Any relief weather weary Londoners might have had about sitting in the pub for a tasty football match are well and truly scuppered as game after game is called off due to the cold snap.
Many ties are being cancelled not due to frozen pitches rather safety issues affecting fans around the grounds and concerns about transport.
Several London grounds have cancelled games and the brave souls planning on following their side away from home are finding the going tough as delays hit rails and roads.
In West London Fullam fans will miss out on a clash with bottom-boys Portsmouth that could closed the gap on a top eight that are starting pull away.
As well as having no under soil heating, Fulham were concerned that conditions around Craven Cottage were too dangerous for fans.
A club statement read:
"Saturday's fixture against Portsmouth has been postponed due to the adverse weather conditions which are not expected to improve over the next 24 hours.
The safety of supporters is of paramount importance and following an inspection of the areas surrounding Craven Cottage on Friday morning it was deemed unsafe for fans to travel."
Wenger not impressed by 'culture of fear
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he understands the reasons for the postponements, but added:
"Personally, I only know the inside of the stadiums — I don't know the surroundings well enough but I must say it is the price we pay for living in a society with 100 per cent security. Nobody accepts any risk any more and everybody is always guided by fear.
If one of 60,000 people has an accident, you feel very guilty and nobody accepts anymore that the slightest insecurity could exist in our society and that is why the games are postponed when there is no real need for it."
Wenger has also argued about fairness that clubs could be at a disadvantage due to fixture congestion while others are fresher, "should the whole day be re-scheduled?" he asked.
The sports director of Norwegian club Rosenberg, who play some games at minus 10C, said today he could not understand why English matches were being called off.
Arsenal can still close the gap at the top of table to a single point with their game against Everton on subdual.
The Gunners game-in-hand over the title chasers was cancelled hours before kick-off on Wednesday. The club has offered refunds to the 400 fans that traveled from Bolton.
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Queens Park Rangers clash with Plymouth is off after an inspection of the surrounding areas by the Club, local authorities and police on this morning, a decision was taken to postpone the fixture.
As is Reading v Newcastle and Watford v Sheff Utd.
In League One: Charlton v Hartlepool, MK Dons v Swindon and Gillingham v Tranmere is off.
Fans will have to cancel their trip to the south coast for Brighton v Brentford.
Oldham v Leyton Orient and Carlisle v Millwall is also postponed.
In League Two Dagenham & Redbridge fans are spared a long journey to Torquay and Shrewsbury v Barnet is off.
