MATCH OFF: Halifax Town P-P Hartlepool United – Dave Challinor reacts to frozen pitch postponement

The game was set to kick-off at 3pm this afternoon as second placed Pools looked to make it four league wins in a row but a spell of bad weather and sub-zero temperatures in Halifax mean a pitch inspection took place at 9am on Saturday morning.

And the surface at The Shay was deemed unplayable shortly afterwards.

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