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Town v Burton: GAME OFF
8:49am Saturday 4th February 2012 in Local
SWINDON Town's League Two fixture with Burton has been called off due to a frozen pitch.
The club invested in a heated dome yesterday to help defrost the pitch, but temperatures plummeted to below zero degrees last night.
The club held a pitch inspection at 10am to determine whether today's game could go ahead, and the decision was made to postpone the fixture.
Comments(68)
Jon1936
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9:18am Sat 4 Feb 12
Dover Red
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9:23am Sat 4 Feb 12
jmostfc
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9:32am Sat 4 Feb 12
Last step wrote:if you dont already have a ticket and not in the queue then i wouldnt bother. people been there all night and wont be many left already. ive got one but i think there should of been a scheme to offer tickets to season tickets holders on time season ticket has been held rather than all turn up early in the cold.
How long is the queue at the box office?!
red lion
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9:32am Sat 4 Feb 12
TheDukeOfBanbury
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9:38am Sat 4 Feb 12
I was also on phone for 30 minutes but as soon as my mate told me he had got one I hung up.
My Brother still on phone but no luck yet.
They will be sold in a few hours no doubt.
HardwickeRed
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9:39am Sat 4 Feb 12
Jimbos lunch
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9:40am Sat 4 Feb 12
Another view
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9:49am Sat 4 Feb 12
red white
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10:00am Sat 4 Feb 12
red lion wrote:You are on.
WAGER 20?to one it will go ahead
Tener?
Will be called off.
louiscassius
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10:02am Sat 4 Feb 12
red white wrote:Bet ya a pound its on!!!
red lion wrote:You are on.
WAGER 20?to one it will go ahead
Tener?
Will be called off.
Louis :-)
red white
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10:06am Sat 4 Feb 12
louiscassius wrote:A pound it is then.
red white wrote:Bet ya a pound its on!!!
red lion wrote:You are on.
WAGER 20?to one it will go ahead
Tener?
Will be called off.
Louis :-)
Yoooou Reds!
Redhouse Red
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10:10am Sat 4 Feb 12
Since 1950
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10:11am Sat 4 Feb 12
EastleazeRed
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10:11am Sat 4 Feb 12
Stilloyal
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10:12am Sat 4 Feb 12
Dover Red
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10:12am Sat 4 Feb 12
louiscassius
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10:13am Sat 4 Feb 12
red white wrote:Hahahaha...... I'll give ya it, next game buddy....
louiscassius wrote:A pound it is then.
red white wrote:Bet ya a pound its on!!!
red lion wrote:You are on.
WAGER 20?to one it will go ahead
Tener?
Will be called off.
Louis :-)
Yoooou Reds!
Oh well, back to work then...lol
Louis :-)
stigger
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10:14am Sat 4 Feb 12
Since 1950
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10:14am Sat 4 Feb 12
red white
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10:14am Sat 4 Feb 12
EastleazeRed
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10:14am Sat 4 Feb 12
the don69
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10:17am Sat 4 Feb 12
red white
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10:19am Sat 4 Feb 12
louiscassius wrote:Yeah! Get back to work!
red white wrote:Hahahaha...... I'll give ya it, next game buddy....
louiscassius wrote:A pound it is then.
red white wrote:Bet ya a pound its on!!!
red lion wrote:You are on.
WAGER 20?to one it will go ahead
Tener?
Will be called off.
Louis :-)
Yoooou Reds!
Oh well, back to work then...lol
Louis :-)
Good rest fer the lads.
Yoooou Reds!
topsecret
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10:21am Sat 4 Feb 12
HardwickeRed
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10:22am Sat 4 Feb 12
Oxon-Red
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10:26am Sat 4 Feb 12
Another view wrote:View,
I saw the floodlights were on last night at 8.00pm. Somebody must have been working their wotsits off to get the pitch in shape.
There is a gallery of pictures on the Town Website showing the work being done last night.
http://www.swindonto
wnfc.co.uk/page/Gall
ery/0,,10341~2599747
,00.html
Shame about today, the covers were probably a day late going on. I hope they keep them on and get the Barnet game on, with it being on Sky we don't want to miss out on the TV money and it could be difficult to re-schedule.
