| The Pitch 19:59 - Jan 22 with 52816 views | kiwidale |
This time last year a decision was made to dig up the pitch and lay a new one it seemed at the time a bold move but a proactive one. Today its becoming apparent the pitch is a write off or is it? no communication from the club leads to speculation. Ive only seen the pics you have seen it close up so is it worse than last year? is it worse than it looks or better than it seems? will it be played on again? [Post edited 22 Jan 2018 20:01]
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| The Pitch on 16:56 - Jan 31 with 4480 views | Lee_Bullet |
Seems like we have hired the MacLeod pitch cover from Sports & Stadia recently used at Fleetwood to get their fa cup tie on against Leicester. There was a big lorry being unloaded at the ground earlier. Won’t have come cheap so at the least the club are doing something to keep the rain off so they can carry out the required works before Tuesday nights game.
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| The Pitch on 17:02 - Jan 31 with 4431 views | 442Dale |
If so, that’s great news and a really good move by the club.
Hopefully there will be an update soon via the OS, as they said they’d do on Monday. | |
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| The Pitch on 17:02 - Jan 31 with 4428 views | DaveDave |
Yes, the pitch is virtually completely covered in a white fabric | |
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| The Pitch on 17:06 - Jan 31 with 4402 views | D_Alien |
Looks like we've got some decent kit at last | |
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| The Pitch on 17:10 - Jan 31 with 4367 views | judd |
I'm over the moon | |
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| The Pitch on 17:18 - Jan 31 with 4333 views | Bobbyjoe |
That's rich! | | | |
| The Pitch on 17:39 - Jan 31 with 4250 views | DaleiLama |
Is there an echo in here tom? | |
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| The Pitch on 17:47 - Jan 31 with 4184 views | frenzied |
Are you sure its not snow? | | | |
| The Pitch on 18:42 - Jan 31 with 4081 views | Hopwoodblue |
Think your being a bit of a (Moby) DIck | |
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| The Pitch on 19:02 - Jan 31 with 4041 views | 49thseason |
Looks like its just an elevated rain cover with heat, no room to work underneath it so unless the drill and fill has been done today, I cant see it happening until after the replay.
Also if it pisses down for the next 6 days, where will all the water run off to? If it only runs off to the side of the pitch, the area at the corner by the main stand / Sandy Lane will be no better off as it always seems to get saturated first.
Long term, the pitch needs to be raised a foot so that water can run off at a lower level and get away and not simply be at the same water level as the rest of the ground alternatively I guess they could dig a ditch around it and get the same effect. | | | |
| The Pitch on 19:17 - Jan 31 with 3972 views | judd |
Better than being a ginger baker | |
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| The Pitch on 19:34 - Jan 31 with 3903 views | dingdangblue |
Maybe they will make sure no more rain falls on the pitch and try and suck the water off with some sort of suction hose? Then at least the surface will be dry when we next get a fine day to do the drill and fill? | |
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| The Pitch on 20:03 - Jan 31 with 3807 views | MoonyDale |
Friday is supposed to be dry and sunny all day, maybe they will drill and fill on that day. Fingers crossed.... | |
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| The Pitch on 20:04 - Jan 31 with 3797 views | dingdangblue |
They'll have to get sucking tomorrow then. | |
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| The Pitch on 21:01 - Jan 31 with 3676 views | 442Dale |
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| The Pitch on 21:08 - Jan 31 with 3629 views | fitzochris |
Wonder why the media team are still there... #transferdeadlineday | |
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| The Pitch on 21:10 - Jan 31 with 3618 views | boromat |
Trying to sign a new groundsman before the deadline  | |
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| The Pitch on 23:21 - Jan 31 with 3484 views | dingdangblue |
Erm.............are you blowing up a big inflatable pitch cover? 😮 | |
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| The Pitch on 13:53 - Feb 1 with 3213 views | rochdaleriddler |
Just been up for millwall ticket , giant parachute still on pitch, sandy lane pitch edge looked moist | |
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| The Pitch on 15:30 - Feb 1 with 3045 views | deeplishblue |
"moist" would be an improvement. | |
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| The Pitch on 15:53 - Feb 1 with 2983 views | JimmyRustler |
It's more than most of us get | | | |
| The Pitch on 16:52 - Feb 1 with 2839 views | D_Alien |
David Moist, West Ham manager? | |
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| The Pitch on 18:01 - Feb 1 with 2661 views | JimmyRustler |
What about Alan Pardew? | | | |
| The Pitch on 18:06 - Feb 1 with 2645 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
Presume we could n't afford to purchase that sort of tech for our own use?
Suspect hiring it is expensive.......just hope we get the job done and we save our own bacon. | | | |
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