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Pittenweem offered to reverse the fixture but this was declined.

Pittenweem Rovers v Bowhill Rovers - OFF!

Aye,Fife exec said they'd try this but where are they now they've done it....what's the point?

Pitch inspection at Leven. 12.00pm, apparently there's some doubt about Leven's pitch. Looked absolutely perfect at 6.00pm. Maybe the absence of rain and unseasonably warm weather between now and kick off time is going to cause it some problem.

Let's have a pitch inspection at 11.00 tomorrow Leven with representatives from all associations there and sort this out. The pitch is perfect at this minute, what's the issue Leven? Any objections? Come on sportsmen, let's see the sporting integrity from all parties.....lets havev a response, please......This stinks.....

Nah.....nae way this game's off. Has to be the appointed official that calls it off. Fafa and Fife exec said that because Leven have Ave been trying to get it off for 4 weeks because their boys are in Prague. Surely this can't be allowed. Come on FAFA, Kingdom AFAIK and Fife Executive....let's have some clarity.

Leven v Pittenweem should be a goodie. Just been in at kg5 on way home from work and the pitch is better than perfect! No rain between now and kick off......it'll be a cracker.

"The Rod" joined the forum this morning, I see..............hmmmmmm. Something smells fishy..............and it's not a Pittenweem fish!!!!!

I posted on this subject previously........... There was an issues raised as to whether a club would be covered if their designated (SAFA accredited) first aider was not present at any particular match, as would inevitably happen. If I remember correctly, the SAFA intimated that a Club would not be held liable if their designated first aider was not in attendance. It kind of prompts the question - why does someone need to be certified if that someone doesn't need to be there? I accept that it's an additional responsibility, but, if amateur referees were to have an accredited first aid certificate, then you are guaranteed to have a qualified person at every fixture, without exception. With this in mind, it's important to remember that referees are paid to officiate. I'm not suggesting that they should be out of pocket as a result - a couple of quid on their match fee over the course of the season and it's covered. There is, no doubt, countless reasons why the refereeing bodies would not entertain this but it seems a reasonably simplistic solution to me. I've no idea how many clubs this will affect, nationwide, but there must be hundreds (@ £160 a time). Say, as an arbitrary figure, there's 300 amateur clubs. That's £48k! I wonder how much the body that runs the course charges the SAFA.

Pittenweem Rovers v Dalgety Bay.........OFF. Pitch is like concrete.

Regardless of how many certified first aiders any particular club has registered, there will always potentially be the the scenario where none of them are in attendance at any one fixture. As posted previously, this could result in liabilitiy on the clubs part if the worst were to happen. Are we now faced with the prospect of games being postponed because no first aiders are available? The solution is simple. There must be a referee present for any fixture to take place. If it were compulsory for the referees to attend these courses then every FAFA fixture would be GUARANTEED to have a SAFA certified first aider in attendance. I concede that doing this would ultimately result in the referees' associations raising match fees but, there is always the argument that the people that receive payment in the amateur game might, at least, shoulder a small percentage of the operating costs that cash-strapped clubs are subjected to on an ongoing basis.

Dont know myself. Pretty sure it wont be at the Bay thou. I've text him to give someone up there a call so you at least know what the situation is. Thanks. Someone called last night to confirm.

Can someone from Dalgety Bay advise us where the game against Pittenweem is taking place, Sat 14/08/10, please? (Andy told us a couple of weeks ago that your usual park was unavailable due to a cricket fixture). Thanks.

Pittenweem 3 - 1 Windygates

Kirkcaldy v Pittenweem This match will now be played at Pittenweem, 6.30pm kick off. (Randolph unplayable).