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It’s better to play safe than be sorry

When I first glanced out of the window around 9.40am last Sunday, my first thought was ‘what a major over-reaction’ and ‘I’ve played in much worse than this’.

February 17, 2020 10:20

By

Danny Caro,

Danny Caro

1 min read

The majority of the Jewish football programme fell victim to Storm Ciara, but there were many other things to factor in.

MLFC were among the first clubs to call a blanket postponement of matches at Rowley Lane due to health and safety concerns, as a result of the high winds that caused havoc last weekend.

Manchester Maccabi were preparing to play Manchester Rovers but the teams made the right call postpone as, if you look on Twitter, there was a massive hailstorm as the players huddled for cover in the dugout.

“It’s wind. What have we become?” One person declared on an entertaining Twitter exchange as I looked for a match that was going ahead, as the scheduled cup tie featuring North London Raiders and MLFC Blue at the Ark Academy in Wembley was also called off.
The bottom line is that the referee has to make the sensible decision to ensure the safety of the players and officials.