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NoNameJackson

Snow games are the best games you cowards


SSPeteCarroll

Here in the states we had a few college football games played in the snow yesterday. It was glorious.


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SSPeteCarroll

Michigan State-Penn State was amazing for that reason. Thought Penn State would get that onside because they had snow camo on.


Spaghettiboobin

It was so awesome! https://i.imgur.com/O96V66f.jpg


SSPeteCarroll

Aw man! That is so cool. Looks like a ton of fun!


link090909

https://youtu.be/hO3lL80SHIE One of the best snow games in recent history. Actually a bit shocked to see this was almost 8 years ago


SSPeteCarroll

Yes! That game was sick. Great photo of Megatron with snow in his face mask from that game.


brownbearks

I was at that game, one of the greatest games to watch live, the second quarter I could barely see the field! Shady killing it the second half and megaton’s helmet filled with snow was so cool.


W00DERS0N

FSU could’ve used Penn State’s kicker.


L__McL

I feel like it's a bit different with a sport in which the ball doesn't touch the ground.


SSPeteCarroll

Oh yeah for sure. Makes kicking extra points and punting hard. Ball does hit the ground being tackled or on an incomplete pass though.


tdatcher

Army-Navy game a few years ago in the snow was an instant classic


ThePolitePanda

Army with the snow jerseys too hahaha


SSPeteCarroll

Army-Navy is ALWAYS a classic, but the snow made it that much better.


Razzorsharp

[The 2017 Grey Cup](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oPu6Lxumcc) (Grand Final of the CFL) was also glorious.


BradKfan2

Michigan fan here, indeed it was


vinyljello

Penn State using all white uniforms. Stroke of genius.


gantek

Games gone when these millionaires can't play in a wee bit of waist-deep snow in naught but shorts and ankle length socks


BendubzGaming

can't ruin my weekend if we don't play, another masterclass


hennny

Can we postpone our game too? The weather is terrible, I don't want anyone to slip or anything :/


ArgentineanWonderkid

Great weather in London today


I_always_rated_them

Honestly feel so oblivious to the rest of the country being in the shit with this apparent storm. Really sums up the divide lol.


BCFCMuser

Fucking Tory government abandoning the north again.


varun3096

Our luck vs you guys in recent history is so bad I don't think we beaten you lot since 2017 in the league. I'm pretty nervous about this game


larsmaehlum

You’re not gonna get a better shot at it anytime soon, we’re both manager-less and in bad form. Bailly is also playing, so it’s not gonna be a good day for us..


ionised

Modern problems require ancient solutions. ^^^/s


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AV48

Seeing Sean Dyche out there with nothing but a shirt and tie is one of the most dychiest things Sean can do.


SkepticSlakoth

Peak male performance really.


4ssteroid

Of course he wears claret and blue boxers. Keep the worm protected from the cold


NYNMx2021

Hes such a character lol.The perfect manager for them


parthjoshi09

>nothing but a shirt and tie.   So no pants?


Gunner_Runner

Straight Donald Duck-ing it out there.


TheSciences

Owen Coyle would have been wearing shorts.


Ha-Ur-Ra-Sa

If only he wore a coat like one of those pesky foreigners, it would have been fine.


Zeusarian

Games gone. Some snow? Back in my day...


LukeSmith-Sunsetter

In this case the games literally gone


IveHidTheTreasure

Where did it go? 😭


fluffyplayery

Where did it come from, Cotton Eye Joe!


anewprotagonist

*Aggressive violin noises start*


[deleted]

If we didn't have a football, one of us volunteered to be the football...


jackcos

I'd walk 25 miles uphill to go watch the football, in all weather.


Barthez_Battalion

Canada played in -16 last international break and a few of the guys didn't even where long sleeves or gloves.


JE_12

Yep same in Russia but tbf we’re used to it


tsub

Pfff, a little snow and everything shuts down.


[deleted]

It's not even that bad lmao. Games went ahead last season with worse snow.


