NeilWatson 1,988 Posted April 23, 2018 SPEEDWAY POSTPONEMENT TUESDAY APRIL 24 CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD Peterborough v Ipswich – OFF PETERBOROUGH bosses have taken an early decision to postpone Tuesday’s Championship Shield clash with Ipswich. The club have acted on of the advice of several weather forecasts, which all indicate that persistent rain is expected during the afternoon and evening. They have therefore called the meeting off to prevent inconvenience for all parties. A new date for the match, which is still a significant one for the Panthers, is to be confirmed. Although Lakeside wrapped up top spot in the Southern group with their 45-44 win at Ipswich on Saturday, the semi-final place for the best group runners-up could still be available for the Panthers if they defeat the Witches in the re-staging. ENDS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavan 5,049 Posted April 23, 2018 Not that i was going to this or that i live in Peterborough but im in Chelmsford and we have had 5 days including today of sunshine im a little bit surprised that this is off. How long is Peterborough to Ipswich and hour and a half? I fully understand that we have had those weeks of awful weather so meetings were cancelled in advance but this seems a bit strange Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,693 Posted April 23, 2018 Gavan the forecast is now for persistent rain from around midday tomorrow right through til Wednesday morning The band of rain is now so widespread there is little or no chance of it bypassing the Showground Perfectly sensible decision 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,474 Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gavan said: Not that i was going to this or that i live in Peterborough but im in Chelmsford and we have had 5 days including today of sunshine im a little bit surprised that this is off. How long is Peterborough to Ipswich and hour and a half? I fully understand that we have had those weeks of awful weather so meetings were cancelled in advance but this seems a bit strange Not if you look at the forecasts as they are today. It's not rocket science although Sod's Law it blows over or never gets here! Edited April 23, 2018 by Crump99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lukas 911 Posted April 23, 2018 I thought it was a bit premature too as there is only a 50% chance of rain according to BBC..normally they at least wait until the day itself and then review it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icicle 896 Posted April 23, 2018 Seems to be the norm this season to panic & cancel early..very early in some cases. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,474 Posted April 23, 2018 33 minutes ago, Lukas said: I thought it was a bit premature too as there is only a 50% chance of rain according to BBC..normally they at least wait until the day itself and then review it. Met Office Peterborough says something quite different so if they go by that or have a potentially more accurate forecast then why wait. Damned if you do and damned if you don't really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
New era Panthers 2,055 Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Crump99 said: Met Office Peterborough says something quite different so if they go by that or have a potentially more accurate forecast then why wait. Damned if you do and damned if you don't really. Sods law really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted April 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Icicle said: Seems to be the norm this season to panic & cancel early..very early in some cases. It's called realism when you are paying the bills. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted April 23, 2018 Just pleased it was called off early rather than last minute. Sincerely hope the actual weather justifies the decision. If not accusations from the anti Peterborough brigade will claim it was due to concerns re crowd level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,333 Posted April 23, 2018 while it is a catch 22 situation for Promotion, fans will start taking the same view when looking at the weather and arrange something else assuming another cancellation if it looks like dodgy forecast,hence lower attendances if forecast changes.Too easy to call off nowadays.IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stainlesssteelride 106 Posted April 23, 2018 Given the forecast, they are clearly doing the right thing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,474 Posted April 24, 2018 19 hours ago, wealdstone said: Just pleased it was called off early rather than last minute. Sincerely hope the actual weather justifies the decision. If not accusations from the anti Peterborough brigade will claim it was due to concerns re crowd level. It does. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcatdiary 3,164 Posted April 24, 2018 Been ☔️ no since midday so it was the right call 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,474 Posted April 24, 2018 19 minutes ago, bigcatdiary said: Been ☔️ no since midday so it was the right call Was raining in the wind when I went to work at 9:40 so just gone to forecast which it hasn't done much of for the last 6 months. Sunday looks fine Dick, suggest that to all parties Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
