Gartcairn hit by late call-off at Largs Thistle, but boss has no issue over 'frosty' pitch

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Gartcairn boss Mick Dunlop has no problem with a call-off of Saturday’s West of Scotland Premier League clash at Largs Thistle – but the Airdrie side were there when it happened.Dunlop isn’t pointing any fingers over the late postponement, and says it was absolutely the right decision, but wishes the call had come sooner.Gartcairn have only played three times since November 18, and Dunlop will now turn his attention to the visit of fourth-placed Benburb on Saturday.Dunlop said: “The only problem was we were away down there.

We were just about to come out for the warm-up.“Don’t get me wrong, it definitely should be off. When we arrived, one side of the pitch...

I’m not saying it was frozen, but it was still white, because they have an enclosure that runs along one side of it.“At the end of the day the most important thing is player safety, and I have no issue with that, the referee made that decision.“There’s no griping from me, but it would have been better if it had been called off earlier in the day.“These things happen, sometimes.

Everybody’s keen to play the match, including ourselves, because in four or five weeks we’ve hardly played a game.“Largs are probably similar, but it can’t be helped.“We’ll be back in this week, working hard at training, to prepare for Benburb on Saturday.“Benburb have been excellent this season, they’re sitting fourth after the weekend results, but they’ve always been in the top five or six.“We’ve had our battles with them last season, both of us got promoted, so they are a very difficult team to play against and we’ll expect the exact same again.”Gartcairn are ninth in the top flight, having picked up six wins, two draws and seven defeats so far.They are within five points of the top four