[quote=the_pope]The mighty Liverpool will thrash Hull today 5-1
I'm very happy the way Man Utds season started, well done David Moyes(gollum) 2-1 to Hull. 'Gollum's' Man Utd could be above Liverpool after todays results.
local football Games at BYC OFF for Health and safety reasons. Weather forecast of blustery winds and very cold temperatures (Wind Chill 0°C). Wirral Council pitches and The Delph closed this weekend 31st Jan/1st Feb. Tell opposition and referee Lovely weather outside No football to watch this morning (same yesterday) - all council pitches cancelled for Health and Safety - due to cold and windy weather forecast (nanny state now - whoever did the cancelling has obviously never played football I'd have thought it should have been up to the referees and teams to decide. I'm disappointed not going to watch my son's match - hoping they'd make 14 out of 14 league wins. I've played in hail, snow, rain windy conditions and on frozen and muddy pitches when I used to play
As you say Derek we have all played in horrible conditions and did not think too much about it but one of the things that people consider far more these days when cancelling games is the potential damage that will be done to the playing surface. As a former referee we were always told to think long and hard about that aspect.The local council always reserve the right to cancel games on their pitches otherwise it is up to the ref and never the teams.Most teams will want to play whatever the conditions but there is no doubt that playing on very wet/icy and muddy pitches can mean the pitch is unplayable for weeks afterwards.
I noticed there was a few girls football teams & must have been youth clubs.Everyone was in high spirits round us really good atmosphere.Hopefully get more girls interested in football,I go to a few matches at Tranmere & there are quite a few women & girls go.
I see the old farts PC brigade at the FA pulled a Tranmere Rovers banner reading Super White Army..which has been a chant for years by the tranmere fans in reference to the white shirts they wear..much like references to Red or Blue by other clubs. A fitting banner given England playing in white. Will red Indians or smurfs now be offended because teams make mention of red and blue. Utter bollox by the FA
We noticed that when we were there the other night.They put that up in the summer,a lot of the fans on one of the sites I'm on were saying how ridiculous it was taking it down.Super White Army gets chanted at every game,has done for years nothing racist in it,it's our white kit the players wear.
Can't say anything these days for fear of somebody being offended but I bet the sign is back for Saturdays game against Wrexham.Just hope no one from the FA is watching or Tranmere could be getting fined or complaining about the fans shouting Super White Army
