It’s very cold in Scotland
Freezing, isn’t it? The weather is really messing us around at the moment. One week it’s incredibly mild, like spring, and the next it’s back to being baltic. So cold you stay in the shower for an extra five minutes while you mentally prepare yourself to step back into the cold. So cold your face goes numb in the wind. It’s really cold.
Anyway this cold weather caused Scottish football side Cowdenbeath a bit of disruption, as they prepared to host Rangers in the cup. The pitch was frozen, with some parts much worse than others, but they desperately wanted the game to go ahead.
Officials at Cowdenbeath decided to drive a car onto the pitch to defrost the ground in the hope that it would ensure their clash with Rangers could go ahead.
Ground staff tried valiantly to warm a problem area on the frozen pitch using the vehicle’s exhaust, the Daily Record reports.
Alas, their efforts were in vain as the tie – which is set to make the league two a hefty chunk of cash – was postponed just three hours before kick-off.
It will now be contested on Wednesday, January 30, at 7.45pm – weather permitting.
Fans and staff at Cowdenbeath joined forces to try to save in the pitch ahead of the game, working hard all week to ensure that it was in the best possible state as temperatures in Scotland dropped hugely.
Premier Sports, who were due to broadcast the match, were already present on site when it was postponed, and pundit Chris Sutton was baffled by the use of the car.
After seeing the car drive onto the pitch, presenter Darrell Currie asked Sutton – who lives on a farm in Norfolk – “Chris, you’re a farmer … what are they trying to achieve here?!”
Sutton replied: “I don’t really know Darrell. It’s not a practice we use in Norfolk!”
