking before travelling.

[philhall]

I work in the cafe at Marks and Spencer's, Redditch and I was not very pleased at all when I left work yesterday. I had been looking forward to my first home game since the Jersey game and expected to leave bang on 2.0 pm and be at the match by kick off time or thereabouts.

As soon as I arrived at work I was asked if I would stay over for some overtime. One member of staff was on holiday but the problem was that a second member was off sick. Good grief the one day I wanted to rush off and we have a sicky. I begrudgingly agreed to stay till 3.0 maximum which meant I could still have got there for the second half.

The cafe yesterday was absolutely manic with huge queues all day long and by 3.0 pm there was more chance of winning the lottery than getting away. There were 3 of us doing a 5 man ( person ) job and I just could let my colleagues down. So I stopped till 4.0 pm. By the time I got home it was 4.45 pm.

Driving home I was hoping for one of two "acceptable" scenarios as to the outcome of the game - I didn't know it had been cancelled - to steel me ready.

1. Moseley won by a good margin.

2. Moseley lost by a good margin.

In the first scenario I would have been pleased they had won but I would have equally been disappointed with having missed the game. In the second I would have been disappointed with the loss but disproportionatly "happy" that I had not witnessed the loss, because watching a loss is much more painful than reading of a loss.

Imagine my delight when I found out the game had been cancelled.

My hope now is that the re-arranged game will coincide with my movements.

So, disappointed at the loss of the game but pleased that I haven't missed it.

Come on Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose.

[John]

Could have sent an email out perhaps? Mosteople check their emails briefly without brousing the internet. Sent to the mm adress list.wouldnt have helped bris though.

[tonyd]

I had already travelled up by train from Reading so only found out when friend texted me. Nothing I could have done therefore even if I had seen the announcement as train tickets were non-refundable! Frustrating though as was looking forward to a Moseley win!

[grooveavenue]

Pity for the Brizzle fans but I think they've got a lot more on their minds. There are plans to t o move the club to ground share in a new or refurbished stadium with 26000 capacity Bristol City FC....................................so its good bye atmosphere hello mausoleum!

Got to admit only heard about match on BBC1 Midlands news 12:15 Saturday lunchtime. I would have probably have turned up otherwise! Mind you a return trip to watch Internationals at the POW Moz made it only a shortlived disappointment - cant get my mates to take on Moz Club house for Internationals. It may be the trek over the barren wastes of the corner of The Common - city dwelllers, you understand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bring on Falcons!!!!!