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Gretna Match to be played on Thursday |
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Wednesday, 05 March 2008 |
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 Gretna and United have been told they must play their twice-postponed Clydesdale Bank Premier League game on Thursday at Fir Park.
Scottish Premier League officials made the decision on Tuesday afternoon after talks with both clubs.
However Gretna had hoped to postpone the match to a later date and will be concerned that the Fir Park pitch will not have sufficient time to recover from the recent heavy rain and snow which has left it "spongy" and unplayable.
An initial effort to have the game played on Saturday failed due to a waterlogged surface.
The game was rescheduled for Tuesday night, but Monday's snow put it in doubt. A mid-morning inspection was inconclusive, but a second inspection at 1pm saw referee Brian Winter call off the match.
Gretna and landlords Motherwell called for the problematic pitch to be left for a week, to give the Fir Park groundsman time to carry out repairs, but United wanted the game played on Wednesday. |