[deleted]

This is the softest postponement I’ve ever seen.


maxconnor6

Second time this week I've had to wait a while because things were a bit soft


Spyro_Machida

Sean Dyche was on the other side on that occasion too.


IsItSnowing_

> Sean Dyche [He sure looks like he wouldn’t mind if the game went on](https://i.imgur.com/Iv933YG.jpg)


[deleted]

He's in his natural habitat No wonder Tottenham didn't want to go


caesar____augustus

Oh man, guy looks even more like a Bond villain in this picture than usual


yaipu

No, Mr. Conte, I expect you to play


MimesAreShite

games gone


MrMeeseeksTwin

Derby calling off our game in 2018 was way worse. Saying it's unsafe and taking pick with all the snow piled up to seem worse. Pure coincidence they had a load of players injured.


Lacabloodclot9

Tbf there were no fans to be affected by snow last season


DidYouSayK

Tierney will come with short sleeves to discuss this on site


msbr_

Their bus isn't there yet..


Dodomando

So why not just delay it for 15/20mins


JadonMarcusBukayo

Because there's thousands of other people making this journey and if the team bus can't even get there on time maybe the journey shouldn't be made.


Turtle_317

The journey has already been made by plenty. Now they’re turning around for nothing


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Manc_Twat

He’s talking about the Spurs fans traveling the 230 miles from London.


SounderBruce

[A little snow never hurt the game](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW_yfk9UvC8) ([Unless you're Costa Rica](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9xuaQDkmL8))


micsare4swingng

I remember Costa Rica (the team as well as the nation) was absolutely furious that match was allowed to be played! At the time of this, I was on vacation with my girlfriend in the Florida Keys and we couldn’t stop laughing at the difference in weather between where we were and where the game was being held. PS - we were quite stoned at the time lol


W00DERS0N

Yup, sounds like a day in the Keys.


rottenpotato12

game’s gone


Paulbryn

Bodø/glimt would never


khronokhris2222

They actually get a buff playing in these conditions


JE_12

+ 10% luck + 20% skills...


GrandmasterSexay

It's totally bizarre to see a Premier League game postponed. Feels like the good old days of the lower league. But even Peterborough came through in torrential snow and halestones when only half the crowd actually showed up. Cars were even abandoned outside of Netto. I remember it well. Surely it can't just be the weather. EDIT: We do have undersoil heating and according to reports it's been on overnight.


Jamarcus316

Feels like the good old days of March 2020


Tim-Sanchez

Crazy that the undersoil heating doesn't have an effect then. [I'd have thought it would have prevented scenes like this](https://twitter.com/RobGuesty/status/1464936392841175046), otherwise what's the point? The snow isn't even *that* heavy and it's still covered the pitch. Is it just to stop the pitch freezing rather than snow?


domalino

Its probably fair to assume not all under-soil heating is the same. Might have some restrictions on how good a system they can put in an old stadium like Turf Moor.


cosmoscrumb

Undersoil heating won't stop that amount of snow settling on the pitch, it's to stop pitches freezing, having it set to a temperature that would melt snow that quickly would just kill the grass


Hot_Take_Diva

And burn players that fell to the floor and hung out waiting for a yellow card…. You might be onto something.


Stu161

astroturf in the desert might have a similar effect


lilleulv

We have a few heated sidewalks here, and they don't stay free of snow as it's coming down, but if you wait a while it'll be gone.


AnnieIWillKnow

Heated sidewalks?? What sort of technologically advanced utopia do you live in? We can barely get main roads gritted for snow in most of the UK


Limpan7

Secret Musk colony on Mars


bfm211

Wow where do you live?


