Kmcalpin Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Let us hope the game is on as the forecast is heavy rain all night and tomorrow, I would hate it to be postponed, the way we are playing! If there is a problem it will be in the south eastern corner of the pitch which is the lowest point. The pitch has one of the biggest slopes in Scots football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 I reckon the game will be off. Weather is horrendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacol Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 it would suit United more than us for the game to be postponed. Makes me wonder how much precaution the home team make in these situations, yes the weather has been awful but it's not a surprise been forecasted all week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Our pitch has suffered more than most over the past few seasons with the weather but even we have managed to keep our games on this year despite some absolute downpours of biblical proportions. Hope this game doesnt fall. Im not travelling but Id hate it to be called off just when we are starting to build a head of steam. Momentum is hugely important in this league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Bremner Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 I just start traveling to Make the coach an they announce a pitch inspection bloody brillant they had time to prepare this is no where near as bad as when Patrick hell we played hearts in similar conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Prediction : game will be off, Aberceen beat ICT 4-0 and we move up a place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 United will be doing the bare minimum to get this game on, and I will be pleasantly surprised if it gets the go ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilmour Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Games off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Poor show from Utd. I bet they did hee haw to ensure the game was on. Pish!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Sore one. I don't doubt the rain has been heavy up there but less and less effort seems to be made across the country to get games on. The first weekend in December the perfect example with early call-offs at Tynecastle and Psrkhead. Reckon we'd have taken a good crowd up today but will now probably take up a couple of hundred miles midweek. At least there is plenty of other good sport on today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Games off No surprise, this suits Dundee United. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Poor show from Utd. I bet they did hee haw to ensure the game was on. Watering the pitch? Thats one or two games that have been postponed at Tannadice in recent times is it not? The state of their pitch in the last season or two has been pretty poor and yet they have escaped criticism. Quite a contrast to when Fir Park was poor - every man and his dog had a go at us. No doubt United fans will be blasting their club or will they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo87 Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Couldn't make it but that's still shite. Any more call offs or Scottish cup replays and we are in for a right busy February / March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 You just know that by the time this fixture is replayed Utd will have signed more players and have less injuries, and that's what's bothering me right now rather than my days plans being scuppered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 You just know that by the time this fixture is replayed Utd will have signed more players and have less injuries, and that's what's bothering me right now rather than my days plans being scuppered. Also a competent keeper with a work permit. On the plus side, we now go into two difficult but winnable games at Fir Park with fresh legs that could propel us up the table, weather permitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Well Fan Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Watering the pitch? Thats one or two games that have been postponed at Tannadice in recent times is it not? The state of their pitch in the last season or two has been pretty poor and yet they have escaped criticism. Quite a contrast to when Fir Park was poor - every man and his dog had a go at us. No doubt United fans will be blasting their club or will they? It will be a lot more than one or two, they've probably had more games called off than anyone else in the last few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 It will be a lot more than one or two, they've probably had more games called off than anyone else in the last few years. I don't doubt you're right. Why though is there no call from the media or the SPFL for an investigation or witch hunt? When we were in the same boat (sorry) there were all manner of complaints and investigations threatened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 It depends if there's other games being called off or if they stand out for being the only one. I caught a bit of the news yesterday and it was talking about potential flooding in Cumbria but saying that the worst of the rain and most of the flood warnings was for Tayside. I appreciate that the postponement may suit United on the playing side but this will hit the club hard financially today. I'm sure they would have been trying to get this on but would have been up against it with the amount of rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 At the moment the only other call off in the Premiership is Thistle (2nd postponement at Firhill in a month, our game being the other one obviously). Aberdeen game at Pittodrie seems to be fine. No mention of any inspection there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 5 games off in Scotland. 4 on the east coast. Dundee United Raith Rovers Cowdenbeath Abroath I dont think United have any case to answer here. Just one of those things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 I don't doubt you're right. Why though is there no call from the media or the SPFL for an investigation or witch hunt? When we were in the same boat (sorry) there were all manner of complaints and investigations threatened. We weren't in the same boat. Our pitch had no grass, and we couldn't even roll the sand flat. We had far too many postponements and even when we played the pitch was an embarrassment. The north has been hit with horrendous rainfalls causing extensive flooding. We were postponing games if someone spilt thier Bovril on the grass. We have made great progress on the pitch and it looks great now, but we have no moral high ground in this argument. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 You just know that by the time this fixture is replayed Utd will have signed more players and have less injuries, and that's what's bothering me right now rather than my days plans being scuppered. Even if they improve, they won't be as good as the Celtic team we just beat. Plus, the way things go in this league we could easily have dropped points anyway - especially if we were playing on waterlogged pitch in the wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 5 games off in Scotland. 4 on the east coast. Dundee United Raith Rovers Cowdenbeath Abroath I dont think United have any case to answer here. Just one of those things. That's true. But as Apu from The Simpsons says it is quite common in these situations to find a scapegoat or some other form of sacraficial lamb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 No surprise, this suits Dundee United. Don't see how this suits them at all. Bottom of the league for another week, Kilmarnock playing an out of form Accies and could potentially leave Utd 10 points clear at the bottom if they win today. And I keep saying it but United would have fancied their chances today with a good home crowd and improved performances over the last couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yassin Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 I don't think Scottish football is half as Machiavellian as we make it out to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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