Dartford had been left furious after they journeyed right down to Truro – solely to find the sport had been known as off.
Dartford had been resulting from face Truro City within the National League South on Tuesday and made the journey to the south west for the 7.45pm scheduled kick-off. Truro are presently taking part in matches in Plymouth and after the Darts’ six-hour journey, they had been knowledgeable the sport was off.
“We have been informed that tonight’s’ game against Truro is OFF due to a frozen pitch,” a press release mentioned on their X, previously often known as Twitter, web page. Dartford midfielder Lewis Manor was furious, and he shared his ideas on social media.
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“Every other game in the league off but we travel 6 hours to a frozen pitch. Absolute disgrace from all involved in that decision. Shame on Truro,” he mentioned on X.
While a Truro membership assertion mentioned: “Despite the temperature at the ground being three degrees above freezing, one of the six-yard boxes and the area either side was deemed unsafe by the match referee. Along with his two assistants and a referee’s assessor, lengthy deliberation took place to determine if the game could go ahead.
“At one stage, it was urged that one staff heat up on the areas of concern to attempt to get it right into a situation that would allow the sport to start out. However, at simply earlier than 6.45pm, the referee knowledgeable each golf equipment that the sport was being postponed.”
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Dartford caretaker boss Tony Burman was additionally fuming, and he advised Kent Online: “It’s a protracted strategy to go. When we bought there, 75 per cent of the pitch was most likely playable however the referee had his issues and didn’t assume it was going to get any higher.
“It’s so disappointing because it doesn’t have to happen. It’s Truro’s responsibility to see whether the game is on or if there is any doubt, and with the weather forecast we just felt that a referee should have been called in earlier on in the day and saved a lot of aggravation.
“The referee was in an awful position as he wants to ensure the safety of the players and he’s had to make his call tonight.”