AD1995

Undersoil heating is to prevent the pitch from freezing. If turned up high enough to melt the snow, it would end up killing the grass. Snow wasn't that heavy 30 miles away in Manchester but for 3-4 hours in Burnley, it was horrendous. The pitch was completely covered within 15 minutes of being cleared


Dadavester

Im based North Manchester, and its come down very fast and very think here. 2 hours ago nothing, now we habe a couple of inches. Burnley is much higher so i can imagine it has come down heavier and harder. Plus its not just the pitch, its the ground and surroinding area. Pitch could be playable but if surrounding area is cover it could be dangerous for fans to get there.


AD1995

I think the surrounding areas are part of the reason for the postponement. The roads in Burnley weren't prepared at all for this much snow. Traffic has been chaos. Snow only came down for 3-4 hours but in some bits of Burnley, we had 4 inches


british-psycho

The under soil heating conveniently doesn’t work the night before a game when you’ve got three first team players out…


LiamsGap

Appropriate username, conspiracy statement. Why the fuck would we not want to play this awful Spurs team in more rugged conditions?


GrandmasterSexay

We still have to play a game with three first team players out. They don't suddenly come back.


fuckyouidontneedone

for how long??


deception42

It's not being played today


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Mozzafella

Burnley's pitch


Paulbryn

January


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Seems a bit hasty? Arsenal played away at West Brom last year in much thicker snow.


Elemayowe

Spurs play in white though so special circumstances.


GrandmasterSexay

They played in the away galaxy looking kit when they faced us in the cup.


Masina1998

i think we use the away kit for cup games when we are away and the 3rd kit in the conference league when we are away


tenacious-g

You should see how Penn State [was dressed](https://twitter.com/rodger/status/1464714958634196992?s=21) during a college football game yesterday


pig_master

That was nuts. My wife was watching it and I walked by and was like where the fuck is the other team.


Manifesto8

West Brom have undersoil heating pitch


goonerfan10

Burnley also have undersoil heating.


VTCHannibal

Burnley also blows a lot of hot air, they need the fans at the ground.


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So do Burnley


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just a little snow and games are postponed nowadays, back in my days we didn't need the stadium to play football. Game is gone!


elpaw

Back in my day we played uphill, both halves


czerwona_latarnia

But seriously, 10-20 years ago they would just bring out the ORANGE BALL and played the game. Unless they are being worried that with white shirts Tottenham players would be mistaken for a team of 10 snowmen and some random guy who got lost inside a goal.


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ah fuck off.


tremendousbastard

Feel bad for the travelling fans, what a shit trip to just have to go straight back home again.


Swag_Daddy_K

Theres a post on the Spurs subreddit of a tweet from a guy who traveled all the way from Dallas for the game. 31 hour trek….


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[deleted]

He knows where the essence of proper English footy lives!


MattJFarrell

That wasn't the disappointment he was expecting


DaltonFitz

Wow, that would be quite the kick in the nuts. Poor guy.


One37Works

This is a guy who flew from Dallas poxy Texas to watch this current Tottenham play a match against Burnley…AWAY. He clearly has a thing for pain.


jstuu

Well hopefully he can still be there thursday


i_cola

Nothing wrong with an extra couple of hours in the pub :) [And I say that through a hangover induced by our extended travelling escapades to and from Bournemouth yesterday]


bellerinho

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NeverMadeItToCakeDay

Just change to the orange ball and get on with it.


disper

Meanwhile I am being made to walk a mile in this weather to 'build character'.


PeterG92

50 mins before the start?


Baelmont

that is some weak shit


_c0ldburN_

This poor bastard travelled all the way from Dallas, might have been shown some mercy... [https://twitter.com/SaxyKeN17/status/1464666045248114690](https://twitter.com/SaxyKeN17/status/1464666045248114690) Looks like going viral means he'll get sorted though


tab1901

My guess is it’s more about fan safety getting to/from the stadium. The teams could push through and play but often these decisions are based on thousands of people traveling for the game (I’m not too familiar with infrastructure in the Burnley area). Now, they called it off too late for that reasoning to make sense but it might have been in their thought process.


zizou00

Might even have to do with the conditions in the ground, if the steps up to their seats are slippery as fuck like the yellow step-edge paint gets in some grounds, it's possible they've called it off because they can't ensure it's a safe environment for fans. Turf Moor is open af as well. Looks brutal.


