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bhindibhajee
March 1, 2013, 7:05pm

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Regardless of fault or blame, the onus is on the visiting team to make sure they show up. I don't know, what precedents are there for this? All I can think of is when Middlesbro got sick shortly before a game, forfeited the match (and were relegated from the Prem at the end of the season?)
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It's not a no show though. It's happened due to things out of our control. Slightly different to not being able to raise a team


I don't think anyone was suggesting we should forfeit the game - just comparing it to FA run youth league where this situation would be a forfeit - even if not a team's fault.
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Regardless of fault or blame, the onus is on the visiting team to make sure they show up. I don't know, what precedents are there for this? All I can think of is when Middlesbro got sick shortly before a game, forfeited the match (and were relegated from the Prem at the end of the season?)


To an extent yes but hardly a result of carelessness. Middlesborough could easily have fielded a team but decided not to, There are mitigating circumstances. Not to dissimilar to the petrol strike where quite a few games were called off.


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Quoted from bhindibhajee
Regardless of fault or blame, the onus is on the visiting team to make sure they show up. I don't know, what precedents are there for this? All I can think of is when Middlesbro got sick shortly before a game, forfeited the match (and were relegated from the Prem at the end of the season?)


Home teams don't forfeit the match when they're unable to provide a suitable playing surface which is often out of their control.  I can't see any logic in the away team being punished for delays that are out of their control.  The Middlesbrough case may have been that they could have provided a team, albeit reserve and youth players, but chose not to.


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Its not that uncommon for games to be slightly delayed due to motorway congestion, even at the highest level. I suspect that so long as there is good communication, and that Town arrive before a certain time, then they'll get the game on. There'll be a few stiff legs though.
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apparently 90 mins away poss ko 9pm
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I'm in the ground, they say they are trying to do everything to get the game on tonight, maybe even resulting in a 9 o clock kick off!
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Can see it not being on tv if it's 9pm


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