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

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  • and how does he know who flags him?
  • A giant hair dryer???That deserves one big LOL...
  • We could always ask Fergie to give the pitch a good bollocking.
  • addick16 said:
    Looks like they used the saving from letting Simone Jackson go
  • HAs anybody suggested the helicopter idea to Paddy?
  • Do we know of any Pitch Inspection,s schedule for either Friday or early Saturday? so as not to have the same as the last home game when it was called off at 1.30.I hope the club will think of the supporters of have to travel from a distance so they do not waste money and time.
  • Derek1952 said:

    Do we know of any Pitch Inspection,s schedule for either Friday or early Saturday? so as not to have the same as the last home game when it was called off at 1.30.I hope the club will think of the supporters of have to travel from a distance so they do not waste money and time.

    Derek, the pitch has been covered for weeks. Don't you read the thread before posting ?
  • It was covered before the last home game which was called off.
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  • Fuming
  • Derek1952 said:

    It was covered before the last home game which was called off.

    Very true, but only for about a week I think.

    This time it should have been covered for nearly 4 weeks.

    The game must start unless there is a deluge after the covers are taken off, at hopefully about 13.00 on Saturday.

    The danger is the amount of rainfall between 13.00 & 17.00.

    It still looks like light rain to me or even no rain, so I'm optimistic.

    Having said that I didn't envisage a problem last time :-)
  • I suppose we are moving into the window where the reports for that specific time are more accurate.
  • I rang the club at about 3 today.

    The lady was very helpful and said that there is a pitch inspection tomorrow afternoon.

    Apparantly the cover stays on the pitch until 1pm Saturday.

    With rain forecast for Saturday it shall be interesting to see how the pitch stands up................assuming it passes the pitch inspection of course!
  • Do the dome allow for the pitch to get some sun?
  • DRF said:

    Do the dome allow for the pitch to get some sun?

    Partially. But I understand that they have been removing the cover when it's dry & replacing when rain was due.
  • DRF said:

    Do the dome allow for the pitch to get some sun?

    Partially. But I understand that they have been removing the cover when it's dry & replacing when rain was due.
    Blimey, I bet that dome has been up and down a few times then.
  • Heavy rain and gales predicted for Saturday. Could be interesting.
  • Heavy rain and gales predicted for Saturday. Could be interesting.

    Light rain on a site I have just seen. Fingers crossed.

  • From BBC website


    Outlook for Saturday to Monday
    Heavy blustery showers on Saturday and Sunday with strong winds or gales. Winds easing later on Sunday. Drier, brighter on Monday with lighter winds. Frosty Monday night.
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  • So there's an inspection? Why hasn't this been announced?
  • So there's an inspection? Why hasn't this been announced?

    I assume it will be tomorrow if there is a problem
  • I thought after the last fiasco there was an agreement with the Club about how future games were to be handled. If there is an inspection tomorrow should we not be informed of such?
  • I thought after the last fiasco there was an agreement with the Club about how future games were to be handled. If there is an inspection tomorrow should we not be informed of such?

    You have been
  • PL54 said:

    I thought after the last fiasco there was an agreement with the Club about how future games were to be handled. If there is an inspection tomorrow should we not be informed of such?

    You have been
    By whom though, not the Club, at least not directly. If a fan hadn't rung up and reported it here we wouldn't have known.

  • If this is off then we have real problems. May be not a good time then to have a cup run. Should we overcome Wednesday in the cup then the game at home to Watford will be be postponed. Saturday football at The Valley is becoming a thing of the past ! We could find ourselves with a real logjam of fixtures should it ever stop raining. The weather seems to be matching our season perfectly.........it never rains but it pours
  • The match won't be postponed. The Club have done more than enough to prevent this happening.

    However, once the covers are off, the pitch could be subject to almost 4 hours of constant rain. In these circumstances, the chances of an abandoment are surely quite high.
  • The way I see it is thht the pitch will be playable at 1-30 on Saturday because that is when the Dome will be removed (see NW Corner's pictures on page one of this thread). If an inspection takes place tomorrow it will be passed fit as it has been covered from the worst elements. If we get the weather as promised on Saturday then there could well be a problem, and the match offical will make the call. By the way it has not stopped raining all day in South East London. Personally I do not think the game will go ahead, I hope it does because I am missing my football fix.
  • The game will start, however will it finish is a different matter, it all depends on how much rains falls during the game and how the pitch copes with it.
    It's a good job we are away to the Wendies next week, if we were at home, we would be guaranteed to a ball in the next round draw, as a week might not be long enough for the pitch to recover.
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