On Sunday, 22 December 2013 18:07:56 UTC, John Hall wrote:
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Lawrence Jenkins writes:

Mr Mitchell perhaps I over do it but footballers have far more

potential injuries to worry about than a hail shower. how far do we

take it though?



Stop playing because puddles have formed and someone might

drown. I'm sure the ref had a forecast from UKMO and risk

assessed the game beforehand.



But the ref said that he suspended play because the hail was so bad that

he couldn't see all of the players. So it seems that his decision had

nothing to do with H&S.

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Precisely. However it was still an over reaction and we all know that these things don't last that long however the journey home does.