Barton Rovers

[Rouser Rebel]

If this weather keeps up could this game be in doubt, their home game midweek like ours we called off?

[Rebel Kay]

The one thing I remebered about Barton Rovers from our last visit was the mud. So unless things have changed and the weather dries up dramatically I can't see us playing

[Rebel_Glen]

I'll contact Barton Rovers tomorrow and post what they say. We really can't afford for any more postponements, we might have a 2 match midweek scenario when the Burnham match is re-arranged.

[Rebel_Glen]

Doesn't sound very promising at all, just got this reply from their Chairman:

 

Hello Glen. Sorry just got an update on the condition of our pitch. It is waterlogged at the moment, still raining now with more tomorrow. It looks like at present it has about a 5% chance of going ahead we have an inspection booked for 9am on Saturday. Our club secretary will contact you once this has taken place. I hope this is of help to you. Regards, Bernie Stuttard (Football Chairman, Barton Rovers FC]

[Tom]

Update: I've been passed the news that a pitch inspection will result in the game being postponed.

 

Official confirmation due shortly.

[chris sliski]

Update: I've been passed the news that a pitch inspection will result in the game being postponed.

 

Official confirmation due shortly.

 

 

Match off - according to offical Web site

[Matt]

Game now on Tuesday, 23 March.

 

That's going to be a hell of a week with a trip to Bromsgrove two days later on the Thursday, followed by a trip to Rothwell on the following Saturday!

Edited February 27, 2010 by Matt

[Tom]

Fixture list in March is crazy.

 

Looking at the weather forecast there could easily be another to add come Tuesday.

[A Rebel and a Saint]

Burnham game rescheduled for April 13th, meaning that we are playing the top 3 in 10 days! Bury (A) on the 10th, Burnham (A) on the 13th and Hitchin (H) on the 20th, with Aylesbury (H) sandwiched in between.

 

17 games to play in March and April. Looks like Bateman will need to make the most of his big squad in the run up to the end of the season.

[Matt]

I believe Bateman has been in this situation before! I remember someone telling me that when he was manager at Berkhamstead, they had to squeeze something like 17 games into one month.

[Staines-upon-Thames Rebel]

Time to utilize some of the juniors to fill gaps if needed .

 

Just hope the weather improves in the next couple of weeks and the pitches hold up.

[Reading Rebel]

Fixture list in March is crazy.

 

Looking at the weather forecast there could easily be another to add come Tuesday.

 

 

Tomorrow looks pretty bad but Monday and Tuesday look ok.

 

One way or another we need to try our utmost to get Tuesdays game on.

 

Would it be possible to survey the damage after Sundays weather to see what might be required to get Tuesdays game on?

[chris sliski]

Also remember Beaconsfield will be at home again monday 1st march !

 

and playing today ......

Edited February 27, 2010 by chris sliski

[Reading Rebel]

Also remember Beaconsfield will be at home again monday 1st march !

 

and playing today ......

 

 

If Sundays weather forecast comes true I would guess that Beaconsfields match on Monday will be called off.

 

But as previously stated if Monday and Tuesdays weather is ok, if at all feasable, we have some time to try to get the game on.

[A Rebel and a Saint]

Well the BBC forecast says that the rain will appear overnight tonight and stay heavy through tomorrow until the evening. Means we should have 2 days of dry weather prior to the Chesham game, with temperatures up to around 6-8 degrees. Fingers crossed we can get our game on, but Beaconsfield may not be so lucky. Will be interesting to see how well the pitch drains after tomorrows rain.

[HEAVY TRUCKER]

although we are in the midst of ark weather ( i've noticed wild life going around in twos) holloways park sits on chalk and going by past seasons has always drained well, we have held games there when all around local have had to call theirs off, that and it sits on relatively high ground, so i'm quite confident that as long as the weather forecast is right tuesday's game should be on.

[chris sliski]

went to the beaconsfield game on saturday..the pitch played quite well indeed..the only areas of concern are the goal mouths (both ends)

 

monday and tuesday looked to be dry days fingers crossed we get a game in...

 

cheers chris s

[A Rebel and a Saint]

Well from the looks of it, Beaconsfield's game is going ahead (based purely on the fact that it's 1h15 to kickoff and it is not down as postponed on the league site). Hopefully a good sign for our game tomorrow as the weather is not meant to change much, just a bit of overnight frost to worry about, with sunny weather forecast for tomorrow and temperatures around 7-8 degrees.