Possible help needed

[Eastside Urchin]

Clearing the pitch

This is the only game at home before Xmas and we really could do with getting the game on to get a bit of money through the gate/bar etc

I know the weather isn't great this week but I think Thursday is the only day where we could possibly get another bit of snow although it's not much judging by the weather reports

Probably not worth doing anything today as it's too late but I am sure that if we could get the pitch clear then the game could go ahead,especially with a few hands on deck

So who is up for it,I can pretty much do any day

[Eastside Urchin]

I remember a couple of years ago we had a good number of people down to clear the slope down to the car park,we would probably have to do the same again as it can get very icy

[kimbles left foot]

Put me down mate...can only really do Saturday morning tho...or Thursday evening if its worth it

 

 

[Eastside Urchin]

I should think the path could wait till Saturday,hopefully most of the snow may of gone by then,it's ice on the slope that may be a problem.With the pitch it may be an idea to see if it thaws which it is a bit at the moment,saying that it's just started again and the temperature will go down again

[Fat Tom Daley]

I will help out whenever im available if needed

[kimbles left foot]

Keep an eye out for grit bins mate....remember last year

According to the forecasts snow isnt on the cards Saturday...so fingers crossed it clears up

[Eastside Urchin]

Thursday is looking dodgy with regards to snow,not sure if it's worth getting some off tomorrow to then find it comes down again Thursday,saying that i think the pitch was already quite frozen,snow on it can actually unfreeze underneath by acting as an insulator

[and1inthetree]

snow on the pitch once melted can also waterlog the fckr. do we need to clear some snow off the pitch?

 

i could probably make it there earlyish on saturday provided the roads aren't too fckd up and help shovel snow from the pitch, hill etc.

[I am Spartacus]

This is the only game at home before Xmas and we really could do with getting the game on to get a bit of money through the gate/bar etche weather reports

 

 

Oi Oi Urchin according to our official website we are coming to beat the living daylights out of your bunch of cloggers on Tuesday 21st December. Now if my memory serves me right that is before Christmas.

[Eastside Urchin]

I don't think any will melt judging by the next couple of days forecast but Friday onwards it might just,which as tree has pointed out could cause a problem

Think the best thing to do is to assess the situation daily and keep an eye on the weather,with maybe pitch clearing from Thursday onwards and gritting the paths Friday and Saturday

Will speak to ken about the pitch as he knows more about pitches than I but be on standby chaps

[Eastside Urchin]

This is the only game at home before Xmas and we really could do with getting the game on to get a bit of money through the gate/bar etche weather reports

 

 

Oi Oi Urchin according to our official website we are coming to beat the living daylights out of your bunch of cloggers on Tuesday 21st December. Now if my memory serves me right that is before Christmas.

 

 

That's news to me but I haven't checked the website

Got to start another thread for the re arranged concord game so will add that one

[Eastside Urchin]

Just spoke to ken,best thing to do is to wait and see what happens with the weather the next couple of days but the players will be training Thursday night therefore the car park will be used and we need to clear the slope as it's very slippery,don't know if anyone is about Thursday day,I will be,so perhaps we can all get a bag of grit each and get down there and start on the path Thursday day and maybe a few Thursday night to clear parts of the pitch

[paokman]

Thursday is looking dodgy with regards to snow,not sure if it's worth getting some off tomorrow to then find it comes down again Thursday,saying that i think the pitch was already quite frozen,snow on it can actually unfreeze underneath by acting as an insulator

 

Too right Rob. Snow has great insulating properties provided it isn't compacted.. But can't leave it too late as no telling how many volunteers we will get and that's quite a weight of snow on the pitch by now.

[Eastside Urchin]

I think it's best to just keep an eye on it.

Knowing the weather we will either get a blizzard Thursday or beautiful sunshine.

But judging by the forecast,Thursday afternoon to grit and clear the paths & hill and thursday night onwards to clear the pitch,culminating in saturday morning to make sure game goes ahead

Edited November 30, 2010 by Eastside Urchin

[Hornchurch "O"]

BBC reckon the temperature in Hornchurch on Friday night to be -8 degrees.

[and1inthetree]

that's pretty cold.

 

not as cold as wingate and finchley away though. bought 2 cups of tea at half time just to hold.

[urchinman1961]

yep remember that nite only fools turned up for that, felt guilty for not payin to get in that nite and then the yids got a late equaliser if i remember

[and1inthetree]

yep. they had half their squad with spare footballs as they chased the equaliser, which once it went in all mysteriously disappeared.

 

bloody palm trees there as well... coldest i have ever been at a football match.

[urchinman1961]

tipped it down with snow the followin morning and lucky old me had already booked the day off,yee ha

[Eastside Urchin]

Harlow at home about 8 years ago was the coldest,think it was the bryco cup,although it may of been Essex senior cup