When we played in Winter, we had more than our fair share of games called off - Have a look at Bilko's text on past saints derbys for example.

Think you've read far too much in to that situation - fact is, it would have been unsafe to have had 17,000 people all converging on the same place in such weather conditions. There's even an inspection at the LSV at 10am tomorrow to determine whether the game will go ahead because of the car parks and approach roads, despite the pitch being 100% playable.

Anyone any idea when the inspection is tomorrow? Driving down from Fife at about 9.30.

i think you will find most were due to the pitch. Been going to watch Wigan since 1964.

Because we didn't have undersoil heating, nor the same legal obligations on fan safety. You're talking like it's people being soft, when the sad reality is there's bugger all you can do to avoid the regulations. Put in the same situation as we are now, back in 1964 winter rugby you'd still have games being called off.

Because in this day and age, despite a lot of "adults" choosing the attend the game, somebody somewhere will fall over and then sue - not the official line, just an observation.

I think that if we were playing winter rugby in this age of health and safety mania, even given that some SL clubs have got themselves modern stadia, there would be all sorts of problems with match cancellations. Last winter was fairly cold, and this winter, thus far, has been problematic.

On a side note, it looks like all the pro refs are still on their christmas jollies. The ref tomorrow is Mr Leahy. None of Ganson et al have done any of the christmas fixtures

The clubs won't miss an easy payday, I reckon it'll be on. Hope so anyway, setting out shortly

according to the saints website its been called off

ITS off.

Bugger