| Game in doubt? on 21:29 - Feb 5 with 3412 views | TVOS1907 |
| Game in doubt? on 17:53 - Feb 5 by pcolly |
I have no idea if the covers have been down or not. However, I would imagine you can't just cover a pitch for weeks on end and expect it to survive? They will have been put down before Crawley, it was covered after the game til Stoke, if it was covered again it would be approaching 4 weeks of being covered. I know if I covered my lawn at home for 4 weeks it would be dead!
Also the covers seem effective against short spells of frost but prolonged periods can prove penetratable. I'm guessing that in front of the stand it will have been sub zero for days. If covers could protect against the temperatures we've had both day and night recently clubs wouldn't go to the expense of installing and running under soil heating. |
I'm sure you have more idea than any of us if the covers have been down or not.
Why was there a very loud tannoy appeal at the end of the Stoke match for people to help put the covers back on? |  |
| When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf? |
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| Game in doubt? on 21:35 - Feb 5 with 3390 views | TVOS1907 |
| Game in doubt? on 20:55 - Feb 5 by 442Dale |
Rochdale 3 hourly temperature breakdown for the next couple of days (as per Met Office):
Friday
00.00: 2
3am: 1
6am: 0
9am: 1
12noon: 4
3pm: 5
6pm: 4
9pm: 4
Saturday
0.00: 3
3am: 3
6am: 2
9am: 3
12noon: 4
3pm: 5
6pm: 4 |
So the inspection is an hour before the weekend's highest temperatures have started? | |
| When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf? |
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| Game in doubt? on 22:56 - Feb 5 with 3252 views | Rosun |
It'll be right.
I've just dragged my bins in and the grass would've took a stud if I had my Puma Kings on but I had my slippers on instead.
I'm 300 ft higher up than Spotland and the last of the snow should be gone by tomorrow.
Game on I reckon. |  | | |
| Game in doubt? on 23:06 - Feb 5 with 3216 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
Yep......it's far from freezing at the moment.
Game on surely? |  | | |
| Game in doubt? on 23:13 - Feb 5 with 3197 views | zxcvbnm |
Serious mismanagement issue if it's called off. IMO |  |
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| Game in doubt? on 23:55 - Feb 5 with 3138 views | pcolly |
| Game in doubt? on 21:29 - Feb 5 by TVOS1907 |
I'm sure you have more idea than any of us if the covers have been down or not.
Why was there a very loud tannoy appeal at the end of the Stoke match for people to help put the covers back on? |
Like I said I have no idea if they have been down or not. | | | |
| Game in doubt? on 05:49 - Feb 6 with 3060 views | aleanddale |
| Game in doubt? on 21:35 - Feb 5 by TVOS1907 |
So the inspection is an hour before the weekend's highest temperatures have started? |
5.30 am day of inspection.
Front and back garden solid!!
Will be playable come 3pm tomorrow hope the ref / inspector bears in mind the forecasted temperatures for the run up to kick off.
The covers should have been down but as others have stated a prolonged minus period can I assume get into the pitch. | | | |
| Game in doubt? on 07:27 - Feb 6 with 3017 views | 442Dale |
| Game in doubt? on 05:49 - Feb 6 by aleanddale |
5.30 am day of inspection.
Front and back garden solid!!
Will be playable come 3pm tomorrow hope the ref / inspector bears in mind the forecasted temperatures for the run up to kick off.
The covers should have been down but as others have stated a prolonged minus period can I assume get into the pitch. |
Bit of frost on car windscreens this morning, ours is ok though because we had a cover on it. |  |
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| Game in doubt? on 10:16 - Feb 6 with 2818 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
Good strong winter sun now thawing last night's frost(fairly hard one too)
Anything in shade may be still solid for a few hours...hope the Ref uses some nouse! | | | |
| Game in doubt? on 10:27 - Feb 6 with 2777 views | off2div1 |
| Game in doubt? on 23:13 - Feb 5 by zxcvbnm |
Serious mismanagement issue if it's called off. IMO |
Serious Groundsman issue if he fails at 1st hurdle.  |  | | |
| Game in doubt? on 11:18 - Feb 6 with 2620 views | tazzydjr |
Any update yet? |  |
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| Game in doubt? on 11:20 - Feb 6 with 2599 views | MoonyDale |
| Game in doubt? on 11:18 - Feb 6 by tazzydjr |
Any update yet? |
Would imagine the ref is still out on the pitch... |  |
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| Game in doubt? on 11:25 - Feb 6 with 2538 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
| Game in doubt? on 11:20 - Feb 6 by MoonyDale |
Would imagine the ref is still out on the pitch... |
How long can it take......easy call to Match ON. | | | |
| Game in doubt? on 11:27 - Feb 6 with 2518 views | MoonyDale |
To be fair he will have to assess all areas of the surface...Should be any minute I reckon... | |
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| Game in doubt? on 11:30 - Feb 6 with 2475 views | Toffeemanc |
The fact that it appears to be taking so long has me a little worried that maybe there is a problem. |  |
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| Game in doubt? on 11:38 - Feb 6 with 2128 views | leedsdale |
| Game in doubt? on 11:30 - Feb 6 by Toffeemanc |
The fact that it appears to be taking so long has me a little worried that maybe there is a problem. |
Game off |  | | |
| Game in doubt? on 11:45 - Feb 6 with 1973 views | flyerdale |
OFF bit premature |  | | |
| Game in doubt? on 11:45 - Feb 6 with 1971 views | DaleFan7 |
| Game in doubt? on 11:38 - Feb 6 by leedsdale |
Game off |
Bit of a joke and embarrassment if this is due to not putting the covers on. We'll see what the club have to say. [Post edited 6 Feb 2015 11:45]
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| Game in doubt? on 11:45 - Feb 6 with 1957 views | tazzydjr |
Looks like Dagnall's Return will have to wait till April 2015 | |
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| Game in doubt? on 11:45 - Feb 6 with 1956 views | Fred_Talbot |
| Game in doubt? on 11:38 - Feb 6 by leedsdale |
Game off |
Far too early to be calling it off |  |
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| Game in doubt? on 11:46 - Feb 6 with 1926 views | lurker |
| Game in doubt? on 11:45 - Feb 6 by Fred_Talbot |
Far too early to be calling it off |
Ref obviously couldn't be arsed |  | | |
| Game in doubt? on 11:47 - Feb 6 with 1913 views | fitzochris |
Horrendous is that. Absolute tin pottery from us. |  |
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| Game in doubt? on 11:47 - Feb 6 with 1914 views | olympicdale |
| Game in doubt? on 11:38 - Feb 6 by leedsdale |
Game off |
Kin ell! What a joke, very tinpot |  |
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| Game in doubt? on 11:47 - Feb 6 with 1904 views | Luke8686 |
Stupid decision. We're gonna be the only game called off tomorrow | | | |
| Game in doubt? on 11:48 - Feb 6 with 1887 views | fitzochris |
I've taken today off to travel down for this. Cannot believe it has been called off so early. I would stake my mortgage on that pitch being playable at 3pm tomorrow. | |
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