SPL Weather watch

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Will our game against Motherwell go ahead?

 

The Lanarkshire club have called in plumbers to try and fix the problem at Fir Park and are hopeful their Boxing Day tie will go ahead.

 

Plumbers are currently at Motherwell's Fir Park to fix burst pipes and leaks caused by the freezing temperatures which have gripped Scotland for several weeks. The Lanarkshire club are due to host Rangers on Boxing Day, in a match which is likely to attract a bumper crowd.

 

A Motherwell spokesman told STV on Thursday the club were optimistic the fixture would still go ahead, despite similar problems causing postponements at other SPL grounds of late.

 

The playing surface at Fir Park remains playable, with the managerless club having hosted Hearts on December 14. Recent snowfall has also been cleared from the pitch in preperation for Sunday's game.

 

Rangers' home game with St Mirren on December 18 was called off because of burst pipes at Ibrox caused by the big freeze, while Hamilton have also had to postpone fixtures because of a fault in their undersoil heating system.

 

Fears the Old Firm derby on January 2 may be postponed because of the problems at Ibrox however have been played down by Rangers, who insist the game will go ahead as planned unless there is a significant and more severe dip in temperatures between now and the match.

 

The adverse weather has played havoc with the Scottish football fixture calendar, with a raft of call offs meaning some teams haven't tasted action since mid-November.

 

http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/motherwell/217041-motherwell-optimistic-rangers-game-will-go-ahead-despite-burst-pipes/