It will be a very strange afternoon without Town playing :-(
COYR
Since 1950
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10:28am Sat 4 Feb 12
topsecret wrote:If that's on!
a shame for the guy who was coming from chicago for todays game , hope he has a nice stay anyway and gets to go to the barnet game
Stfcsteve
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10:29am Sat 4 Feb 12
stfcknowitall
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10:32am Sat 4 Feb 12
red white
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10:33am Sat 4 Feb 12
Stevie B
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10:34am Sat 4 Feb 12
EastleazeRed
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10:36am Sat 4 Feb 12
Since 1950 wrote:No worries about that game, gunna start warming up from monday .
topsecret wrote:If that's on!
a shame for the guy who was coming from chicago for todays game , hope he has a nice stay anyway and gets to go to the barnet game
Oi Den!
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10:46am Sat 4 Feb 12
stfcknowitall wrote:Surely the game has been called off because the pitch is unplayable and dangerous. When were these "good old days" when games were not called off because of dangerous surfaces? Not in the last 50 years, that's for sure.
what happened to the good old days when games would be played through, rain, sleet or snow at any temperature?? Sadly Health and & Safety is so oveboard nowadays. ****!!!!... I hate it when games are called off I reckon the ref didnt fancy a cold afternoon in Wilsthire thats all.
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As for your dig at the ref... you don't even know that it was the match referee who called it off. And if it was, I have no doubt that the decision was made for the right reasons.
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We all get frustrated when games are postponed, but looking to blame people instead of accepting that sometimes we just can't beat nature is completely futile.
stfcknowitall
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10:53am Sat 4 Feb 12
Oi Den! wrote:who do you think you are Oiden! or wotever your name is??? I was simply havin a little poke at the ref im so sorry thats not acceptable to you! Im just dissapointed the games off because I was looking foward to roaring our boys onto another victory. Oh and thanks for the history lesson on the ''good old days''. And on a final not I wasn't ''blaming'' anything or anyone just simply stating health and safety is overboard as I know as i work in that area myself and then ended with a little joke about the ref. Once again so sorry it offended you :-D
stfcknowitall wrote: what happened to the good old days when games would be played through, rain, sleet or snow at any temperature?? Sadly Health and & Safety is so oveboard nowadays. ****!!!!... I hate it when games are called off I reckon the ref didnt fancy a cold afternoon in Wilsthire thats all.Surely the game has been called off because the pitch is unplayable and dangerous. When were these "good old days" when games were not called off because of dangerous surfaces? Not in the last 50 years, that's for sure. . As for your dig at the ref... you don't even know that it was the match referee who called it off. And if it was, I have no doubt that the decision was made for the right reasons. . We all get frustrated when games are postponed, but looking to blame people instead of accepting that sometimes we just can't beat nature is completely futile.
Dazz27
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10:55am Sat 4 Feb 12
gillsrus
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10:57am Sat 4 Feb 12
what a shame!
jmostfc
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11:00am Sat 4 Feb 12
Dazz27 wrote:sun and dont shine spring to mind haha
got ticket for me a my two young boys was going to be all of our first football match, any1 know what i need to do with tickets now??
stfcknowitall
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11:04am Sat 4 Feb 12
Dazz27 wrote:keep them as they will be valid for the re-arranged game, thats what normally happens anyway my friend
got ticket for me a my two young boys was going to be all of our first football match, any1 know what i need to do with tickets now??
OakhurstRed
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11:09am Sat 4 Feb 12
Dazz27 wrote:Keep em Dazza, they will probably be valid for the re-arranged game. If you can't make that, then I'm sure you'll get a refund
got ticket for me a my two young boys was going to be all of our first football match, any1 know what i need to do with tickets now??
Dazz27
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11:10am Sat 4 Feb 12
stfcknowitall wrote:ok thank you, do how will they anounce replay? any idea how long normaly takes to rearrange?
Dazz27 wrote: got ticket for me a my two young boys was going to be all of our first football match, any1 know what i need to do with tickets now??keep them as they will be valid for the re-arranged game, thats what normally happens anyway my friend
david waldron
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11:16am Sat 4 Feb 12
EastleazeRed wrote:Thanks for the sympathetic note!! Arrived in Swindon at 8.00am and leaving early Tuesday so I can't get to the Barnet game. Really disappointed - but not as disappointed as I was after the Wembley non-event 18 months ago.
