Blackburn V Ipswich - Game Re-arranged

Blackburn were 1-0 up, with Ipswich down to 10 men, when their game was called off in the 80th minute due to the pitch becoming waterlogged.

The EFL have ruled the game needs to be replayed in its entirety. 
 

Seems unfair IMO. I’ve seen it somewhere suggested that the EFL could easily have allowed to result to stand. Surely that would have been a better outcome considering it would have likely been the result and the game continued.

50 minutes ago, 0wl18 said:

Blackburn were 1-0 up, with Ipswich down to 10 men, when their game was called off in the 80th minute due to the pitch becoming waterlogged.

 

The EFL have ruled the game needs to be replayed in its entirety. 
 

Seems unfair IMO. I’ve seen it somewhere suggested that the EFL could easily have allowed to result to stand. Surely that would have been a better outcome considering it would have likely been the result and the game continued.

 

Would it, though?

Yes they were down to 10 but 10minutes+ is a long time in football.

I get the argument and how it's unfair on Blackburn but the only options for me was;

To play out the last 10 - This can be seen as unfair as both sets of teams would be more 'fresh". Also seems silly to get all the fans back in for 10 minutes. 

Replay the whole game.

30 minutes ago, Skyline said:

Would it, though?

Yes they were down to 10 but 10minutes+ is a long time in football.

 

I get the argument and how it's unfair on Blackburn but the only options for me was;

 

To play out the last 10 - This can be seen as unfair as both sets of teams would be more 'fresh". Also seems silly to get all the fans back in for 10 minutes. 

 

Replay the whole game.

1-0 up, at home again 10 men, they’d have been 1/10 on with the bookies.

Its a much fairer outcome than starting the game from scratch.

I think it's unfair but it's such a rare event

Hard to account for such events really

1 hour ago, 0wl18 said:

1-0 up, at home again 10 men, they’d have been 1/10 on with the bookies.

 

Its a much fairer outcome than starting the game from scratch.

It is a much fairer outcome and I feel for Blackburn. In an ideal world they'd be given the win.

But whilst ever there's a chance of a team getting something from the game it's a tricky situation. 

It's a no brainer a football match is 90+ minutes long and that one wasn't .......if it was 0-0 when called off the result wouldn't have stood so why would it at 1-0..

Yep, absolutely had to be replayed. Only viable solution 

It has to be replayed. 

For a bit of extra context: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25328560#:~:text=Wigan were denied victory against,24th minute strike at Hillsborough.

Pretty sure we won the rematch too. 

14 minutes ago, SiJ said:

It has to be replayed. 

 

For a bit of extra context: 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25328560#:~:text=Wigan were denied victory against,24th minute strike at Hillsborough.

 

Pretty sure we won the rematch too. 

Don't remember that at all.

Anyway I've checked 11v11 website and looks like we got tonked 3-0 when it was replayed..... 

2 hours ago, SiJ said:

It has to be replayed. 

 

For a bit of extra context: 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25328560#:~:text=Wigan were denied victory against,24th minute strike at Hillsborough.

 

Pretty sure we won the rematch too. 

Remember that game. Absolutely hammered it down. Remember JJ making a slide tackle that went on for about 5 minutes, just before it was abandoned

Forgot we had 3 Johnson's in the same team. Think about a year or two before that we had 3 Jones' in the same team too.

There’d have been about 10 mins added on as well due to stoppages so in reality, 20 mins left to play. Correct decision.