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TL1997 : Peterborough v Walsall - The pitch markings have disappeared

taken 7 years ago, near to Stanground, Peterborough, England

Peterborough v Walsall - The pitch markings have disappeared
Peterborough v Walsall - The pitch markings have disappeared
See the match highlights here LinkExternal link
Football v The Beast from the East © Richard Humphrey

On Tuesday 27th February 2018, Peterborough United played Walsall in a re-arranged Football League 1 match, the Peterborough manager, Grant McCann having been sacked 2 days prior to this game after a string of mediocre performances.
Much of the country had been disrupted by freezing conditions and heavy snowfalls for several days and more was forecast this particular evening. The Peterborough area had escaped the heavy snow and the pitch had been covered for several days.
The match started with air temperatures of around -3 degrees C. and the ground staff reported the pitch would be playable until temperatures hit -5 degrees but they hadn't reckoned on the arrival of "The Beast from the East", the name given to this cold snap by tabloid newspapers and many sectors of the media.
Much of this match was played in a driving blizzard with snow gusting into the grandstands over the sparse crowd as well as covering the pitch. After 80 minutes and with Peterborough winning 2 - 1 the referee stopped the match as none of the pitch markings were visible.
He gave the club 5 minutes to clear all the pitch markings otherwise the match would have to be abandoned. Groundsmen, stewards and even players sprung into action and cleared the lines, see LinkExternal link When the match restarted Peterborough hung onto their slender lead and picked up a valuable 3 points in their quest for promotion.


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Geographical Context: Sport, Leisure Primary Subject: Football Ground other tags: The Beast From The East Snow Frost Peterborough United Crowd Grandstands Football Pitch Football Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Richard Humphrey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 27 February, 2018   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 4 March, 2018
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OSGB36: geotagged! TL 1932 9776 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:33.8757N 0:14.4662W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TL 1934 9772
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