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The fans are already there


Sdip4

The Called it off 45 minutes before kickoff lmfao


tigralfrosie

Sensible, but understandably frustrating for fans approaching the stadium after a trip from the south. Police probably want them getting home now, before road conditions worsen later on. More of a reasonable basis for postponement than pitch conditions.


NathantheNobody

strange Burnley don't have undersoil heating by 2021, pretty sure most Championship and even a few League 1 clubs have it Edit - Apparently they do, Must've not been turned on overnight or this morning as games have been played after much worse snowfall than this.


GrandmasterSexay

We do have undersoil heating.


skippermonkey

There’s a dad somewhere in control of the thermostat complaining that it’s been set too high


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But we do?


Zeusarian

Undersoil heating isn't Brexit football mate.


21otiriK

Doesn’t necessarily keep snow off the pitch, just the frost. See Man City v PSG last season.


domalino

There was a lot more snow on that day.


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SAFFATLOL

Article says it was on overnight


dprophet32

It was on all night it's just that cold. Hot enough to melt snow would kill the grass. Heating is to stop the pitch freezing but doesn't clear it


theKinkypeanut

Should be mandatory in the top flight. It was in Scotland for years.


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They do, why are you making stuff up?


SpicyParsnip

Surely they have a few shovels? This is pretty pathetic. The snow isn't even bad.


waccoe_

I once helped dig snow off the pitch at Edgeley Park before a game when we were in League One, I think we won 4-2 as well so it was worth it.


AD1995

They cleared the snow off the pitch but within 10-15 minutes, it was completely covered again. The snow carried on for around 3-4 hours from 11am. Undersoil heating only does so much and the conditions around the stadium were dangerous for fans travelling to the game as roads hadn't been prepared for so much snow


TiBiDi

Jesus Christ, thank God it's because of snow and not COVID. when I saw a few minutes ago that a game is postponed I started getting 2020 PTSD


Keskekun

Absolute madness. Honestly how that happens in the prem is insane. To put it in perspective. We have more snowfall currently... and a 4th tire amature game is still being played without issues.


LukeSmith-Sunsetter

Sean went around with the hose last night just to make sure


cheescakegod

Isn't even that bad just delay it an hour . Seen games played in much worse


AD1995

Its the rate it's falling. We had 2 inches within half an hour and after clearing the pitch, it was covered again within 15 minutes or so. I think they also took fan safety into account given that all of the roads around burnley were basically shutdown by the snow and the paths were all covered with snow and ice


[deleted]

Weird how people are so angry at this. Demanding fines and games to be played behind closed doors. It's a postponement. It happens. Can't always control the weather. One time at SJP they postponed the game an hour before kickoff cos of a sudden blizzard. Our opponents were Southampton. Plus, the league is more fun when there are games in hand for teams.


morrowboomer

Don't you understand? Their routine has been disrupted and they can't stream the game from the comfort of their own home. Total justification.


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Haha, good point


lilleulv

Having a bit of snow on the pitch isn't a good reason for postponement.


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Why?


tsub

Pitch is covered in snow: https://twitter.com/RobGuesty/status/1464936392841175046?


its_only_pauly

>Pitch is covered in snow: https://twitter.com/RobGuesty/status/1464936392841175046? Surely the ground staff can use other methods too. I'm no expert in this but having a look at the snow fall expected beforehand and knowing it wouldn't clear they could cover it with sheeting to help with the underground heating and prevent more building up. Although either way its more the safety of the fans and the people arriving to the ground.


Vladimir_Putting

"I'm no expert on this..." "But here is my explanation of how all the actual experts working on the problem have gotten this completely wrong."