Since 1950 wrote:No worries about that game, gunna start warming up from monday .
topsecret wrote:If that's on!
a shame for the guy who was coming from chicago for todays game , hope he has a nice stay anyway and gets to go to the barnet game
But its a great season we are having and I just watched the goals for Southend to put a smile back on my face.
I'll be back for the final home game of the season and looking forward to one heck of a party that day!!
mustard red
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11:20am Sat 4 Feb 12
"I've got a yellow ticket, I've got a yellow ticket..."
Seriously though. I was on hold for 95 minutes and lucky enough to get through. The issue I have is I have just paid almost £10 to a premium rate telephone number just to get them. Although I love this club, I don't like being ripped off by the club nor its telecommunication 'partners'.
My Wray, expect my letter next week.
Is that you Lovesey
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11:30am Sat 4 Feb 12
mustard red wrote:Is your letter to tell him what a great club we ave and an amazing job he is doing and what a great job Paolo is doing and how you are fully behind them...
In the style of Charlie Bucket...
"I've got a yellow ticket, I've got a yellow ticket..."
Seriously though. I was on hold for 95 minutes and lucky enough to get through. The issue I have is I have just paid almost £10 to a premium rate telephone number just to get them. Although I love this club, I don't like being ripped off by the club nor its telecommunication 'partners'.
My Wray, expect my letter next week.
Or to complain about paying 10p a minute to a premium rate line that tells you it cost that much before you stay on the line.... and you choose to stay on rather than drive to the CG and queue in the cold with the other people who sont want to call a premium rate number...
Just wondering !!
SAPFanSTFC
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11:37am Sat 4 Feb 12
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Shame about Crawlery fans the Bradfor match has only just been called off...guess they were half-way up
jmostfc
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11:41am Sat 4 Feb 12
SAPFanSTFC wrote:what all 10 of them?
Big shame but at least it was 4.5 hours of notice - enough for Burton fans even. -- Shame about Crawlery fans the Bradfor match has only just been called off...guess they were half-way up
mancrobin
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11:44am Sat 4 Feb 12
SAPFanSTFC
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11:47am Sat 4 Feb 12
jmostfc wrote:As many as that!?..I only counted 4 at their home game v us.
SAPFanSTFC wrote: Big shame but at least it was 4.5 hours of notice - enough for Burton fans even. -- Shame about Crawlery fans the Bradfor match has only just been called off...guess they were half-way upwhat all 10 of them?
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Lets hope Plymouth can see off Southend.
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Have to say that given the snow forecasted for this afternoon this may have been part of their consideration - fans and team getting home
smirg kcab
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11:57am Sat 4 Feb 12
Onwards and upwards
Stratton Red
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11:59am Sat 4 Feb 12
mustard red wrote:That's the price you pay for not getting there at 5.30am and getting served at 10.30am. Personally I think the club should have closed the phones as there were people queueing from 6am that are unlikely to have got tickets.
In the style of Charlie Bucket... "I've got a yellow ticket, I've got a yellow ticket..." Seriously though. I was on hold for 95 minutes and lucky enough to get through. The issue I have is I have just paid almost £10 to a premium rate telephone number just to get them. Although I love this club, I don't like being ripped off by the club nor its telecommunication 'partners'. My Wray, expect my letter next week.
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I think that the club do need to do something about this ludicrous ticket situation. People shouldn't have to be camping out and queueing at 5.30am to get tickets. It's the 21st Century FFS. Other clubs manage it so the hard core that go to every game get tickets and other ST holders put in an application. This could have been done months ago. Maybe this is worth writing to Wray about?
