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Title: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Whingeing Winger on February 03, 2012, 01:59:30 PM
According to main site a pitch inspection will take place at about 10.15 am tomorrow morning. Does'nt sound to good as temps are due to fall well below zero tonight.  :(
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: markecky on February 03, 2012, 02:02:35 PM
I wouldnt expect much football to be on anywhere that doesnt have undersoil heating this weekend to be honest.

It says that Neil expects the temperature in the pitch to go down to -12c.

I'm no Bill Giles but I reckon thats going to struggle to take a stud.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: York Alty on February 03, 2012, 02:23:13 PM
It'll be Dino Zoff.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: The Teasing Squad on February 03, 2012, 02:25:57 PM
More than likely will be off
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: SW on February 03, 2012, 02:34:51 PM
Don't know how cold it is up there but it gets up to 2-3C down here by mid-morning, I'd have tought the inspection could wait an hour or so longer, its only Stalybridge.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Darren on February 03, 2012, 02:37:56 PM
Don't know how cold it is up there but it gets up to 2-3C down here by mid-morning, I'd have tought the inspection could wait an hour or so longer, its only Stalybridge.

It is probably to save the manager travelling from Hull
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: York Alty on February 03, 2012, 02:40:50 PM
games already off in leagues 1 and 2, including shrewsbury v port vale which are fairly close.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Derek Stubbs on February 03, 2012, 02:40:59 PM
It is probably to save the manager travelling from Hull
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That's their problem not ours.

Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Derek Stubbs on February 03, 2012, 02:42:53 PM
Went past Salford Rugby ground & their sheets are still on.

They have been on for at least 5 days now.
 
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: markecky on February 03, 2012, 02:44:01 PM
Listen, I am the Chairman of the "Get Annoyed When People Who Haven't Seen the Pitch Tell the World its Off" group but if its currently -12 in the pitch it ain't looking good.

If it is off I am demand changes both on the board and to the management by the way.  It's not good enough.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: York Alty on February 03, 2012, 02:48:47 PM
If the game is on I will donate £50.00 to the "Save Jim Rushes Arse Campaign"
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: stalyvegas on February 03, 2012, 03:08:35 PM
It is probably to save the manager travelling from Hull

That's their problem not ours.


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Our Manager doesn't live in Hull.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: im not really here on February 03, 2012, 03:10:12 PM
Its Lee Sinnott that lives in Hull, so it is our problem.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Darren on February 03, 2012, 03:10:17 PM
Went past Salford Rugby ground & their sheets are still on.

They have been on for at least 5 days now.
 

They have a live Sky game tomorrow night.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: markecky on February 03, 2012, 03:16:50 PM
Can we all stop giving out Lee Sinnots home address please, I'll be getting removal requests soon from the address police
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Mick on February 03, 2012, 03:22:41 PM
Can we all stop giving out Lee Sinnots home address please, I'll be getting removal requests soon from the address police

Good point.......in future people must refer to Lee living in Humberside (or The East Riding of Yorkshire as it is now once again known). ;D
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: (S)ALTY on February 03, 2012, 03:42:20 PM
I wouldnt expect much football to be on anywhere that doesnt have undersoil heating this weekend to be honest.

It says that Neil expects the temperature in the pitch to go down to -12c.

I'm no Bill Giles but I reckon thats going to struggle to take a stud.

Just been out the back to inspect the back lawn in downtown Timperley and that's taking a stud at the moment.

So if the sun gets on the pitch at Moss Lane early doors then there is hope, and besides...

who wants to spend Saturday afternoon in Tesco's ?
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: RageAgainstTheFirstTeam on February 03, 2012, 03:47:23 PM
Was at the ground earlier, majority of the pitch did actually look okay but the bits in the shade were completely frozen.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: MadFrankie on February 03, 2012, 03:54:29 PM
Was at the ground earlier, majority of the pitch did actually look okay but the bits in the shade were completely frozen.

That's always the problem isn't it - the parts of the pitch in the shadow of the main stand. I demand that the board apologise for building the stand in such a ridiculous location.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: York Alty on February 03, 2012, 03:57:27 PM
Was at the ground earlier, majority of the pitch did actually look okay but the bits in the shade were completely frozen.

That's always the problem isn't it - the parts of the pitch in the shadow of the main stand. I demand that the board apologise for building the stand in such a ridiculous location.

for gods sake MadFrankie, if the board have responsibility for anything it's the suns position in the sky at this time of year.  Utterly preposterous that they haven't sorted that by now. Sack the lot.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Ballers on February 03, 2012, 04:03:21 PM
Can we all stop giving out Lee Sinnots home address please, I'll be getting removal requests soon from the address police

I think he lives at that house that had the delivery address when somebody tried to hack your account!
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Jenga on February 03, 2012, 04:31:14 PM
I was sat in my lounge earlier, temperature was 21 degrees, there is no chance the game will be off with temperatures like that around.

Bring on the Vegas.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: AltyTunnelSteward on February 03, 2012, 04:51:07 PM
Was at the ground earlier, majority of the pitch did actually look okay but the bits in the shade were completely frozen.

Looks however can be decieving!  Even the bits which were no longer white were still rock hard early this afternoon
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: wayno on February 03, 2012, 05:04:22 PM
If it goes ahead i will bare my arse in burtons window
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: wayno on February 03, 2012, 05:08:17 PM
I was sat in my lounge earlier, temperature was 21 degrees, there is no chance the game will be off with temperatures like that around.

Bring on the Vegas.
:D
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: York Alty on February 03, 2012, 05:11:19 PM
If it goes ahead i will bare my arse in burtons window

The good people of Alty are safe. 

