A CCTV image of water being sprayed on to King’s Lynn Town’s pitch on 13 February [The Non-League Paper]<\/p>\n
A football club is being investigated over claims its sprinkler system was put on hours before a game was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.<\/p>\n
King’s Lynn Town were due to play South Shields in a 15:00 GMT kick-off on 14 February, but the Norfolk club announced the postponement a day before the match.<\/p>\n
An anonymous source has released CCTV footage of a sprinkler in operation at the ground at 10:38 GMT on the Friday.<\/p>\n
The club has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n
King’s Lynn Town play at The Walks [Getty Images]<\/p>\n
The Linnets, who are just four points above the relegation zone<\/a> in National League North, which is the sixth tier of English football, had injury problems ahead of the game against promotion-chasing South Shields.<\/p>\n Announcing the postponement, the club said: “Due to a high amount of rainfall and insufficient drainage, our pitch has too much sitting water and has become waterlogged.” <\/p>\n In a statement following the release of the CCTV image, the National League said it was “aware of the allegations and [is] conducting an investigation”.<\/p>\n The match has been rearranged as a midweek fixture, which means the North-East club will have to make the journey to The Walks for a 19:45 GMT kick-off on Tuesday, 17 March.<\/p>\n South Shields chairman, Geoff Thompson, told the BBC: “We are aware the matter is being investigated by the National League.<\/p>\n “We’ve also seen the evidence of the sprinkler system being on for a very considerable time in advance of the referee pitch inspection, which was conducted remotely via telephone with the match referee and hosted by the KLTFC groundsman.”<\/p>\n Follow Norfolk news on <\/em>BBC Sounds<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Facebook<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Instagram<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>X<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Football supporters warned after match misconduct<\/a><\/p>\n\n More stories
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