Stilloyal
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12:00pm Sat 4 Feb 12
swinRhino
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12:11pm Sat 4 Feb 12
Stratton Red wrote:While I have sympathy for those who queued for hours and may be left without getting a ticket, there are some season ticket holders with commitments etc. who cannot get to the ground to join the queue, for them the only possibility is phone booking, I know I am one.
mustard red wrote: In the style of Charlie Bucket... "I've got a yellow ticket, I've got a yellow ticket..." Seriously though. I was on hold for 95 minutes and lucky enough to get through. The issue I have is I have just paid almost £10 to a premium rate telephone number just to get them. Although I love this club, I don't like being ripped off by the club nor its telecommunication 'partners'. My Wray, expect my letter next week.That's the price you pay for not getting there at 5.30am and getting served at 10.30am. Personally I think the club should have closed the phones as there were people queueing from 6am that are unlikely to have got tickets. * I think that the club do need to do something about this ludicrous ticket situation. People shouldn't have to be camping out and queueing at 5.30am to get tickets. It's the 21st Century FFS. Other clubs manage it so the hard core that go to every game get tickets and other ST holders put in an application. This could have been done months ago. Maybe this is worth writing to Wray about?
Didn't know if I would get answered and have a chance but after 1 and a half hours got through and now have the 2 I was after.
When the number of tickets are so scant, and we know who the blame that on, there will also be problems and dissappointment on how the ticket sales are done.
Oi Den!
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12:17pm Sat 4 Feb 12
stfcknowitall wrote:I was looking forward to the game too. If I misunderstood your post, I apologise. But it was you who gave us the history lesson. I was just adding my opinion to your version of history. I agree with you that Health & Safety regulations are overboard these days. It's just that I couldn't see your point in raising them, as it seems the game was called off because of a dangerous pitch - something that would have happened long before Health & Safety regulations were even thought of.
Oi Den! wrote:who do you think you are Oiden! or wotever your name is??? I was simply havin a little poke at the ref im so sorry thats not acceptable to you! Im just dissapointed the games off because I was looking foward to roaring our boys onto another victory. Oh and thanks for the history lesson on the ''good old days''. And on a final not I wasn't ''blaming'' anything or anyone just simply stating health and safety is overboard as I know as i work in that area myself and then ended with a little joke about the ref. Once again so sorry it offended you :-Dstfcknowitall wrote: what happened to the good old days when games would be played through, rain, sleet or snow at any temperature?? Sadly Health and & Safety is so oveboard nowadays. ****!!!!... I hate it when games are called off I reckon the ref didnt fancy a cold afternoon in Wilsthire thats all.Surely the game has been called off because the pitch is unplayable and dangerous. When were these "good old days" when games were not called off because of dangerous surfaces? Not in the last 50 years, that's for sure. . As for your dig at the ref... you don't even know that it was the match referee who called it off. And if it was, I have no doubt that the decision was made for the right reasons. . We all get frustrated when games are postponed, but looking to blame people instead of accepting that sometimes we just can't beat nature is completely futile.
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I thought you were having a serious go about Health & Safety and the ref, but if your whole post was meant to be a joke I'm sorry to have been so slow on the uptake.
Redgollum
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12:27pm Sat 4 Feb 12
smirg kcab
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12:35pm Sat 4 Feb 12
Onwards and upwards
MITTED
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1:03pm Sat 4 Feb 12
A_Town_Fan
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1:06pm Sat 4 Feb 12
madterrier
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1:10pm Sat 4 Feb 12
Think it was optimistic thinking that a tent would stave off sub-zero temperatures, ice and frost - hope we didn't spend too much money on that dome.
They could have just put this Forum under the pitch instead, given the amount of hot air on it!
Stilloyal
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1:13pm Sat 4 Feb 12
SeanG92
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1:22pm Sat 4 Feb 12
If you wanted to go you should have had to make the effort to get down to the CG like the majority of people and tough it out. How fair is it that a number of people stood there since 8am and wont get a ticket whilst others can ring from their bed, with a cup of tea and a cooked breakfast and get a ticket!!
wurzelday
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2:03pm Sat 4 Feb 12
madterrier wrote:There are many fine examples of a heated dome working. Rugby clubs use them often to much success, the heated dome comes from bath and was an invention by mike felton.
Well done to the club for being decisive and making an early inspection. Have to get underway by 10.30-11am latest from London, if the day in Wiltshire is also to include a couple of beers.
Think it was optimistic thinking that a tent would stave off sub-zero temperatures, ice and frost - hope we didn't spend too much money on that dome.
