Ipswich fans chant ‘What’s going on?’ as they mock playing on in thick FOG at Oxford

Ipswich fans questioned the referee’s decision to continue play in thick fog in their clash at Oxford on Saturday.

The high-flying Tractor Boys lost 2-1 at Kassam Stadium at the weekend in appalling conditions where players and fans could barely see.

And the visiting support posted a video on social media of the ‘ridiculous’ situation while repeatedly chanting ‘what’s going on?’

Ipswich fans mocked the decision to play on in thick fog at Oxford on Saturday (above)

Social media video (above) showed the extent of the murky conditions at Kassam Stadium.

The images on TikTok, which already have more than 50,000 likes, show the camera panning from one side of the pitch to the other with no players, the referee or the ball visible despite all the lights being on.

Both managers agreed that the game should have been called off, insisting that neither team could see the ball in the murky conditions.

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna said: “At the end of the game, in my opinion, it was not right to play. We couldn’t see the ball, we couldn’t see the side lines, the players were saying they couldn’t see the ball down the pitch. At that stage, the game was a bit ridiculous.

Oxford’s Karl Robinson added: “If we’re being totally honest, the game probably should have been called off, but if it had, we would have had a point.”

Both managers agreed that the match should have been called off by referee Bobby Madden.

Hosts Oxford won 2-1 thanks to a late goal from long range by midfielder Cameron Brannagan

“Once they realized that if play was called off, the result would stand and that might not be good enough for them to finish in the top two, they wanted to continue. From my point of view, maybe it was the wrong decision that ended up being the right decision.’

Referee Bobby Madden had informed both managers that if the game was abandoned after the 75th minute, the result (at the time, 1–1) would stand.

Home midfielder Cameron Brannagan scored a late long-range effort to secure all three points for the Yellows, and Ipswich goalkeeper Christian Walton was likely to miss.

The result leaves promotion-chasing Ipswich in third place, seven points behind Sheffield Wednesday in the automatic promotion slots, while Oxford move up to tenth, eight points out of the play-offs.