Today’s League Two fixture against Morecambe at Rodney Parade has unfortunately been postponed due to an unplayable pitch.
The referee inspected the pitch at 10am this morning but it was agreed to hold a further inspection at 12pm to give the pitch further time to recover from the frost.
Unfortunately, despite the efforts of the groundstaff to clear the remaining snow covering, plus the natural thawing of the pitch, the referee still felt that certain sections were still too hard.
It was not a view shared by club officials who felt the pitch was playable.
To clarify, the stadium was unable to put covers down after the game against AFC Wimbledon on Thursday night. By the time the game had finished, the severe drop in temperature during the game meant heavy frost was already in the ground and the pitch was frozen.
By putting covers on it would have trapped the frost in the ground rather than allow the forecasted rise in temperature and impending rain to thaw the pitch naturally.
The club would like to apologise to supporters for the late postponement, but we did everything possible to play the fixture.
Details of the rearranged fixture will be communicated as soon as agreed.
All match tickets purchased for this game will remain valid for the rearranged date. Season Tickets will also remain valid for the re-arranged fixture.
If you have purchased a match ticket for this fixture, please wait for the re-arranged date to be confirmed, after which point if you still require a refund, please email ticket.office@newport-county.co.uk with proof of purchase and a member of the team will contact you at the earliest opportunity.
All refund requests must be submitted and processed before kick-off of the re-arranged fixture.
