| Game off tomorrow? 15:30 - Feb 11 with 7284 views | Dalenet |
Does anybody have any idea of the risk of the game being off tomorrow? It's 7 days since the last minute postponement and the club hasn't provided any update on the state of the pitch, whether it has drained and whether it can cope with a days rain forecast tomorrow.
I ask because I am not prepared to travel another 3 hours to Rochdale if there is a risk. I am a bit disappointed that there hasn't been any update on what has happened to correct the drainage challenges since Saturday and whether we have got some rain covers in place to protect the pitch ahead of tomorrow. |  | | |  |
| Game off tomorrow? on 15:41 - Feb 11 with 7253 views | James1980 |
on the train to Manchester now can't be dealing with bus replacement both ways tomorrow. So up today staying over and returning dahn sarf after the game. It would be good to have some reassurance that unless there is a monsoon the club is confident the game will go ahead. | |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 17:02 - Feb 11 with 7047 views | DaleiLama |
| Game off tomorrow? on 15:41 - Feb 11 by James1980 |
on the train to Manchester now can't be dealing with bus replacement both ways tomorrow. So up today staying over and returning dahn sarf after the game. It would be good to have some reassurance that unless there is a monsoon the club is confident the game will go ahead. |
Look on the bright side James - a night in the Cemy supping Dale Ale tonight is a win-win. The rest is just gravy! |  |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 17:05 - Feb 11 with 7048 views | MoonyDale |
| Game off tomorrow? on 17:02 - Feb 11 by DaleiLama |
Look on the bright side James - a night in the Cemy supping Dale Ale tonight is a win-win. The rest is just gravy! |
Mmmmmmm a pint of Gravy, us Northern boys love Gravy.... |  |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 19:18 - Feb 11 with 6789 views | James1980 |
| Game off tomorrow? on 17:02 - Feb 11 by DaleiLama |
Look on the bright side James - a night in the Cemy supping Dale Ale tonight is a win-win. The rest is just gravy! |
I won't be venturing that far this evening, however I will be making an additional donation to the cause as I had a work based favour on the way here. | |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 21:57 - Feb 11 with 6465 views | D_Alien |
I have to agree with the OP that its disappointing there's been no news coming out of the club about the pitch during the week
The email which now arrives telling us there's a game on tomorrow is a welcome initiative, but it only makes sense if there's a degree of assurance that buying a ticket will be worthwhile - bearing in mind that some people mightn't be able to make a re-arranged midweek fixture
In defence of the club, those who're steering us with immense calmness and resolve through such uncharted and shark-filled waters will probably have little experience of pitch drainage issues. The lack of news though, leads towards a suspicion that issues may have come to light about the pitch revamp (at great and ongoing expense) which are extremely unwelcome. I really hope this isn't the case, but as fans - and shareholders - we deserve to be told |  |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 05:36 - Feb 12 with 6186 views | electricblue |
Well folks waching at the weather forecast and its not good.
Its seems the rain pattern as changed and from 2pm onwards heavy rain batters the NW constantly for a few hrs.
Really thats wrong.... |  |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 09:03 - Feb 12 with 5988 views | D_Alien |
| Game off tomorrow? on 05:36 - Feb 12 by electricblue |
Well folks waching at the weather forecast and its not good.
Its seems the rain pattern as changed and from 2pm onwards heavy rain batters the NW constantly for a few hrs.
Really thats wrong.... |
Two rite hits rong
The forecast (on BBC at least) is for just light rain during the afternoon and game itself, and its certainly not started yet (about a mile from the ground)
Anyone thinking of travelling shouldn't be put off, though obviously circumstances can change
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| Game off tomorrow? on 09:41 - Feb 12 with 5884 views | suffolkdale |
| Game off tomorrow? on 09:03 - Feb 12 by D_Alien |
Two rite hits rong
The forecast (on BBC at least) is for just light rain during the afternoon and game itself, and its certainly not started yet (about a mile from the ground)
Anyone thinking of travelling shouldn't be put off, though obviously circumstances can change
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The forecast has definitely improved for this afternoon, hope they are correct!
Looks like it will be a typical Exiles Day in a few weeks time - worrying more about the pitch than the match 😉 | | | |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 11:01 - Feb 12 with 5598 views | James1980 |
Numerous tweets about the game, but no words of reassurance about the pitch. | |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 11:03 - Feb 12 with 5582 views | Dale_4_Life |
Especially after last week you would expect a club statement. It's the little things that are important. Another 2pm call off will be very disappointing.
