NEWS had just filtered through that Notts County's match with Rotherham had fallen victim to the freezing weather at late notice.
But despite wearing a short T-shirt, albeit with body warmer, Dean Leacock emerged pitch-side, still sporting a smile.
Like his team-mates and manager, the central defender was desperate for the FA Cup second round replay to go ahead on Tuesday night.
But his laid back demeanour meant he was not going to get too upset about matters, it was not going to upset his rhythm, that's for sure.
However, his chilled out attitude should not be taken as someone who does not care.
Quite the opposite. This is a man who is loving every second of life at Meadow Lane in a Notts shirt.
And not the cold, the postponement or anything else is going to put Leacock into some of the darker places he has been in his footballing career in the last few years.
By his own admission, a long-term contract saw him take his eye off the ball somewhat while at Pride Park and when he was not a first-team regular, either out of favour under Paul Jewell or during spells with injury, he was not enjoying life.
After leaving Derby County by mutual consent and going a few months without playing a game, he began a stint at Leyton Orient at the start of this year.
From Premier League to an uncertain future, it was a strange situation for Leacock – but the opportunity at Meadow Lane with the Magpies has seen the fire re-ignited.
And for a player who does not even turn 29 until the end of the season, there is still time to get back to the top.
With Notts, he is certainly taking his chance.
Leacock has started all 21 league games this season, helping the Magpies to seventh and just one place and one point outside the play-off places ahead of tomorrow's visit of fourth-placed Brentford.
And, if anything, he is now relishing three home games in a week, with the replay rescheduled for Tuesday and sandwiched between home league matches against the Bees and then his former club Orient the Saturday before Christmas.
"It is going to be a busy, busy period for us but we will relish that," said Leacock.
"But we know the weather is not always great around Christmas time and you expect some games to be off, not just here but up and down the country."
Notts had gone five games without victory at home, despite clocking up a record 21 games unbeaten on the road.
But their last outing saw them topple Paulo Di Canio's Swindon Town on home soil, winning 1-0.
Leacock feels that victory, and clean sheet, is something they can really build on with a hat-trick of home matches in the space of a week.
The weather is expected to be fine for tomorrow, with no problems for the pitch.
Leacock said: "It was a monkey on our back, the home results.
"We probably weren't getting the results we deserved at home but to get that win against Swindon was good.
"We battled well and to come away with a 1-0 win was great for the club and keeps us in the mix and hopefully that can continue.
"On a personal level, it has been great just to be playing. There is a great bunch of lads here, the management are great too. They have all been brilliant for me.
"Just to be playing and enjoying football again has been really good for me.
"We have had a few disappointments at home but hopefully that win against Swindon can kick-start our season at Meadow Lane."
As for the Rotherham match being postponed, Leacock felt it was the right decision in the end by referee Darren Deadman, taken just 90 minutes before kick-off.
"Our preparation was done and to know it was off was very disappointing, but it is back on next Tuesday now so we just have to look to Brentford and hopefully get a good result in the league," he added.
"The ground staff tried to do everything they could and it was the last minute when it was called off so it was disappointing.
"We wanted to put on a good performance for the fans and get through to the next round.
"But the pitch wasn't in the best shape and it was quite slippery so the safety of the players, the referee and the linesman all came into play and maybe they did make the right choice.
"It was getting colder and when I was driving in it went down to minus two degrees and it was plus two degrees when I left my house.
"Rotherham travelled down and looked at it as well and felt it was the right decision.
"But you have to be prepared for that and now we move on to tomorrow's game and three matches in quick succession. I'm looking forward to them."