Yesterday evening Stirling Albion were due to play Dumbarton away with a kick off at 7.45pm. The club were informed by our team manager at 6pm that the referee had called the game off due to a strip of the pitch in front of the main stand being frozen.
The referee attended at the normal time match officials arrive to officiate a match but had to call the game off at 6pm when he found part of the pitch frozen and unplayable.
We immediately put this information out on the club’s media channels and informed the supporters’ club who were en route to the game.
The arrangements for an inspection are wholly a matter for the home team, the away team has no role to play, other than being advised if one has been arranged with the football authorities in advance of the match.
We have written to the SPFL expressing our discontent with our opponents handling of this situation, which caused inconvenience and cost to the team and our loyal travelling supporters.
We will communicate details through our usual channels once a date for the rearranged fixture has been agreed.