They could have just put this Forum under the pitch instead, given the amount of hot air on it!
- the best results from the heated dome is to install it either before or at the time of the adverse weather. A heated dome simulates a polytunnels temparature in summer, thus keeps any cold ground out, and avoids flooding. So it would have worked, but essentially came in a day late.
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Depending on how many of these domes bath has will be detriment to the grounds recovery in time for tuesday night.
- as for tents sheilding frost. Contact Terra Nova, they will tell you how.
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Another option is pipelind radiation, a method of using a lower pressure fire hose covering said surface and which the hose is continually pumped with high temp water. It is imperative this technique is used upto an hour before the surface is needed.
jmostfc
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2:50pm Sat 4 Feb 12
SeanG92 wrote:The whole first come first served was well advertised. I dont think it should of been done that way but it was. That is the way it was so cant blame people for taking the easy/warm option.
Managed to get my ticket after standing for 5 hours. Find it incredible that that they decided to allow 'fans' to buy tickets over the phone when there were people standing outside in sub-zero temperatures!! If you wanted to go you should have had to make the effort to get down to the CG like the majority of people and tough it out. How fair is it that a number of people stood there since 8am and wont get a ticket whilst others can ring from their bed, with a cup of tea and a cooked breakfast and get a ticket!!
Dazz27
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3:00pm Sat 4 Feb 12
jmostfc wrote:words Dick a head come to mind
Dazz27 wrote: got ticket for me a my two young boys was going to be all of our first football match, any1 know what i need to do with tickets now??sun and dont shine spring to mind haha
mikek
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3:24pm Sat 4 Feb 12
Stfcsteve wrote:Good old Hammers beat the scum no one likes us Millwall. Needed that after the 5-1 drubbing last week. Hammers did well with 10 men and ran their socks off. Shame about Town game but feel that Tuesday could be more important with the TV and Sky Sports coverage. Bigger money from that but I would rather have promotion over a Wembley visit any day.
FFS what am i gonna do now? spend time with the MRS GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! West ham Millwall it is then!!!
mikek
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5:02pm Sat 4 Feb 12
Malkym
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7:20pm Sat 4 Feb 12
madterrier wrote:only £30k!!
Well done to the club for being decisive and making an early inspection. Have to get underway by 10.30-11am latest from London, if the day in Wiltshire is also to include a couple of beers. Think it was optimistic thinking that a tent would stave off sub-zero temperatures, ice and frost - hope we didn't spend too much money on that dome. They could have just put this Forum under the pitch instead, given the amount of hot air on it!
fatman
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7:47pm Sat 4 Feb 12
madterrier
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10:15am Sun 5 Feb 12
wurzelday wrote:Then maybe someone forgot to hammer the tent pegs in then, because it didn't bloody well work!
madterrier wrote:There are many fine examples of a heated dome working. Rugby clubs use them often to much success, the heated dome comes from bath and was an invention by mike felton.
Well done to the club for being decisive and making an early inspection. Have to get underway by 10.30-11am latest from London, if the day in Wiltshire is also to include a couple of beers.
Think it was optimistic thinking that a tent would stave off sub-zero temperatures, ice and frost - hope we didn't spend too much money on that dome.
They could have just put this Forum under the pitch instead, given the amount of hot air on it!
- the best results from the heated dome is to install it either before or at the time of the adverse weather. A heated dome simulates a polytunnels temparature in summer, thus keeps any cold ground out, and avoids flooding. So it would have worked, but essentially came in a day late.
.
Depending on how many of these domes bath has will be detriment to the grounds recovery in time for tuesday night.
- as for tents sheilding frost. Contact Terra Nova, they will tell you how.
.
Another option is pipelind radiation, a method of using a lower pressure fire hose covering said surface and which the hose is continually pumped with high temp water. It is imperative this technique is used upto an hour before the surface is needed.
Hopefully when the ground development goes ahead some sort of undersoil heating along the lines you mention will be incorporated. I don't know what the cost is of postponing and rescheduling a game, but there must be costs that can be offset against some of these heating schemes.
click2find
Last step says...
9:07am Sat 4 Feb 12