Gateshead Game

[barrowfan]

On a totally different note I phoned my insurance company up this morning and was greeted with a message "Due to the weather the staff have not been able to get to work" hell they should have been around in 1947 and 1963 now that was snow a bit unbelievable really.

Are they based in Gateshead?

[Nigel Bamford]

I don't get the bit on the web site where it says the snow will now be left on the pitch for insulation below a photograph of the snow having been cleared from the pitch. Have they put it all back again?

[Van Der Nipper]

I don't get the bit on the web site where it says the snow will now be left on the pitch for insulation below a photograph of the snow having been cleared from the pitch. Have they put it all back again?

Ha ha that's not Holker St

[Ste Story]

If you look that picture isn't actually holker street... (it's actually Stade Auguste Bonal, Sochaux ground int he French Ligue 1 )

[audigex]

A friend of mine just drove Barrow-Newcastle via Carlisle to go back to uni. Said it was absolutely fine.

Aforementioned friend's parents have just arrived back in Barrow after dropping him off. It's still absolutely fine, not even slow going, never mind treacherous.

Also, I can't be the only one who remembers having a wee in the snow at the side of the A69 on the way back from Sunderland. It didn't seem to stop us. The A69 is dead straight for 90% of it's length, there's nothing to crash into.

[Steelworks End]

On a totally different note I phoned my insurance company up this morning and was greeted with a message "Due to the weather the staff have not been able to get to work" hell they should have been around in 1947 and 1963 now that was snow a bit unbelievable really.

Are they based in Gateshead?

Or is the weather bad in Mumbai as well?

[JimmyCrabstick]

We got to Sunderland and back in worse weather than this. Now that was ice and snow!!!!!

Me and my lad didn't.. Still got the unused tickets.
Shit Fiat Punto.

[HenneysKnee]

We were in Sunderland at 9.30am, really thought the game was going to be called off as the snow kept falling and falling

[Bingo]

and there was over 7,000 there from Barrow and how many coaches??

When they shut the road and the home fans cheered nobody gave a [SwearFilter] for our health and safety.

[ttnmus]

This is unreal the day barrow supporters travelled to sunderland and the extent of the conditions of thr roads and then geteshead are saying they can't travel. Because of road conditions absolute bollxxx

[Three Lie Ins]

Why do they have to be so dramatic on the official site - human life more important than a football - true of course but come on the main roads are clear - trains are running there's no threat to human life other than the everyday risks of life itself - we all thought like you'd never leave the house

“Football's not a matter of life and death ... it's more important than that,”

[Andy]

Always dubious about the old "can't travel" and "travel chaos" excuses whenever it snows - fair enough being court in a blizzard out of nowhere you may struggle, but all the main roads are well treated and driven on and everyone else will be going about their commutes as normal to be honest...

I thought it was just an excuse for teachers to have a day off school? [SwearFilter] knows what would happen if I tried to tell my boss I wasn't going to work because of a bit of snow.

Careful Story. You obviously had too many snow days with that spelling. Thing is you wouldn't sue your boss if you fell in the snow - most parents would.
Back to the game being off - wimps. Learn to drive.

[bigcod123]

just going to be a news thing in itv on how bradford supporters are off to the footy in shit loads of snow----gateshead soft areses-forfit the game-makes my blood boil

[bigcod123]

rant over

[popsider]

On a totally different note I phoned my insurance company up this morning and was greeted with a message "Due to the weather the staff have not been able to get to work" hell they should have been around in 1947 and 1963 now that was snow a bit unbelievable really.

You are not still with one of the Icelandic companies, are you?

No actually its AXA but I dont know where there based, when I get through I'll ask them.