Isn't this the sort of thing that happens when paying peanuts in every department. Multiple times over the past few years we have had games off when most the country are playing. The groundsman will take the blame but I bet he's up against it every winter, no doubt he's short staffed and has a insufficient equipment.
The amount we have lost over the years in gate receipts must be massive, far in excess of the cost of one of those ground heaters that other clubs use.