Originally Posted by
sonofrgmsdad
Good to see a ref front up and explain decisions. They need to be accountable. Well done McLean (not a phrase I use often) for doing this.
That said and in the spirit of accountability, it seems to me implausible that two hours before the game the pitch was playable yet at kick off time there was water lying on a sheet of ice. Surely the ice must have been there 2 hours before kick off. Would be extraordinary weather conditions for rain to fall but turn to ice on contact with the ground. By it's very nature rain is above freezing point and tends to thaw ice when it falls. Dodgy explanation from a guy used to dodgy decisions (as far as we see them without explanation).