Procedure for Cancellation of Matches due to Unplayable Pitches

Home club Hon. Sec. MUST do as follows in the event of a game being cancelled the night before:

Request permission to cancel from Eddie Doyle on (085) 8887396.

Once permission is granted:

Contact away teams Hon. Sec. by telephone.

Contact the referee by telephone.

 This must be done no later than 9.30pm the night before the game.

Please ensure where possible that you actually speak to the person rather than just leaving a message (If you cannot get an answer on the phone send a text message as a last resort. If a text message is sent it must be copied to Eddie Doyle ).

Home club secretaries MUST do as follows In the event of a game being cancelled the day of a match:

Should you not call off a game the night before, please ensure that if you are doing a pitch inspection on the day of the game, that it is done no later than 2.5 hours before the game (e.g. 8.00am for a 10.30am kick off). If pitch is unplayable, request permission to cancel from Eddie Doyle on (085) 8887396.

Once permission is granted:

Immediately contact the opposition and the referee to stop them from travelling.

Should you feel that the pitch is playable after an inspection 2.5 hours before the game, any subsequent decision about possible cancellations MUST then be left to the referee.

Of course all this will only work if ALL club secretaries and referees have their telephones turned on and are available to take calls either the night before and/or early morning on the day of a fixture.

Last season we had some situations where the away teams/referees turned up to games that had been called off but had not been informed by the home club. Please ensure that this does not happen this season in the event of cancellations.

THE LEAGUE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INSIST ON AN INSPECTION OF ANY PITCH AT ANY TIME IN THE EVENT OF A CANCELLATION. THE COST OF THIS INSPECTION WILL BE BORNE BY THE HOME CLUB.