Notts County fans were subjected to a wasted journey to AFC Fylde after their National League clash was postponed just under two hours before kick-off.
Fylde announced the game had been called off after a pitch inspection was carried out in which the referee deemed the surface unplayable.
Some Magpies fans were already close to arriving at the Mill Farm stadium when the news broke with some arranging time off work to travel as Neal Ardley's side hoped to make it 10 games umbeaten.
The team had also began its pre-match preparations at a hotel in Preston when they were informed the game would not be going ahead.
AFC Fylde had informed fans that an inspection would be taking place on their Twitter account and immediately placed the game in doubt by admitting “it did not look good”.
The postponement was a result of heavy rain which has battered the north west in the last 24 hours, but Notts fans have criticised the decision not to hold an earlier inspection.
The game will now have to be arranged for a second time after it had been moved because of both sides’ involvement in the FA Trophy.
