With all this rain ...

[Special1]

... are there any games guaranteed not to be on?

[Rhodes]

Not at the moment, Haringey Borough are away on Saturday

[Horace]

Originally Posted By: Rhodes

Not at the moment, Haringey Borough are away on Saturday

Don't know how you have the nerve Rhodes! Surely Kentish Town is a cert to be off?

[Willo the Cat]

probably, seems the swimming pool in the complex has less water in it!

[Rhodes]

Originally Posted By: Special1

... are there any games guaranteed not to be on?

I think you are just on a childish fishing trip

[Horace]

.. clearly learning from the master of snide!

[Wader]

I was working on the Bedford pitch today in horrific rain and a sudden gale! If that type of weather continues I can see quite a few postponements.

[Special1]

Originally Posted By: Rhodes

Originally Posted By: Special1

... are there any games guaranteed not to be on?

I think you are just on a childish fishing trip

Actually I was just wondering the likelihood of Brache Sparta's pitch not being able to cope with the recent wet weather.

It's a shame you think everyone has your intentions.

[Horace]

Rhodes is your man if you want to know about Brache Sparta's pitch!

[Rhodes]

Originally Posted By: Wader

I was working on the Bedford pitch today in horrific rain and a sudden gale!

Wader - That statement takes me back a couple of years or so to when I was down at Coles Park at 6.00am on Saturday's when 'we' were at home frantically sweeping and sanding the pitch. It gave me four solid hours of non stop graft before 10.00am when either Michael Mackey, Dave Raval or Len Wilcock drove through the gates of heaven to inspect the hallowed turf and you could normally play snooker on it by then let alone football.

[tringarmy]

Originally Posted By: Rhodes

Originally Posted By: Wader

I was working on the Bedford pitch today in horrific rain and a sudden gale!

Wader - That statement takes me back a couple of years or so to when I was down at Coles Park at 6.00am on Saturday's when 'we' were at home frantically sweeping and sanding the pitch. It gave me four solid hours of non stop graft before 10.00am when either Michael Mackey, Dave Raval or Len Wilcock drove through the gates of heaven to inspect the hallowed turf and you could normally play snooker on it by then let alone football.

I would have thought it was tough to play snooker on sand. Anyway no game for Sun as Stony have a County Cup match taking priority. Stony might as well be called off now though as its on a flood plain.

[Rhodes]

Not after I had finished with it, don't forget I go that extra mile and 'we' very rarely had games called off in 2004/2005 and 2005/2006, I can count them on one hand

[Horace]

Originally Posted By: Rhodes

Not after I had finished with it, don't forget I go that extra mile and 'we' very rarely had games called off in 2004/2005 and 2005/2006, I can count them on one hand

Hertingfordbury Park is one of the most flood prone pitches in the area, but not one game was postponed in 2004/5 or 2005/6 as they were unusually dry winters! Things have become rather more wet since then.

[Jonno]

Hoddy have had one game called off in 3 years if my memory serves me correct. Having that verti-drainage put in made our pitch resemble a running track for a few seasons but it was worth it in the long run!!

[Football Man]

Originally Posted By: Horace

Rhodes is your man if you want to know about Brache Sparta's pitch!

A "cutting" remark!

[tringarmy]

We rarely had games called off when Tring used to play at Miswell Lane through the wet. Only heavy snow or a frozen pitch stopped a game. Natural drainage of 6 inches of topsoil then solid chalk helped (plus the Yeovil style slope!)

[NeutralFan]

Originally Posted By: Jonno

Hoddy have had one game called off in 3 years if my memory serves me correct. Having that verti-drainage put in made our pitch resemble a running track for a few seasons but it was worth it in the long run!!

So if any of you are struggling for something to do then get down to Lowfield to see Hoddy Reserves take on Sawbo Reserves... with, hopefully, yours truly marshalling the back four!

[Willo the Cat]

The FA should have a look how NL in Germany is run! When I played there I don’t remember any games being cancelled this was mainly due to the fact most clubs had grass pitches as well as a ‘clay’ pitch, so if the grass was waterlogged they simple switch the fixture to the clay.

[ONE]

Just seen the forecast on the tele...rain rain and more rain...its a shame...there were a few working on the hertford pitch for a couple of hours last night only for their good work to be undone by overnight rain and what is due to follow!

[Special1]

Originally Posted By: Willo the Cat

The FA should have a look how NL in Germany is run! When I played there I don’t remember any games being cancelled this was mainly due to the fact most clubs had grass pitches as well as a ‘clay’ pitch, so if the grass was waterlogged they simple switch the fixture to the clay.

FIFA approved 3G astro-turf would be better.

However, logistically, Willo, not only would you have to do without the stadia and the atmosphere that comes with it but a lot of teams don't have the luxury of their own ground, let alone a second pitch/space to have a clay/astro-turf pitch.