Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle Postponed

The surface was already heavy and damaged following the Tuesday night cup replay against Hearts. Attempts to make it fit for the Gretna cup game twenty four hours later failed and that match became a casualty to the wet weather.

A wet Fir Park

Since that time there has been a succession of weather warnings from the Met Office in which they forecast an unpleasant time for much of the country. Motherwell was subjected to strong winds carrying steady rain for the last few days of the week and, unfortunately, the boffins called it accurately.

Many locals had expected the postponement to be announced on Friday but there was always the hope that conditions would ease as Saturday approached. The decision to hold an early morning inspection was sensible and as a result it is hoped that no one started a wasted journey.

The SPL now have another fixture to fit into an already crowded programme and the ground staff at Fir Park can concentrate on trying to get the pitch into a useable state for the next scheduled game - the rearranged meeting with Celtic on Wednesday 30 February.

The decision that the SFA took a few days ago to allow Gretna to move their cup tie from its original slot at Fir Park this coming Monday to Palmerston looks more sensible with every drop of rain.