DISAPPOINTED Notts County fans have blamed Wrexham AFC's new Hollywood owners for the pitch freezing at The Racecourse.
Wrexham's home match against the Magpies due to be played tomorrow has been postponed due to the cold snap.
The National League fixture would have been televised live by BT Sport.
A club statement read: "Tomorrow evening's game with Notts County in the Vanarama National League has unfortunately been called off due to the weather.
"Following every effort by the groundsmen, the game was called off by a referee this afternoon due to a frozen pitch.
Disappointed Notts County fans have vented their frustration on Facebook and Twitter.
And, in the spirit of football banter, have questioned why millionaires Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds couldn't protect the pitch from the elements in their first week as owners.
Some posted GIFs of Deadpool holding is head in his hands or Ryan Reynolds giving a knowing smile to the camera.
Stuart Hardy said on Facebook: "Wouldn't you have thought that with new owners willing to put £2 million pounds into the club they could have spent some of that on better protection for the pitch seeing as its such a big game for both teams and on TV. I think they must have seen the Notts game midweek and are running scared!"
Adam Baker Carpets tweeted: "Ryan Reynolds doesn’t want to lose his first game as new owner huh... Face with raised eyebrow."
Steven Atkins tweeted: "Deadpool needs to sort that pitch out ASAP."
Again on Facebook, Nev Mellors said: "They're doing this on purpose. They're using any possible reason to postpone the game until we have such a fixture backlog that we either cannot fulfil the games, or our squad will be so knackered that it will be a lot simpler to play us. This is outrageous! For the avoidance of doubt, I mean all the teams in the division, not just Wrexham."
But other fans defended Wrexham, agreeing there was little that could be done in the face of freezing temperatures.
Sally Brealey said: "Read their site. The covers they have go to -4 and it's been -7 there and not supposed to go above freezing. Gutted but you can't just unfrost a pitch."
Ryan Reynolds is best known for playing the Marvel anti-hero Deadpool. But the "Merc with a Mouths" powers are an accelerated healing factor and...being annoying. He leaves the weather control to fellow mutants Storm and Iceman.
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Everybody too scared to play us these days.... and rightly so.
Rich Randall
Very early to rule the pitch unplayable, don't you think?
Hmmmm..... Just sounds dodgy.
Sally Brealey
Read their site. The covers they have go to -4 and it's been -7 there and not supposed to go above freezing. Gutted but you can't just unfrost a pitch
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