| Pitch's Progress 12:26 - Jun 26 with 12697 views | James1980 |
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| Pitch's Progress on 12:39 - Jun 26 with 8841 views | 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."
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| Pitch's Progress on 12:43 - Jun 26 with 8829 views | kel |
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. |  | | |
| Pitch's Progress on 12:45 - Jun 26 with 8821 views | James1980 |
| 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."
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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 8607 views | finberty |
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.
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| Pitch's Progress on 18:40 - Jun 26 with 8371 views | suc |
And if it doesn’t work? | | | |
| Pitch's Progress on 19:32 - Jun 26 with 8275 views | finberty |
Standing order for rolls of turf from Gordon Rigg's - monthly. And a geet big roller. [Post edited 26 Jun 2020 19:33]
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| Pitch's Progress on 08:42 - Jun 27 with 8069 views | DaleiLama |
| 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."
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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 7921 views | 49thseason |
| 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."
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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 7792 views | 442Dale |
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 7757 views | 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. | |
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| Pitch's Progress on 16:17 - Jun 27 with 7741 views | Mass_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. |
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| Pitch's Progress on 16:22 - Jun 27 with 7724 views | James1980 |
| 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 7281 views | electricblue |
Well i would not like to be working on the pitch in this weather......
Sat in a tractor or not.. |  |
| My all time favourite Dale player Mr Lyndon Symmonds |
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| Pitch's Progress on 16:26 - Jun 29 with 7056 views | mingthemerciless |
| 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 £ 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. [Post edited 29 Jun 2020 16:38]
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| Pitch's Progress on 17:35 - Jun 29 with 6967 views | kel |
| 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 £ 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. [Post edited 29 Jun 2020 16:38]
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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. | | | |
| Pitch's Progress on 17:55 - Jun 29 with 6922 views | Yorkshire_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" | | | |
| Pitch's Progress on 19:01 - Jun 29 with 6837 views | Thacks_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 6436 views | robtheb |
Any updates regarding the work on the pitch? Haven't see much going on this last week or so. | | | |
| Pitch's Progress on 23:48 - Jul 11 with 6223 views | EllDale |
Drove past Spotland today and there is still plenty of earth, sand and hardcore piled up in the car park. | | | |
| Pitch's Progress on 10:03 - Jul 13 with 5720 views | johnn |
| 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!! |  | | |
| Pitch's Progress on 12:12 - Jul 13 with 5539 views | 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. |  | | |
| Pitch's Progress on 12:32 - Jul 13 with 5479 views | D_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 19:36 - Jul 13 with 5093 views | robtheb |
Seem to be back on it today. Passed earlier, diggers and machine's back in action. | | | |
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