| No other games postponed 10:13 - Feb 20 with 4384 views | dingdangblue |
Are the club going to give us any more explanations as to why we are the only football club with a waterlogged pitch? Halifax, Chorley and Ashton all have games going ahead tonight. What has gone wrong? |  |
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| No other games postponed on 10:33 - Feb 20 with 4330 views | ChaffRAFC |
The fans forum is a week on Thursday so that would be a good question for them there. |  |
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| No other games postponed on 10:34 - Feb 20 with 4327 views | dingdangblue |
| No other games postponed on 10:33 - Feb 20 by ChaffRAFC |
The fans forum is a week on Thursday so that would be a good question for them there. |
Might be postponed at this rate! | |
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| No other games postponed on 11:28 - Feb 20 with 4225 views | surb_dale |
Wealdstone have had to switch their FA Trophy game to Hendon tonight as their pitch is waterlogged again. Third time they've postponed that game at their place.
Can see the clubs thinking on this in that rain is forecast today and a late postponement would see us having to fork out for Borehamwood's travel costs i think plus other costs we'd incur if postponed late. Also given our current form and likely poor crowd there's not much desire to get the game on. If we'd won our last 4 games then maybe we'd have put more effort into to get it played. |  | | |
| No other games postponed on 11:45 - Feb 20 with 4183 views | D_Alien |
| No other games postponed on 11:28 - Feb 20 by surb_dale |
Wealdstone have had to switch their FA Trophy game to Hendon tonight as their pitch is waterlogged again. Third time they've postponed that game at their place.
Can see the clubs thinking on this in that rain is forecast today and a late postponement would see us having to fork out for Borehamwood's travel costs i think plus other costs we'd incur if postponed late. Also given our current form and likely poor crowd there's not much desire to get the game on. If we'd won our last 4 games then maybe we'd have put more effort into to get it played. |
There's also the issue of ground maintenance, on two fronts:
First, do our current groundstaff have the knowledge and skills to be able to maintain the pitch in the condition required for professional football? This is no slight on them: they may simply not have the experience and leadership (i could be wrong, but having one of our groundstaff dismissed for misconduct won't have helped)
Secondly, the terms of maintenance required in order for the "ten year guarantee" to remain valid may have been let slip (Edit: just read Sandyman's post, making a similar point) [Post edited 20 Feb 11:46]
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| No other games postponed on 13:04 - Feb 20 with 3999 views | dawlishdale |
| No other games postponed on 11:45 - Feb 20 by D_Alien |
There's also the issue of ground maintenance, on two fronts:
First, do our current groundstaff have the knowledge and skills to be able to maintain the pitch in the condition required for professional football? This is no slight on them: they may simply not have the experience and leadership (i could be wrong, but having one of our groundstaff dismissed for misconduct won't have helped)
Secondly, the terms of maintenance required in order for the "ten year guarantee" to remain valid may have been let slip (Edit: just read Sandyman's post, making a similar point) [Post edited 20 Feb 11:46]
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Seem to recall (under the Dunphy Chairmanship) that we had a guarantee on an old pitch, provided we maintained it to the installation companies terms. Sadly, we didn't stick to what was recommended, and the pitch failed badly. Think we bought cheap sand instead of what they told us, and it clogged everything up drainage wise.
Hope we have learned from that mistake. | | | |
| No other games postponed on 13:16 - Feb 20 with 3964 views | 49thseason |
| No other games postponed on 13:04 - Feb 20 by dawlishdale |
Seem to recall (under the Dunphy Chairmanship) that we had a guarantee on an old pitch, provided we maintained it to the installation companies terms. Sadly, we didn't stick to what was recommended, and the pitch failed badly. Think we bought cheap sand instead of what they told us, and it clogged everything up drainage wise.
Hope we have learned from that mistake. |
Doubt it, learning from previous examples doesnt seem to be high on the agenda. People move on and dont leave their knowledge behind, there is no manual , so new people simply do what seems like a good idea irrespective of what should happen to maintain guarantees. |  | | |
| No other games postponed on 13:20 - Feb 20 with 3954 views | EllDale |
| No other games postponed on 13:16 - Feb 20 by 49thseason |
Doubt it, learning from previous examples doesnt seem to be high on the agenda. People move on and dont leave their knowledge behind, there is no manual , so new people simply do what seems like a good idea irrespective of what should happen to maintain guarantees. |
I’m hoping it’s purely and simply a matter of giving adequate notice to the away team. | | | |
| No other games postponed on 17:04 - Feb 20 with 3593 views | EllDale |
Halifax Town’s game at the Shay tonight has been postponed in the last couple of hours after heavy rain this afternoon.
No surprise to be honest given the drainage issues there. | | | |
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| No other games postponed on 23:10 - Feb 20 with 3085 views | Dalenet |
And we are now just 3 points off the relegation zone and 12 away from the play-offs after tonights games. This is a worrying time. | | | |
| No other games postponed on 07:43 - Feb 21 with 2919 views | NorthernDale |
At the same time, we have games in-hand, which and it is a big if, we win, we would move to safety. | | | |
| No other games postponed on 07:50 - Feb 21 with 2904 views | Rodingdale |
| No other games postponed on 07:43 - Feb 21 by NorthernDale |
At the same time, we have games in-hand, which and it is a big if, we win, we would move to safety. |
Conversely if do go into admin as threatened by the chairman, we’ll be in deep do do. | | | |
| No other games postponed on 08:14 - Feb 21 with 2863 views | surb_dale |
| No other games postponed on 07:50 - Feb 21 by Rodingdale |
Conversely if do go into admin as threatened by the chairman, we’ll be in deep do do. |
The chairman says liquidation not admin so in effect the club no longer ceases and all our results are expunged probably meaning just the bottom 3 go down. Incredible to think weve gone from being in the play offs to be being 3 points from relegation in less than a month. | | | |
| No other games postponed on 08:37 - Feb 21 with 2841 views | EllDale |
We’ve also got to where we are just six years after drawing with Tottenham! | | | |
| No other games postponed on 18:59 - Feb 24 with 2416 views | EllDale |
Barrow v Bradford City postponed at 2.00pm today by the referee due to the pitch being waterloggged.
Barrow then tried to make a point by holding an open training session on the pitch…… | | | |
| No other games postponed on 19:04 - Feb 24 with 2406 views | Mass_Debater |
| No other games postponed on 18:59 - Feb 24 by EllDale |
Barrow v Bradford City postponed at 2.00pm today by the referee due to the pitch being waterloggged.
Barrow then tried to make a point by holding an open training session on the pitch…… |
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