SAW POINT
Hull clash with Birmingham bizarrely delayed as goals are to BIG with staff forced to SAW two inches off posts
HULL'S Championship clash with Birmingham was delayed because the goals were TOO BIG.
In bizarre scenes officials had to SAW two inches off the posts to make them the right size.
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Kick off was delayed by 20 minutes as staff scrambled to fix the problem.
It's believed the posts were two inches taller than the permitted eight feet.
The goal line technology, as well as the posts, also had to be readjusted before the game finally got underway.
It's the second week in a row that the Championship has had sizing issues with goal posts.
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Last Saturday Cardiff won 3-1 at Wigan - but the game was played with one of the goals two inches bigger than the other.
On that occasion the game was delayed for seven minutes over the crossbar issue.
In the end play continued with the two goals different sizes.
But at Hull the problem was spotted before kick off and could therefore be sorted.
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The action in the bottom of the table clash did eventually get underway at just after 3.20pm.
Hosts Hull went into the game just two places above the drop zone, with Birmingham only two spots ahead of the Tigers.
It was the second game of the day to be delayed with the Premier League clash between Leeds and Arsenal suspended for 40 minutes because of a power cut.
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