Source: Telegraph
Arsenal's Arsene Wenger questions Premier League postponements
Arsenal were denied the chance to close the gap on Premier League leaders Chelsea down to just one point when their midweek fixture against struggling Bolton was called off just hours before kick-off due to the extreme weather conditions around the Emirates Stadium. [LNB]While the pitch itself, which like most top-flight clubs has under soil heating, may have been playable, the area around the state-of-the-art 60,000-seater venue had become treacherous. [LNB] Related ArticlesWeather hits sport: full list of postponementsLiverpool-Spurs match postponedFive Premier League fixtures postponedPatrick Vieira completes Man City moveArsenal Transfer TalkMan City and Arsenal help the agedThe police also expressed concerns for supporters travelling to and from the stadium. [LNB]Wenger can understand the reasons behind such decisions, and is hoping tomorrow's clash with Everton goes ahead. [LNB]"Personally I know only the inside of the stadiums - I don't know the surroundings well enough, but I must say it is the price we pay for living in a society where everybody wants 100 per cent security," he said. [LNB]"Nobody accepts any risk any more and everybody is always guided by fear. [LNB]"If one of 60,000 people has an accident, you feel very guilty and nobody accepts anymore that the slightest insecurity could exist in our society and that is why the games are postponed when there is no real need for it." [LNB]Wenger believes should more fixtures fall to the weather, then perhaps the authorities may consider cancelling all the other matches, so as to keep a sense of fair play. [LNB]He said: "The question you can ask is, for the fairness of the Premier League, if there are two or three games postponed, should the whole day be re-scheduled? [LNB]"Because if you play one team now who fights not to go down, and you play them again in May when they are already safe or already down, it is not the same game. [LNB]"That is where you can argue it is not fair sometimes for the competition." [LNB][LNB]
