Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce was clearly disappointed at the decision to call off Saturday’s match between Fulham and Blackburn Rovers.
However, with referee Rob Styles deeming the pitch unplayable and “iron-hard” in places, Allardyce, upon inspecting the pitch himself, was in full agreement with the official.
“We’re extremely disappointed,” he said. “We were on the coach about 15 minutes away when we heard the news. There was a nice feel around the players today – we were looking confident and we’ve had a good week of preparation.
“Unfortunately since the covers came off, the pitch has now become unplayable. The safety of the players is always the most important thing I have to agree with Rob Styles – he is 100% correct in calling the game off. Had we tried to play this game the conditions would only have deteriorated.”
