Hearts accuse Brines
Despite the generous expenses paid by the SFA and SPL Brines arrived at Dingwall between 1pm and 1.30pm and quickly called the game off due to water-logging.
The circumstances are very similar to those suffered by Celtic in April 2010 when Craig Thomson called off a match at Inverness Caley Thistle with water-logging again the problem.
Hearts managing director David Southern said: “My understanding is the referee arrived at the ground between one o’clock and half past one.
“Given the rain that has fallen across the country, would it not have been more prudent for the referee to have been here mid-morning or early morning?
“A number of fans, not just Hearts fans but Ross County fans, have travelled from far and wide.
“We have supporters clubs in Manchester, Leeds, York and London that travel for this game and it does defy belief in some ways that we can actually have a game in the most northerly point of professional league football called off just one hour before kick-off.”
Ross County have offered to pay for the travel of Hearts fans going to the rescheduled match but that hardly addresses the problem.
With the highlands just a three hour drive from the central belt it shouldn’t be beyond the authorities to ensure that match officials are available at any time on match days to carry out a pitch inspection.
Making a decision on the condition of the pitch at 10am would have saved a number of Hearts fans from a wasted journey and given the impression that Scottish football is a professional thinking business.
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