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Pitch's Progress 12:26 - Jun 26 with 12928 viewsJames1980


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Pitch's Progress on 12:39 - Jun 26 with 9043 viewsboromat

Nice to get an update note sure this comment fills me with much confidence though:

“This exposed hundreds and hundreds of drains below. The contractor who is in charge has been doing his job for 34 years and he can’t see any reason why they haven’t been working as they should, apart from the Mixto layer not allowing the surface water to drain through."

🙈

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Pitch's Progress on 12:43 - Jun 26 with 9031 viewskel

A bit too much of the word ‘should’ in that article for me. If the rumours are correct about how much is being spent the word ‘will’ should be there instead.

Apologies in advance for trashing the thread.
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Pitch's Progress on 12:45 - Jun 26 with 9023 viewsJames1980

Pitch's Progress on 12:39 - Jun 26 by boromat

Nice to get an update note sure this comment fills me with much confidence though:

“This exposed hundreds and hundreds of drains below. The contractor who is in charge has been doing his job for 34 years and he can’t see any reason why they haven’t been working as they should, apart from the Mixto layer not allowing the surface water to drain through."

🙈


From previous comments about the drains I was under the impression the issue was further under the ground.

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Pitch's Progress on 15:11 - Jun 26 with 8809 viewsfinberty

I was always under the impression that , historically, the pitch was laid on a significant amount of ash, (either inches or feet deep) and that this meant that despite the rainfall the pitch was no more substandard than any other professional pitch over the years.

Discounting the typical mudheaps that existed until the mid-eighties in football, I thought the problems at Rochdale really began when one particular groundsman incorrectly added some fertiliser that reacted with the existing sand and formed a concrete-like film that never really went away, and any subsequent remedial action did not manage to address that outcome.

Perhaps this time it will happen.

Have to say I was surprised by the amount of drainage that was already in place, however ineffective it eventually became due to outside influences, and even more impressed that the undulations will be addressed by laser-guided diggers. This level of investment deserves a successful outcome.

Please.
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Pitch's Progress on 18:40 - Jun 26 with 8573 viewssuc

And if it doesn’t work?
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Pitch's Progress on 19:32 - Jun 26 with 8477 viewsfinberty

Standing order for rolls of turf from Gordon Rigg's - monthly. And a geet big roller.
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Pitch's Progress on 08:42 - Jun 27 with 8271 viewsDaleiLama

Pitch's Progress on 12:39 - Jun 26 by boromat

Nice to get an update note sure this comment fills me with much confidence though:

“This exposed hundreds and hundreds of drains below. The contractor who is in charge has been doing his job for 34 years and he can’t see any reason why they haven’t been working as they should, apart from the Mixto layer not allowing the surface water to drain through."

🙈


Those drains have certainly been well filled with our resources over recent years!

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Pitch's Progress on 13:11 - Jun 27 with 8123 views49thseason

Pitch's Progress on 12:39 - Jun 26 by boromat

Nice to get an update note sure this comment fills me with much confidence though:

“This exposed hundreds and hundreds of drains below. The contractor who is in charge has been doing his job for 34 years and he can’t see any reason why they haven’t been working as they should, apart from the Mixto layer not allowing the surface water to drain through."

🙈


When they were building the M62 from Milnrow to Huddersfield, the surveyors thought someone was pouring water into their rain guages as there was so much water in them. When the engineers arrived back on site after they abandoned building for the winter, they found a large section of road they built in the summer had simply slipped down the hillside.
Everyone who isnt a local underestimates the weather around here. No one can simply look at the pitch and say there is sufficient drainage without an appreciation of how much rain falls and at what rate. I just hope recent history isnt about to be repeated.
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Pitch's Progress on 15:54 - Jun 27 with 7994 views442Dale

https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2020/february/audio-stream-of-fans-forum-rele

Worth listening to from around 10:35.

Mention is made of all contractors being aware of the climate situation. Also: “We have a drainage system on this pitch currently that is not fit for purpose and the two pitches that have been laid in the last few years should not have been laid on top of the existing drains”

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Pitch's Progress on 16:11 - Jun 27 with 7959 viewsJames1980

Getting a little concerned that the work that is taking place on the drains won't be what is actually required and will be a corner cutting cost saving case of make do and mend.

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Pitch's Progress on 16:17 - Jun 27 with 7943 viewsMass_Debater

Pitch's Progress on 16:11 - Jun 27 by James1980

Getting a little concerned that the work that is taking place on the drains won't be what is actually required and will be a corner cutting cost saving case of make do and mend.


How is it?
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Pitch's Progress on 16:22 - Jun 27 with 7926 viewsJames1980

Pitch's Progress on 16:17 - Jun 27 by Mass_Debater

How is it?


Just previous comments not filling me with confidence

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Pitch's Progress on 11:45 - Jun 29 with 7483 viewselectricblue

Well i would not like to be working on the pitch in this weather......
Sat in a tractor or not..

