I'd almost made it to Borehamwood by the time I found out, gutted
Surely they could have worked out the pitch was unplayable sooner.
Plus there was no recorded message on the arsenal fixture phone number to say it was cancelled.
Leeds confirm referee's late decision :
Leeds Carnegie Ladies suffered the frustration of yet another postponed game, as their fifth round FA Women’s cup tie against holders Arsenal was called off because of a frozen pitch – 90 minutes before kick-off, and with the team just five minutes away from the ground.
The tie will now be played next Sunday, 7 February, meaning that the team will have had only two games before their all-important Premier League Cup Final.
“It’s something we could do without, but we’re getting used to it this season,” said Leeds manager Rick Passmoor. “This is the third time this season that we’ve had games called off after overnight stays.
“Both teams were ready to play, the pitch looked in good condition and the groundstaff had worked wonders on it after yesterday’s game. But the referee decided that the pitch was frozen, it was his decision and that was that.
Earlier in the day, the reserves league game at Blackburn Rovers had also been called off due to a frozen pitch.
http://www.leedscarnegieladies.com/2010/both-games-off-this-weekend.html
