Gordon Chisholm is urging the football authorities to look at introducing wind speed limits after surviving Saturday's howler in Dingwall.

The Queen of the South manager is no stranger to windy conditions having shadowed Neale Cooper as County assistant for several years. But Chisholm, despite seeing his league leaders weather the storm for a valuable three points, believes it is time to take a hard look at rules for postponements.

Had Chisholm been speaking after a costly defeat, his words might have sounded like sour grapes. As it was, they carried all the more weight after a victory secured by Stephen Dobbie and Michael McGowan - and those views were backed by Derek Adams, Chisholm's County counterpart.

"We knew it was going to be difficult up here whatever the weather but conditions were horrendous and we've got to look at whether games should be called off in conditions like these," Chisholm said. "My players were first-class but you have to ask if supporters are being short-changed. Our lads adapted and worked really hard, but it wasn't a day for silky football and I think the only two bits of quality on show were the goals.

"We were disappointed last time we played County to be labelled a lucky team. You certainly don't get to the top of the league by being lucky. Today was about character and teamwork, but it certainly wasn't a day for football."

Chisholm had special praise for the Queens' supporters who travelled much of the length of the country to cheer on their team in the miserable conditions. "We're sitting on top of the league and we had a bad result last week, so it was important to give the crowd we had up with us something to be proud of," he said. "Given the way the weather's been and the conditions that everybody knew we'd experience, it was great credit to the fans to travel as they did.

Adams felt aggrieved at the outcome which halted a run of four victories. He said: "There was much talk before the game about whether the match was going to be on or off. You saw in the first half how the ball was running and I don't think that football should be played in conditions like that.

"It was the same for both sides, but it's not conducive to good football."