This afternoon's game at Crawley has been called off after an exhibition of dilly dallying by the referee, achieving new heights of haplessness for a referee at this level.
After an initial pitch inspection at 1.15, Crawley mobilised their two ground staff with brooms while someone else got to work with a roller that looked like it was borrowed from someone's garden.
A further pitch inspection was time for 2.15 pm, but still no decision was forthcoming. Apparently the referee was concerned about the fact that it was still raining. Both teams came out to warm up, probably damaging the pitch further.
Meanwhile Jonathan Grade, arriving at the ground, had someone go into the back of his car, presumably an off duty air traffic controller looking for the ground.
The sell out crowd has made a fruitless journey. Leamington v. Hereford is on and being televised live.
I suppose if the game had gone ahead it might have been abandoned. As it is, Charlton's players get a respite from their busy schedule, but they may also lose valuable momentum. An unchanged team would have played.
With most other games apparently on, the Addicks are likely to fall down the table.
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