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Gabriel McKay

Brian Rice makes technology plea but Hamilton manager isn't talking about VAR

Hamilton manager Brian Rice wants to see a "wind meter" introduced to have matches postponed if it's too blustery to play football.

Storm Ciara saw a number of Scottish Cup ties played in difficult conditions, with television viewers barely able to see Falkirk vs Hearts on Saturday night.

Earlier that day Aberdeen and Kilmarnock battled with the wind at Pittodrie, while Celtic faced similar issues at Clyde on Sunday.

Rice said: "I can't believe in this day and age where we have goalline technology, VAR, all these tools to improve the game and we don't have a wind meter.

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"I have said it for 15 years. The worst conditions you can ever play in is the wind and I think it has been proven.

"There must be a wind meter, something we can use because it just destroys the game.

"The players don't like it, the fans won't come out in it, the game is a lottery.

"I was at the Hibs game. A complete farce.

"Fair play to the two teams trying to make a go of it and to the fans for turning up in horrendous conditions. Falkirk versus Hearts on Saturday night was the same and I believe Clyde versus Celtic was the same.

"In this day and age surely we can come up with something."

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