It was raining sideways on the M62 above Huddersfield on Friday. It is the self-proclaimed highest motorway in Britain and at 9.30am nobody would have needed any convincing.
An hour later on Leeds Road — about half a mile from where Huddersfield Town will host Newcastle tomorrow lunchtime — the old folk were playing bowls at the club's training ground.
In this part of Yorkshire, it takes more than a rain shower or promotion to the Premier League to stop play.
Huddersfield have shared their Canalside training ground with the public since they bought the site from ICI in 2010.