Quote Originally Posted by dml1954 View Post
It amuses me that some people are still defending the indefensible, in spite of all the available evidence. Makes me wonder what agenda they have. In adverse weather at City stadium, I have seen at least 8-10 ground staff on the pitch at half time forking the pitch and replacing divots. City's pitch is also raised above the level of the surrounding terraces, so any surface water easily drains off, although the people in the first few rows might get wet feet.
You actually count how many ground staff are out on the pitch when the weather is poor? Let's think about this for a moment, If poor weather is forecast, then a club can pull in the staff in order to be prepared for what is likely to come. A bit like bringing in extra staff at the bars and food places if there's a larger than average crowd. Thing is, that downpour wasn't forecast. If those grounds people had been employed by City, at our stadium, under the same circumstances, then you would be telling everyone that you had never seen such incredible sweeping action since the days of Franz Beckenbauer . Did Rotherham pull a few strokes? (pun intended) Yeah, probably. I can understand why people are unhappy about it, i'm not, it's fair game if you can get away with it, and i'd expect our club to do the same if we were ever in that position.