Andy J

FWIW its been snowily heavily here since whenever it started during the night. Forecast is for it too stay this way all day. Game Off.

Pah, you'll forget all about us when you get a semi final against one of the old firm. Good luck against St Mirren, we'll be cheering you boys on from a distance. Nice to see ya', to see ya' nice.

Good point well made

It does seem odd that Motherwell FC seem happy to spend 12K or whatever to get your balloon up to Inverurie to ensure that the game went ahead but is then quibbling about giving you guys refunds after originally saying they would. But frankly I still think there should be smallprint on the ticket saying that it is valid for whenever the game is played and that no refunds would be available. If we ever get this far in the cup again we will try to remember to add this onto the back of the ticket, but I'm not sure printers up here in this backwater can do double-sided yet.

No refunds were ever available for Locos fans, and frankly I'd have been embarrassed to ask for one. Thats the risk you take if you cant make the rescheduled date, sorry guys. All credit to MFC for trying to help out their own fans. If you could afford to pay most of the running costs for a hot air ballon to get the match on yesterday then I'm sure Motherwell can afford to give a few refunds instead. Got an unused ticket here for the home end which will go into a scrap book. Might be worth something one day.

not just the one. A couple of nice bright white flares kind of went with the snowbound pitch very well. All very christmassy.

Good luck in the next round guys and sorry about the weather messing it up for all of us. I'm happy that we didnt embarrass ourselves. For sure the pitch was a leveller, and you had more pace and skill than us, but for a bunch of part-timers I have to be happy that we didnt fold after going down after 90 seconds against your first choice team. (apart from Hughes obviously - presumably he was rested?) Oh well, the excitement was good while it lasted. Clachnacuddin on Saturday.

Apparently there's a Parks of Hamilton bus parked at the ground? Presumably that's your boys arrived safely?

Thats why we're waiting until 2035, global warming don't ya know. The central belt will be like a desert (if it isnt already ) Unless we build a stadium with a retractable roof . We do manage to get the occasional game on in September so could sometimes open it up if we oiled it enough.

Rory, stop winding these boys up - we might need Motherwell's vote when we apply for SFL membership in 2035.

Don't say that! Game is on.

There's always a chance! That snow shower's just stopped so we've had maybe 15 minutes snow in total today. Game on at the moment...

Yep, snow just started again......

I see your pic of the Mitchell's coo is on the beeb's site now - are they allowed to do that? I know this is a seriously stupid question, but IF the game went ahead tonight and IF (big time IF there) Locos got a draw, when would the replay be, Weds or Sat?

I'm in Kemnay at the moment (5 miles from Inverurie) and we've got a dusting of snow and thats all. Its been lying all morning and not really melting so must be just a fraction above freezing. Two brief snow showers earlier this morning but thats it. Not sure what that BBC article about road conditions up here is on about?