![]() ![]() The game went ahead, even though you couldn’t see the opposite side of the ground from the goalmouth. The FA Cup Fourth Round replay against Walsall was close to being called off because of heavy fog that had descended on the club’s home ground. Liverpool were also the focus of one amusing weather-related incident in the 1960s. ![]() Liverpool’s game against Tottenham was abandoned, despite the fact that the pitch was playable, because approach roads and areas around were icy and dangerous to walk on. In January of 2010, for example, six top-flight games were called off because of the snowy conditions around the grounds. Normally it is under the advice of the police who fear for the safety of supporters outside the ground rather than the conditions inside. The best teams in the league have start-of-the-art draining systems and undersoil heating that means neither rain nor snow will be allowed to stop games of football being played on the pitch.That said, it has been known for Premier League teams to call off matches because of the weather. More money means better facilities that can better cope with adverse weather conditions. Perhaps somewhat understandably, weather tends to affect lower league games more than games at the top of the Football League.This is because teams in the and tend to have more money than those in the likes of. Bad weather can come in many different guises, from such heavy rain that the pitch is unplayable through to the kind of thick, rolling fog that that makes it impossible to see your hand in front of your face. Dragiša Modrinjak Public domain,This is one of the most common causes of abandoned matches. ![]()
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