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current state of valley pitch?? *Ref confirms pitch is playable*

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  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,505
    Still bright sunshine in Greenwich.
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,214
    Right setting off now and hoping for no more dramas. When Barnsley was called off I ended up spending the afternoon in Ikea.
  • MOBY DUCK
    MOBY DUCK Posts: 196
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  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,286
    That does'nt look too dry to me. Fingers crossed it doe'nt rain.
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,135
    Is that today?
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,868
    ken_shabby said:

    That does'nt look too dry to me. Fingers crossed it doe'nt rain.

    Uncross those fingers the second the first Birmingham goal goes in!
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,868
    Also I must say for a pitch that's had all of the work put in in terms of covering etc the pitch looks awful... It is 100% none of the ground staffs fault as it's obviously a serious drainage issue.

    Just to clarify I'm not blaming anyone just sayin it's really concerning that with 0 rainfall on it presumably since Oxford? That basically nothing has drained away...
  • Viewfinder
    Viewfinder Posts: 4,916
    edited February 2014
    Looks horrible.
  • Samhall1986
    Samhall1986 Posts: 103
    Never seen a pitch look so bad! I'm staying in that pitch isn't going to get through 90 mins waste of a journey
  • Yann897
    Yann897 Posts: 1,530
    Samhall1986 said:

    Never seen a pitch look so bad! I'm staying in that pitch isn't going to get through 90 mins waste of a journey

    Of course it will , it was worse at Oxford Brighton and shef wed

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  • AdamAddick
    AdamAddick Posts: 953
    Doesnt look that bad from this angle
  • mickc
    mickc Posts: 573
    Viewfinder said:

    Looks horrible.


    Not with lady mud wrestlers on it.

    First round Bubbles v Desire.

  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    If those pictures are today then that is awful. The water table must be so high.

    I thought the tent wasn't coming off until 130 though so perhaps they are old.
  • boogica
    boogica Posts: 2,321
    The pitch looks terrible if we get a downpour cant see it going the distance?
  • Themightyath2
    Themightyath2 Posts: 933
    I'm sat by Charlton Park & it's raining!!!! :-(
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Blues badge on the "big" screen.
  • sseaddick
    sseaddick Posts: 113
    Huskaris said:

    Also I must say for a pitch that's had all of the work put in in terms of covering etc the pitch looks awful... It is 100% none of the ground staffs fault as it's obviously a serious drainage issue.

    Just to clarify I'm not blaming anyone just sayin it's really concerning that with 0 rainfall on it presumably since Oxford? That basically nothing has drained away...

    Quote from the fans forum meeting.

    The Valley Pitch
    SB explained the historic nature of the drainage issues on the pitch. The lateral drains under the pitch are supposed to be replaced every five years. This was last completed in 1998. The longitudinal drains appear to have silted up and could not be located when inspected by Sports Turf Research Institute. The path of rainwater into main sewer was apparently obstructed by building work, possibly in 2003. Over a period of time, pitch has degraded and there were other financial priorities in years gone by, which means that the issue will now need to be addressed in the off-season.

    So as I understand there is no where for the water to go, hence the stodgy thick mud
  • Samhall1986
    Samhall1986 Posts: 103
    It's going to be off! I pray it isn't for all you fans attending but it's About to piss down
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,311
    Just had sudden downpour for ten minutes. Now brightened up again
  • Yann897
    Yann897 Posts: 1,530
    Samhall1986 said:

    It's going to be off! I pray it isn't for all you fans attending but it's About to piss down

    Biggest wum of them all ^^^^

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  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,459
    Samhall1986 said:

    It's going to be off! I pray it isn't for all you fans attending but it's About to piss down

    Seriously - and I think I speak for everyone on this forum - just piss off.
  • NWCorner
    NWCorner Posts: 218
    Leroy Ambrose said:

    Samhall1986 said:

    It's going to be off! I pray it isn't for all you fans attending but it's About to piss down

    Seriously - and I think I speak for everyone on this forum - just piss off.
    This
  • Yann897
    Yann897 Posts: 1,530
    NWCorner said:

    Leroy Ambrose said:

    Samhall1986 said:

    It's going to be off! I pray it isn't for all you fans attending but it's About to piss down

    Seriously - and I think I speak for everyone on this forum - just piss off.
    This
    This lol ^
  • Samhall1986
    Samhall1986 Posts: 103
    Leroy you piss off
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Dave, you piss off
  • Imnot Athletic
    Imnot Athletic Posts: 1,017
    who Dave, me Dave?
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,891
    Samhall1986 said:

    Leroy you piss off

    'There's another one gone, another one gone, another one bites the dust' Laters :-0
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,946
    I'm just wondering if samhall1986 is going to leave the house today. There's so much danger out there.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,176
    edited February 2014
    Off_it said:

    I'm just wondering if samhall1986 is going to leave the house today. There's so much danger out there.

  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,759
    edited February 2014
    It looked terrible, but I actually thought it played ok. Ball was running ok.

    If our much maligned ground staff can get that slag heap to play like that, imagine what they will be able to do once a decent pitch is laid, the drainage sorted and they are given the tools to do their jobs properly.

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