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Brum to lose points?

WSSWSS
edited January 2007 in Other Football and Sports
from the BBC:

Birmingham City could face a Football League charge after their game against Leeds on Saturday was postponed.
The Championship leaders were forced to call the game off after they deemed the St Andrews surface to be unplayable, having relaid the turf on Monday.

Birmingham have blamed torrential rain in the midlands for the situation.

Managing director Karren Brady said: "Nothing more could have been done in terms of manpower, machinery and equipment to get this game on."

She added: "Due to the club's extensive efforts since the freak rainfall on Tuesday and Wednesday to get the game on in the face of adversity, all the areas of turf we've just laid will now have to be dug up and a new pitch laid."

Birmingham may face a charge of failing to fulfil a fixture and a disciplinary commission could hand out a fine or even impose a points deduction.

The game with struggling Leeds will now be rearranged and tickets purchased for Saturday's game will be valid for the rearranged fixture.

The St Andrews club were forced to take action over the state of their pitch after the FA Cup third round tie against Newcastle last weekend.

The pitch cut up badly during the game and on-loan striker Nicklas Bendtner was stretchered off with a sprained ankle after catching his studs in a divot.

Comments

  • edited January 2007
    Birmingham should have learned a lesson from Chelsea a few years back. Remember when they were docked points... Oh... err!
  • [cite]Posted By: LoOkOuT[/cite]Birmingham should have learned a lesson from Chelsea a few years back. Remember when they were docked points... doh!

    The Chelsea match was played, though. I think this is similar to Middlesbrough pulling out of a match because half the squad had flu and getting docked 3 points - ie. failing to fulfill a fixture.
  • I reckon Sankofa will have a couple more games added to his ban on the strength of that.

    It's about as reasonable as his present ban after all.
  • Couldn't they just put some sand down and play the game or is that being frivolous?
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