Bearing in mind, the temperature overnight Friday, in Walsall, is forecast to be sub zero. Is anything being done to ensure that the pitch is protected to prevent another Walsall postponement ?
Am I right in think it is not usually cold temperatures alone that lead to games being called off? Isn't it more when there is heavy rain and then cold or snow (which I suppose is effectively the same thing)?
"The pitch was fit for purpose two seasons ago but the game was called off in light of your manager's reluctance to play".
Funny that, as I spent a few minutes talking to Parky at about 1.45pm in the car park at The Bescott that day. He was fuming that the game had been postponed and was blaming it on one strip of frozen pitch that had'nt been covered correctly at Walsalls ground staff unable to actually put their hot air blowers over the spot that was frozen.
He wasn't amused when I said "It's a bit parky, Parky".
To be fair their was a lot of frost and snow about on the local roads.
Oggy, Gravesend was bloody cold in January 1962 when a crowd of us Gravesend Tech. boys helped clear the pitch of snow so that the 'Fleet' could take on the mighty Sunderland in the 3rd. round of the Cup. I haven't been back for a while so perhaps the weather's improved! I've just realised as I wrote that, that's nearly 50 years ago.Oh dear, I'll have take one of me pills now and have a lie down.
Good advice, perhaps just a nip of the Talisker (and no pill!). But you're right about Walsall, Oggy. Saw us win in the Cup there (King Arthur and a Bob Curtis pen, I think) and it was absolutely freezing but the locals seemed to think they was pretty normal conditions.
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I predicted on CL six weeks ago that we will have 50 pts by Christmas. Jack Frost cannot do this to me us !!!
my mate emailed the club after seeing the forcast and also mentioned about 2 years ago.
Am I right in think it is not usually cold temperatures alone that lead to games being called off? Isn't it more when there is heavy rain and then cold or snow (which I suppose is effectively the same thing)?
To be honest, it will take a prolonged cold spell before whole pitches are frozen and games off.
Met Office says a low tonight in Wallsall of 0c. So thats fine.
d'Urso isn't the ref, in which case I expect it to be called off at 2.30 because one of the linos complained of cold toes.
"The pitch was fit for purpose two seasons ago but the game was called off in light of your manager's reluctance to play".
Funny that, as I spent a few minutes talking to Parky at about 1.45pm in the car park at The Bescott that day. He was fuming that the game had been postponed and was blaming it on one strip of frozen pitch that had'nt been covered correctly at Walsalls ground staff unable to actually put their hot air blowers over the spot that was frozen.
He wasn't amused when I said "It's a bit parky, Parky".
To be fair their was a lot of frost and snow about on the local roads.
Because it's the end of the world (or just seems like it ) :-)
After all you remember riding on trams to The Valley and Hans Jeppsen.
And don't forget to wash your pill down with a nip of something to warm your cockles, me old mate.
You know it'll do you good.
Good advice, perhaps just a nip of the Talisker (and no pill!). But you're right about Walsall, Oggy. Saw us win in the Cup there (King Arthur and a Bob Curtis pen, I think) and it was absolutely freezing but the locals seemed to think they was pretty normal conditions.