This hat represents snow which has put paid to much of the UK's football programme today including Pompey's game at Fratton Park against Scunthorpe United.
Quite a few games did go ahead in The Championship today, including Ipswich Town 3-0 Leicester City at Portman Road. The lines were painted blue, the yellow ball wasn't bright enough and had to be replaced with an orange one and the groundstaff had to clear snow at half-time and during a break in the second half. Amazing.
Brought back memories of Pompey's farcical game in the 2002-03 season against Leicester City at Fratton Park when there was enough water on the pitch to launch a battleship in to.
Interestingly both games were being played live in front of the Sky TV cameras...ummm, surelay Sky didn't influence the decision to play today did they?
To 'celebrate' the hardy nature of British football fans here is a picture from the 1969-70 Topical Times Football Book showing fans in the snow at Hillsborough:
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