‘Dock them points’:
‘Dock them points’: Cardiff City fans react to Derby County match postponement
HITC
Monday 19th March 2018
Cardiff City fans have taken to Twitter to vent their frustration at the decision to postpone their clash with Derby County, despite there being little snow around the Pride Park area.
The game was called off around four hours prior to kick-off due to health and safety reasons, with areas of the city of Derby said to be a potential hazard to fans travelling to the game.
Cardiff boss Neil Warnock labelled the decision a disgrace, while utility man Greg Halford also stoked the fires by taking a photo of a clear-looking route outside Pride Park and displaying it on Twitter with a subtle dig.
The frustration from the Bluebirds is evident, as they came in to the encounter having won their last seven Championship games in succession, and would have been buoyed by Aston Villa and Fulham’s failure to win on Saturday.
Moreover, Derby were seemingly down to the bare bones in the midfield area, what with Joe Ledley, George Thorne and Tom Huddlestone ruled out of action, while top scorer Matej Vydra was a doubt.
Tom Huddleston of Derby County is shown a red card during the Sky Bet Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Derby County at City Ground on March 11, 2018 in Nottingham, England.
The Rams have won just one of their last nine league games, so Cardiff couldn’t have picked a better time to face them.
It’s unknown how much influence Derby, the club, had on the decision to postpone the fixture, but for boss Gary Rowett it’s a chance to regroup during the international break.
Young Cardiff City fans pose with the mascot prior to The Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Cardiff City and Manchester City on January 28, 2018 in Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Cardiff, meanwhile, will look at it as a missed opportunity to put ten points between them and third-placed Fulham following the Cottagers’ 2-2 draw with West London rivals Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.
Derby said on their website:
'Derby County’s Sky Bet Championship fixture at home to Cardiff City this afternoon has been postponed'.
Following persistent heavy snowfall in Derby overnight, the surrounding areas at Pride Park Stadium have been left in an unsafe condition for supporters, staff and officials'.
Taking to Twitter, supporters of the Welsh club were furious, especially those who had safely travelled to Derby, and some have demanded the EFL take action against the playoff hopefuls.
Dock them points will save them being embarrassed by dropping out altogether at least they'll have an excuse then
— Ryan Powell (@rd_powell) March 18, 2018
Because they've got injuries lol
— CL (@callumcrazepro3) March 18, 2018
Funny how derby only had 10 for first team players train on Friday as well.
— pompeybluebird (@pompeybluebird) March 18, 2018
Surely the FA Got to step in here. We all know its because they got injuries. Shocking
— Kyle (@Brana2010) March 18, 2018
They call it of because of injuries look at our injuries hope to god we give them a hiding next time round
— matthew hams (@matthewhams93) March 18, 2018
They should points deducted for this bottle jobs
— Alison Lineker (@AlieNFFClineker) March 18, 2018
Absolutely shocking decision @fa and @EFL need to look at it very closely
— Andy Johnson (@AndyJohnson9511) March 18, 2018
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