Good news for away fans!
January 9, 2009
With the terrible weather which we have all experienced over the past week or so, many games have had to be called off due to frozen pitches.
Last week, the FA announced some new guidelines to clubs in terms of the procedures which they have to follow before calling a match off. This came as a result of the Exeter City v Port Vale match which was called off at around 1:45 last weekend with the vast majority of Vale fans already in Devon.
Clubs now have to inform the Football League as early as possible if a game looks to be in doubt and a local referee drafted in early to make a firm decision if the away team has a long journey ahead of them. The plans are designed to facilitate a match being called off before opposing teams and fans begin their journey no matter what time this may be at.
This is good news for all those people who have been caught out in the past and will hopefully save many people from wasted journeys in the future.
The cold spell does look to be passing however and it is thought that next weekend will see normal service being resumed.
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