The Bay, 'fax and Pisston are all off.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: RocketDan on February 03, 2012, 06:47:57 PM
very much off the initial topic but with Lee living in Hull, I'm wondering if last weekend he travelled 2 hours to Altrincham to get on the coach with the team or did if he made an hour drive and met the squad in gainsborough?

I only ask because i remember seeing Tom Kearny getting a train home from euston station after some southern away game (wimbledon i think).
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: bighairedmike on February 03, 2012, 07:01:58 PM
If it goes ahead i will bare my arse in burtons window

Yet another tragic loss in Alty, is burtons. Just for a tension creator in moments like these...
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: ASMO on February 03, 2012, 07:03:32 PM
dont a few of the players live quite away from here , Clee , Reeves for example , game not a chance of being on imo
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: wayno on February 03, 2012, 07:15:50 PM
If it goes ahead i will bare my arse in burtons window

Yet another tragic loss in Alty, is burtons. Just for a tension creator in moments like these...
was a yts in burtons was my first job!
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Bob on February 03, 2012, 07:18:46 PM
Was at the ground earlier, majority of the pitch did actually look okay but the bits in the shade were completely frozen.

That's always the problem isn't it - the parts of the pitch in the shadow of the main stand. I demand that the board apologise for building the stand in such a ridiculous location.

The board should have had the foresight and ambition to put the sun on a contract. We haven't and its now gone. When will we learn?
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: distancetraveller on February 03, 2012, 07:33:14 PM
games already off in leagues 1 and 2, including shrewsbury v port vale which are fairly close.

Its been Baltic here the last few nights - not surprised games are being called off
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: taxi Phil on February 03, 2012, 09:15:40 PM
If the game is on I will donate £50.00 to the "Save Jim Rushes Arse Campaign"
I'll double it, provided that I can watch you insert it up his arse..............in 50p pieces.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Timperley The Best on February 03, 2012, 09:18:46 PM
If or more like when its called off let's hope its rescheduled before jack is due to end his loan spell , bridge are playing on tues 7 but no game 14th from what I can see
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Hamilton on February 03, 2012, 10:27:49 PM
If or more like when its called off let's hope its rescheduled before jack is due to end his loan spell , bridge are playing on tues 7 but no game 14th from what I can see

That could please a few wives & girlfriends!
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Jezza on February 04, 2012, 03:42:08 AM
I've just done a 3.30am pitch inspection and can report it was warm enough for me to enjoy a coffee on my patio in sale and the car isn't even iced up.....we need the inspecting ref to show some good old fashioned 1970s spunk and fish out the red ball and stick two fingers up at injury lawyers 4 u.....
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: altyazz on February 04, 2012, 10:01:20 AM
Let's just hope ay lads
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: The Teasing Squad on February 04, 2012, 10:02:21 AM
No cars frozen here in alty but they could have thawed out I suppose, oh well either way its wetherspoons at 11
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Toff Apple on February 04, 2012, 10:17:08 AM
woodley sports deffo on
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: markecky on February 04, 2012, 10:24:13 AM
woodley sports deffo on

Don't they play on greengrocers table grass though?
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: bumble on February 04, 2012, 10:26:08 AM
woodley sports deffo on

Don't they play on greengrocers table grass though?
;D brilliant

One of the plus points of having a 3G astro over grass

 :D shall we ask Staylbridge if they fancy playing it at BTH?
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: ALTYGAL on February 04, 2012, 10:27:49 AM
Can't we just run an extension cable from GH house and plug in 50 hairdryers to thaw the shaded bit of pitch ;)
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Hale Alty on February 04, 2012, 10:31:45 AM
The great irony does appear to be that it didn't freeze here over night but I'd be surprised if the temperature rose enough to thaw the pitch from yesterday. Even if the grassy bits take a stud the muddy parts in the goals and up and down the touchlines are probably rock hard.

Can anyone with a memory of the mid to late 90s tell me how games at Northwich and Macclesfield went on on white and sparkly pitches that would get called off today?
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: AltyTunnelSteward on February 04, 2012, 10:32:26 AM
Yesterday lunchtime it wasn't just the shaded bits that were solid - it all was
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: AltySi on February 04, 2012, 10:40:02 AM
Just had a text saying it's off
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on February 04, 2012, 10:40:23 AM
The great irony does appear to be that it didn't freeze here over night but I'd be surprised if the temperature rose enough to thaw the pitch from yesterday. Even if the grassy bits take a stud the muddy parts in the goals and up and down the touchlines are probably rock hard.

Can anyone with a memory of the mid to late 90s tell me how games at Northwich and Macclesfield went on on white and sparkly pitches that would get called off today?

I remember the game at Northwich on Boxing Day 1994 that was played on a snow-covered pitch with an orange ball. Also, the 3-2 win at Macc in 1995/96 took place after some serious snowfall - that night will live long in the memory!
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Hale Alty on February 04, 2012, 10:45:42 AM
It wasn't just that the pitches were snow covered, they were frozen.

We won at Stafford not that long ago on a snow covered pitch around Christmas time too.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on February 04, 2012, 10:47:40 AM
Yeah, I particularly remember players falling on their arse left, right and centre at the aforementioned Northwich fixture.
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Bob on February 04, 2012, 10:51:24 AM
Yeah, I particularly remember players falling on their arse left, right and centre at the aforementioned Northwich fixture.

George Oghani was playing in white trainers I think!
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on February 04, 2012, 10:52:17 AM
Yeah, I particularly remember players falling on their arse left, right and centre at the aforementioned Northwich fixture.

George Oghani was playing in white trainers I think!

What a name from the past!
Title: Re: Pitch Inspection Saturday
Post by: Hamilton on February 04, 2012, 12:25:51 PM
(In a Yorkshire accent) I remember when we'd play in 6 feet of snow after a 28 hour shift down t'pit and couldn't even afford boots!