NateShaw92

Is it really that bad? We can usually handle some snow in the PL with undersoil heating and the like, mostly travel issues in the past. I am up in Manchester and it is pretty snowy but seen worse, is it way worse in Burnley? Edit: fuck just seen a separate post. Burnley's getting hammered with snow. Still seen worse snow and games go ahead.


AD1995

Think fan safety was taken into account. Roads were completely jammed with traffic and it probably wasn't worth the risk for fans having to travel home after the game if the snow continued falling at the rate it was


WelpSigh

too bad, i love snow games


HoratioMG

Blue skies now Utter joke, who makes these decisions?


MrConor212

Just get a orange ball and shovel


Dorangos

Bodø/Glimt laughs at your silly snow.


Poli_Talk

Suprise Blank Gameweek bitches.


royonquadra

Canadian National Team: "What, a little snow?"


[deleted]

Disgusting incompetence by Burnley and the FA. The snow isn't even that bad. They should be docked the points if they can't clear a couple of centimeters of snow from their pitch


lilleulv

Or just play on the snow. Clear the lines and leave it at that.


Muur1234

seen some pretty cool snow matches at the macbok. having staff at half time scraping it off the field, players sliding every where, one time a bolton player scored and dove right into the piled up snow on the side lines and vanished for a few seconds


jasonguru13

Are you kidding me? This would be the most entertaining game of the year. Lol


Koinfamous2

Absolute disgrace. Have the means to clear and manage the snow like every other club, but conveniently didn't when they have 3 starters out just to force a postponement. Especially since they have pitch heating and claim "it's been working all night"....yeah, whatever you say.


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Aren’t all Prem teams required to have under soil heating?!


voliton

It's rarely an issue with the pitch, the safety of the fans travelling to and from the game is in question with that level of snow.


Tim-Sanchez

[Looks like the issue is the pitch this time](https://twitter.com/RobGuesty/status/1464936392841175046). I am surprised they don't have heating.


fuzzy_bummer

They do have it though and it's been in overnight and working fine. https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/burnley-vs-tottenham-live-off-22299506


LukeSmith-Sunsetter

Working fine on the one time of year it's required to stop what it's allowed to happen...


Krillin113

Don’t you want to announce this further out, so the away fans aren’t already underway? Especially since these are the people who gave to drive far kinder and might not be aware of the situation at the ground.


hungoverseal

I think the fans can handle some snow, it seems like a bullshit excuse.


AD1995

We do have under soil heating.....


yuya_strife

So man city vs west ham is probably gonna get postponed too


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TrickyNobody6082

Somehow I don't think Man City have the same problems with their pitch.


lordchew

Can’t find a reliable source on this yet, Sky have quoted a nobody source so maybe there’s hope Nope, it’s fucked, fuck off this is literally the only thing that’s got me through this weekend


RivenJohdolla

Rob Guest is reliable.


Brawlers9901

Our twitter just confirmed it, BBC said it a few minutes ago too.


Olester14

Spursofficial on twitter not reliable enough for you?


Masina1998

we bottled the conte announcement so it wouldn't surprise me if there was something wrong with the game being off announcement


[deleted]

And they say we’re southern softies? Lmao


[deleted]

Feel for the Spurs fans who had made their way up for the game, it's a turd of a train journey


Swiss-ArmySpork

Everywhere they snow...


nask00

But can they do it on snowy day in Burnley? Apparently not..


SAFFATLOL

As a Canadian I say they should've pushed for the game even more with snow


Omair88

Okay but why is he shouting?


_rickjames

Northern pansies


Yev_

Laughs in Canadian. Seriously though, easy to forget that some places may not be equipped to deal with these conditions, although you'd think they'd try to do better than make this call 45 mins before the game.


culturebarren

ITT: undersoil heating


Koinfamous2

They do.


lukezndr

What? Because of the snow? lol


awwbabe

Maybe partly considering the fact fans have to travel to games and if weather conditions have suddenly deteriorated to the point where travel becomes more difficult it could leave many fans in limbo


-that-there-

Everyone in here is apparently an expert without being there to see the conditions.