@Peter_Pedant
//the cost of abandoning the match is three mill - er that is £3m//
I guess a lot of far East bookmakers will be fuming, as well.
Which makes me wonder: what sort of odds could anyone expect to get on "match postponed"?
It was postponed, as opposed to abandoned, wasn't it? Somebody said the end of the season was reduced to farce, with the final match played after the formal handover of the trophy and the victory celebrations. Strictly speaking, the match *could* have been abandoned, as irrelevant to the league results except I guess there was too much money to be made by going ahead, not to mention spoiling the fans enjoyment of the spectacle, albeit at cost to them.
Final tweaks to league points standings, goal difference(s), cards issued, red/yellow cards, match bans to be carried over (do they?) were all that were at stake, if you disregard the gambling.