Mark Crossley: ''Alex Rodman nearly broke his leg due to weather'

Mark Crossley has claimed that the decision to halt Saturday's League Two fixture between Notts County and Morecambe was correct as it was too dangerous to continue.

The game at Meadow Lane got as far as the 10-minute mark when referee Dean Whitestone decided to take the players off before calling off the game altogether.

Torrential rain, complete with heavy thunder and lightning, rendered the pitch unplayable, and Crossley believes it was the right call.

"It was unplayable," said Crossley. "Alex Rodman nearly broke his leg not because of a bad tackle but because the ball just stopped.

"It was getting pretty dangerous out there so he (the referee) definitely made the right call.

"I have encountered something like it before across the river when I was playing for Forest against Tottenham.

"But it wasn't rain, it was snow. Fifteen minutes in the snow just came from nowhere.

"Nobody could see the ball so that comes a pretty close second.

"It was unbelievable how much water came down and when the referee was bringing the players off I thought it was because the players were getting hurt by the hailstones.

"But seriously, it was ridiculous. And with the lightning and the forecast not indicating it would get better, the referee made the correct call."

The two clubs will meet on Monday to rearrange the fixture.

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