Hardly any rain yesterday but the rain has now arrived at Spotland.
More importantly are covers on and what is the ground staff master plan to get today's game on? | | | |
| Game off tomorrow? on 11:55 - Feb 12 with 5311 views | 442Dale |
| Game off tomorrow? on 11:03 - Feb 12 by Dale_4_Life |
Especially after last week you would expect a club statement. It's the little things that are important. Another 2pm call off will be very disappointing.
Hardly any rain yesterday but the rain has now arrived at Spotland.
More importantly are covers on and what is the ground staff master plan to get today's game on? |
We don’t have rain covers, or at least we didn’t.
Agree with others though, there could and should have been more information about last week’s postponement - interview with the ground staff for example. |  |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 12:05 - Feb 12 with 5240 views | James1980 |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 12:37 - Feb 12 with 5045 views | 442Dale |
“...at the moment”
After a week that’s not exactly seen a deluge of rain day after day, there should be no doubt at all. That’s the problem. | |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 12:47 - Feb 12 with 4993 views | James1980 |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 12:52 - Feb 12 with 4956 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
| Game off tomorrow? on 12:47 - Feb 12 by James1980 |
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Good news, but it would help if this had been advised a bit earlier.
But, looking good. | | | |
| Game off tomorrow? on 12:53 - Feb 12 with 4945 views | D_Alien |
| Game off tomorrow? on 12:47 - Feb 12 by James1980 |
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In other words... the water wasn't getting to the drains before the intervention of deep vertidraining
A very difficult issue for the new board to have to deal with, on top of everything else | |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 13:55 - Feb 12 with 4474 views | R17ALE |
| Game off tomorrow? on 12:53 - Feb 12 by D_Alien |
In other words... the water wasn't getting to the drains before the intervention of deep vertidraining
A very difficult issue for the new board to have to deal with, on top of everything else |
This raises serious concerns which fly in the face of what the incredibly hard working one told us in earnest last July/August.
We were enthusiastically told a brand new pitch had been laid costing in excess of £600,000 over ten years with guarantees in place and structural maintenance from the pitch company to be performed as part of the ten year deal.
Fast forward just 8 months and we've had one PP due to rain and we now learn that verti-draining was required to give access to the drains.
If the new pitch had been created using expensive fibre sand and laser levelled at the outset, the water should still be easily able to drain without the need to bypass an alleged black layer which has formed in just months, despite no obvious wrong sand being used. Black layers typically take years to form.
Given the mild winter we've had, we can't even blame frost damage. The only conclusion that is possible to reach, is that corners were cut in the quality of materials used last summer.
As I've said before, that is one contract I'd be going through with a tooth comb.
If there's a smell of bull shit, then it's probably bull shit. That much we've all learned! |  |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 14:20 - Feb 12 with 4277 views | 442Dale |
It was summer 2020 that the work was done.
Still shouldn’t be an issue. | |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 19:43 - Feb 16 with 3711 views | Sandyman |
Storm Dudley has just hit the Spotland area. Will the game be on next Tuesday?  |  | | |
| Game off tomorrow? on 20:35 - Feb 16 with 3574 views | finberty |
Wasn't there some suggestion during the time of the pitch renovation that what the Club would end up with was a compromise on the original plan? Therefore the eventual service provided was of a lesser degree of thoroughness than first intended? Money may have been a factor. |  | | |
| Game off tomorrow? on 21:43 - Feb 16 with 3410 views | mikehunt |
| Game off tomorrow? on 19:43 - Feb 16 by Sandyman |
Storm Dudley has just hit the Spotland area. Will the game be on next Tuesday? |
Storm Evelyn (or whatever it’s called) is meant to be worse! |  |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 21:53 - Feb 16 with 3380 views | TVOS1907 |
| Game off tomorrow? on 19:43 - Feb 16 by Sandyman |
Storm Dudley has just hit the Spotland area. Will the game be on next Tuesday? |
Forecast seems better for after the weekend, although it changes by the hour. |  |
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| Game off tomorrow? on 22:11 - Feb 16 with 3320 views | D_Alien |
| Game off tomorrow? on 21:43 - Feb 16 by mikehunt |
Storm Evelyn (or whatever it’s called) is meant to be worse! |
Eunice...
...which apparently means 'good victory'
Dunno what a 'bad victory' would be called? Ethel? | |
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