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Pitch's Progress on 16:26 - Jun 29 with 7258 viewsmingthemerciless

Pitch's Progress on 13:11 - Jun 27 by 49thseason

When they were building the M62 from Milnrow to Huddersfield, the surveyors thought someone was pouring water into their rain guages as there was so much water in them. When the engineers arrived back on site after they abandoned building for the winter, they found a large section of road they built in the summer had simply slipped down the hillside.
Everyone who isnt a local underestimates the weather around here. No one can simply look at the pitch and say there is sufficient drainage without an appreciation of how much rain falls and at what rate. I just hope recent history isnt about to be repeated.


If you know Healey Dell the same thing happened with a little stone railway bridge on the Rochdale to Bacup line. The builders built it only to come in one morning to see the whole bridge had slipped about 15 to 20 feet down the hillside ! The had to build a second bridge right alongside the first bridge. They are both still there.

On a really pedantic note loads of people can't get " gauge " right and they also spell " guard " wrong as well. I used to be an engineer in a previous existence and if I had a ÂŁ for every time I've seen those two spelt incorrectly on a drawing I'd be rich. Why it can't be gage and gard is a mystery to me. English is a weird language.
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Pitch's Progress on 17:35 - Jun 29 with 7169 viewskel

Pitch's Progress on 16:26 - Jun 29 by mingthemerciless

If you know Healey Dell the same thing happened with a little stone railway bridge on the Rochdale to Bacup line. The builders built it only to come in one morning to see the whole bridge had slipped about 15 to 20 feet down the hillside ! The had to build a second bridge right alongside the first bridge. They are both still there.

On a really pedantic note loads of people can't get " gauge " right and they also spell " guard " wrong as well. I used to be an engineer in a previous existence and if I had a ÂŁ for every time I've seen those two spelt incorrectly on a drawing I'd be rich. Why it can't be gage and gard is a mystery to me. English is a weird language.
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Can we add people who can’t tell the difference between ‘as’ and ‘has’ and ‘a’ and ‘an’ too?

One of the culprits who does it on here has had a dummy spit though so the chances of it appearing may be slightly reduced.
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Pitch's Progress on 17:55 - Jun 29 with 7124 viewsYorkshire_Dale

Pitch's Progress on 17:35 - Jun 29 by kel

Can we add people who can’t tell the difference between ‘as’ and ‘has’ and ‘a’ and ‘an’ too?

One of the culprits who does it on here has had a dummy spit though so the chances of it appearing may be slightly reduced.


Remember the Legend......"an Guinness"
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Pitch's Progress on 19:01 - Jun 29 with 7039 viewsThacks_Rabbits

Pitch's Progress on 17:55 - Jun 29 by Yorkshire_Dale

Remember the Legend......"an Guinness"


What actually became of him?

Obviously his arrest and court date were known published but the charges and subsequent sentence never seemed to be. Sorry to be off the initial thread.

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Pitch's Progress on 18:24 - Jul 11 with 6638 viewsrobtheb

Any updates regarding the work on the pitch? Haven't see much going on this last week or so.
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Pitch's Progress on 23:48 - Jul 11 with 6425 viewsEllDale

Drove past Spotland today and there is still plenty of earth, sand and hardcore piled up in the car park.
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Pitch's Progress on 10:03 - Jul 13 with 5922 viewsjohnn

Pitch's Progress on 23:48 - Jul 11 by EllDale

Drove past Spotland today and there is still plenty of earth, sand and hardcore piled up in the car park.


Loads of new plastic drains in the car park!!
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Pitch's Progress on 12:12 - Jul 13 with 5741 viewsLee_Bullet

Doesn’t look like they have done much for 2 weeks, been having a nosey through the fences now and again. New drains have been sat in the car park for a while so imagine they are to go in next. They were clearing through some of the mounds on the car park yesterday but nothing happening on the pitch. Maybe the rain delayed the works but would be nice to get an update from the club.
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Pitch's Progress on 12:32 - Jul 13 with 5681 viewsD_Alien

Pitch's Progress on 12:12 - Jul 13 by Lee_Bullet

Doesn’t look like they have done much for 2 weeks, been having a nosey through the fences now and again. New drains have been sat in the car park for a while so imagine they are to go in next. They were clearing through some of the mounds on the car park yesterday but nothing happening on the pitch. Maybe the rain delayed the works but would be nice to get an update from the club.


I was thinking the same - that not much progress seems to have been made since the last CEO update

I hope a problem hasn't been found which might interfere with the successful completion of the work, with all the expense that's involved plus the future viability of the surface in inclement weather. I don't see how the average amount of rain we've had should affect progress to such an extent, it's not exactly unexpected

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Pitch's Progress on 19:18 - Jul 13 with 5327 views442Dale

https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2020/july/dbmessage_030720/

Ten days later. Patient indeed.

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Pitch's Progress on 19:36 - Jul 13 with 5295 viewsrobtheb

Seem to be back on it today. Passed earlier, diggers and machine's back in action.
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Pitch's Progress (n/t) on 16:04 - Jul 16 with 4941 viewsJames1980

https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2020/july/pitchupdate_160720/
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'Only happy when you've got it often makes you miss the journey'
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