If you thought Munster were unlucky against the All Blacks recently, spare a thought for non-league, almost-giantkillers Droylsden FC whose FA Cup 2nd Round tie versus League Two side Chesterfield today was abandoned at half-time due to fog. Droylsden were 1-0 up.
"At the end of the day if the ref was going to call it off he should have done that at the beginning," said Droylsden Manager slash Chairman David Pace. "He came into the dressing room and I said "give it 15 minutes" but he said he was calling it off straight away. To let us get 1-0 up in the FA Cup and then call it off is scandalous. It was a bit iffy at the start and if he had stopped the game when it was 0-0 then there is no argument, but to let us get 1-0 up and then call it off is ridiculous. If the roles had been reversed this would not have happened. If they had been 1-0 up then I don't think the game would have been called off."
Needless to say Chesterfield's manager welcomed the ref's decision. The fourth-tier outfit did not manage a shot on goal in the first 45 minutes. Perhaps they are still missing Caleb Folan - who was with the club from 2003-2007. With a lucrative place in the Third Round draw at stake, Droylsden may live to wonder what might have been. Get behind them for Tuesday night's replay! If more enticement is required, they do have an Irishman in their ranks - ex Irish U-21 International Colin Cryan
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