| Potential threat from the weather to Saturday's match 12:05 - Nov 20 with 1857 views | MAK |
3 days away, but could there be a threat to the Oldham match on Saturday? It got to -4c last night and with 3 more sub zero nights to come, including Friday night, the grass will be getting a little solid.
I addition to that a potent low pressure system swings in early on Saturday with the possibility of a couple of hours snow before it all turns very wet. A Met Office warning is out for that. Even if there's not much in the way of snow, a lot of rain falling onto frozen or semi frozen ground isn't going to drain away that fast.
To add to that, there's increasing likelihood of snow overnight Thurs/Fri, and amounts will possibly be more than we had Mon/Tue. Anything that falls will hang around all Friday as the temps will just get above freezing.
Fingers crossed it doesn't play out like that, but potential problems are there. Hopefully they are being dealt with. [Post edited 20 Nov 12:13]
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| Potential threat from the weather to Saturday's match on 12:13 - Nov 20 with 1806 views | kel |
The biffos are telling themselves that we’re not going to make an effort to get the game on because of their current form. I never thought I’d come across a fanbase as delusional as bury’s but it’s pretty neck and neck. |  | | |
| Potential threat from the weather to Saturday's match on 12:45 - Nov 20 with 1704 views | James1980 |
Someone mentioned this on another thread, asking about pitch covers, I'd like to assume if we've got a serviceable set of them they are in place. | |
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| Potential threat from the weather to Saturday's match on 12:55 - Nov 20 with 1657 views | MAK |
| Potential threat from the weather to Saturday's match on 12:13 - Nov 20 by kel |
The biffos are telling themselves that we’re not going to make an effort to get the game on because of their current form. I never thought I’d come across a fanbase as delusional as bury’s but it’s pretty neck and neck. |
No doubt we'll be making it snow and freezing the ground too 🤣 | | | |
| Potential threat from the weather to Saturday's match on 22:58 - Nov 20 with 1008 views | Sandyman |
| Potential threat from the weather to Saturday's match on 12:55 - Nov 20 by MAK |
No doubt we'll be making it snow and freezing the ground too 🤣 |
As I type it is definitely a few degrees below zero, accompanied by light snowfall. All Dale's fault, obviously. |  | | |
| Potential threat from the weather to Saturday's match on 08:35 - Nov 21 with 730 views | James1980 |
Joking about the silly comments from the Oldham contingent aside. Travel arrangements will have been made, some may have booked time off. Others may have made hotel/guest house reservations, some all three. | |
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| Potential threat from the weather to Saturday's match on 09:48 - Nov 21 with 610 views | MAK |
| Potential threat from the weather to Saturday's match on 08:35 - Nov 21 by James1980 |
Joking about the silly comments from the Oldham contingent aside. Travel arrangements will have been made, some may have booked time off. Others may have made hotel/guest house reservations, some all three. |
This is the real issue. Communication from the club. Lack of communication creates a vacuum into which all manner of hypotheses are allowed to flourish.
Another -5c morning and as someone who's walked the dog for 40 mins, its obvious all grass surfaces are frozen solid.
The sun will help a little today, but at least 80% of the pitch doesn't see much if any this time of year.
If everything is in hand and under control, then why not post something on social media saying as such. On the other hand, if Saturdays match is in any doubt whatsoever, then post something along those lines. A bit of honesty about a situation we can all see would help.
God help any pub management in town if the match gets pulled at 10.30 Saturday morning, when there's a few hundred half cut travelling fans. They'll have fun trying to shift that lot out into the pouring rain.
Edit - a quick check on X/Facebook etc just now, and all posts suggest all going ahead as expected 👍 [Post edited 21 Nov 9:50]
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| Potential threat from the weather to Saturday's match on 11:52 - Nov 21 with 359 views | James1980 |
| Potential threat from the weather to Saturday's match on 09:48 - Nov 21 by MAK |
This is the real issue. Communication from the club. Lack of communication creates a vacuum into which all manner of hypotheses are allowed to flourish.
Another -5c morning and as someone who's walked the dog for 40 mins, its obvious all grass surfaces are frozen solid.
The sun will help a little today, but at least 80% of the pitch doesn't see much if any this time of year.
If everything is in hand and under control, then why not post something on social media saying as such. On the other hand, if Saturdays match is in any doubt whatsoever, then post something along those lines. A bit of honesty about a situation we can all see would help.
God help any pub management in town if the match gets pulled at 10.30 Saturday morning, when there's a few hundred half cut travelling fans. They'll have fun trying to shift that lot out into the pouring rain.
Edit - a quick check on X/Facebook etc just now, and all posts suggest all going ahead as expected 👍 [Post edited 21 Nov 9:50]
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There haven't been any updates pertaining to the condition of the pitch. | |
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| Potential threat from the weather to Saturday's match on 12:33 - Nov 21 with 214 views | rod_leach |
I'm not sure what people want the club to say. If there's a chance it will be postponed they won't know until Saturday. They haven't got a crystal ball.
The only other alternative is that they are 100% confident it will be on, which they can't be. |  | | |
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