Peterhead manager Jim McInally was frustrated following the abandonment of Saturday’s game against Forfar.
The Blue Toon’s clash with the Loons at Balmoor was called off after half an hour due to strong winds as a result of Storm Ciara.
The Buchan outfit pushed for the fixture to be postponed on Friday due to weather forecasts predicting winds of 60mph.
However, Peterhead’s concerns were dismissed by the SPFL and despite the strong gusts during the pre-match warm-up referee Steven Reid chose to start the game.
Although the wind didn’t appear to have increased in strength, the whistler then abandoned the match after half an hour following consultation with McInally and Forfar counterpart Stuart Malcolm.
Blue Toon boss McInally, right, refused to blame Reid and said: “We’re just frustrated because we flagged up to the SPFL on Friday what the forecast was going to be like.
“Nobody seems to listen and it’s just been a wasted day. We actually stopped our Central Belt players coming up on Friday night to stay over because we knew the game wouldn’t finish.
“I don’t blame the referee because, as soon as the information we gave them (SPFL) is discarded, the referee has to come up here and it’s then put on him to make the decision.
“It was clear the wind was going to get worse as the day went on.
“We spoke to the referee before the game because in the warm-up Greg Fleming took a kick which went back over his bar.
“I’m not blaming the referee, I’m blaming the SPFL because they treated us with total contempt and disregard.
“We flagged it up to them on Friday and now both clubs have lost money as a result of what’s happened.”
In the 30 minutes of action, Peterhead, playing into the wind, had the best two opportunities.
Paddy Boyle’s cross-cum-shot was tipped over by Forfar keeper Marc McCallum and Derek Lyle slipped when totally free in the box.
McInally thought once the game had started it may be allowed to continue for longer.
He added: “We thought after half an hour we were doing well playing against the wind.
“We actually got into a few decent positions and got forward a few times. Once we’d reached the half-hour mark I thought he would carry on for longer.
“But there was a corner where the ball kept moving and he cited that as the reason.
“I don’t blame the referee as he’s been put in a difficult position and it’s a position he shouldn’t have been put in.”