Peterborough United say pitch okay ahead of Hull City clash
PETERBOROUGH United will assess the state of their London Road pitch today as they attempt to beat the freezing temperatures threatening tomorrow's visit of Hull City.
Update, 12.30pm: Peterborough have declared the pitch is playable, but snow tonight remains a concern. A further inspection will be held tomorrow.
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Postponement: Hull City manager Steve Bruce
The Championship clash is in obvious danger with the forecast of snow showers and groundfrost predicted to begin this evening and continue into tomorrow morning.
With no under-soil heating installed at London Road, the only protection available is from insulation sheets that have covered the playing surface since Tuesday.
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Such provisions will struggle to fight off a deep freeze and ground-staff will make an early inspection today to gauge if there is any hope of the game going ahead.
Peterborough were unable to beat the wintry conditions when they last wreaked havoc 11 months ago.
The visit of West Ham United last February saw volunteers help clear the snow but a frozen pitch eventually led to the game being postponed.
Should City's trip to Peterborough fall victim to the weather, next week's FA Cup tie with Barnsley will be the only fixture before facing Millwall away on February 2.
Comments
by stantheman
Friday, January 18 2013, 7:47PM
“I'll be there tomorrow regardless because our pre booked train gets us there before any inspection.
If the pitch is playable why is there any doubt at all in the game going ahead?
if the roads outside the ground are 'unsafe' for football supporters to use then the are also 'unsafe' for everyone else but will anything else in Peterboro (and this happens in Hull) be closed?
Not a chance. Every shop/pub/entertainment venue will be business as usual.”
by ianhale1965
Friday, January 18 2013, 1:36PM
“I am concerned if the game goes ahead. I remember the terrible pitch at Blackpool. Hope it is not another disaster pitch if it goes ahead”
by DeeGee13
Friday, January 18 2013, 8:42AM
“If our game is off then I hope all those teams breathing down our neck are off as well, as I would not like to see anyone leapfrog us into 2nd place even if we had a game in hand.”
by bored_marker
Friday, January 18 2013, 8:16AM
“This could be seen as a positive if the game gets called off. It could give us time to get our squad sorted before Millwall. If we can get DJ and Stockdale in before then, they'll have a fortnight to get settled in in training.”