CHRIS Wilder admitted he did not think Saturday’s game would go ahead when he stood pitchside 90 minutes before kick-off.

As shown by David Fleming’s picture, a sodden pitch looked like it would stop a true roll of the ball, but referee Phillip Gibbs deemed it safe – and he was right.

“I thought it was going to be called off,” Wilder said.

“But fair play to the referee who handled the conditions and both sets of players very well.

“I just thought that with all things considered it was a good, entertaining game.”