Possible help needed

[Eastside Urchin]

It is likely,with the weather forecast that the pitch will be quite wet over the next few days.

If needed,the club would like as many people down there at 10am Christmas Eve to remove any water off the pitch.

The forecast is wet until then but I think Xmas day and Boxing Day look ok at he moment.

Please bring a fork or something equivalent if possible

 

Thanks

[paokman]

Sorry but I shall be "hors de combat" down at King George's having a biopsy on my male bits, probably won't be up to any "forking" for a day or so.

[Fat Tom Daley]

Is this going ahead?

[Eastside Urchin]

Dunno

[paokman]

Succinctly put

[Eastside Urchin]

Colin was going to let us know situation this evening,will ring him in a while

[colin mcbride]

a few of us are down club around 9am for an hour or two

[Eastside Urchin]

Hopefully be back from Brighton,got a 4.45am to Stansted then straight down to Brighton to pick my sister up who is supposed to be ready by 7.30 but last time she said that we got away after 9am,lazy cow

[Hornchurch "O"]

Charge her waiting time!

[and1inthetree]

any update on this? from looking at metcheck it looks like it will rain between now and boxing day. how is the pitch looking?

[Eastside Urchin]

Apparently its ok,met checks crap,don't use it.

It is supposed to be rainy today but light,tomorrow is the same but Boxing Day should be ok mate,think the game will be ok

[Eastside Urchin]

Metcheck was right for once,looks as bad as Saturday the amount of rain we are currently getting,hopefully it will stop soon

[JgFc]

If i were a betting man, I'd say two hopes for tomorrow, slim and none. Unless you have a team of super soppers and an army of ground staff.

[cup of tea]

Weather doesn't look too good at the moment, I'm assuming there will be a reasonably early pitch inspection to help the travelling fans out.

[Eastside Urchin]

It weren't supposed to be this heavy,once again our hapless weather reporters at the met office have failed to predict heavy rain

[Fat Tom Daley]

I can imagine this game being off. That was pretty heavy rain this morning

[Eastside Urchin]

Depends when it stops,it is quite light at the moment.If it was to stop this afternoon then I guess there's a chance,also,surely being a 1pm kick off and it was dry,there would be some scope to put the kick off back to 3pm,or even later if there's a chance of getting it on,although to be honest,I have given up on looking at he weather reports

[Eastside Urchin]

Ok,I gave in and looked at the weather,there is a break from late afternoon to tomorrow lunchtime but more heavy rain after that.

[JgFc]

Early pitch inspection would be good like 8 or 9am or even better if the groundsman thinks no chance get a local ref in later today if at all possible, as people will travel from being at families etc. Cant see them putting the kick off back on a boxing day when lots of fans make plans to be at Family after aswell.

 

Bearing in mind Saturday was a wash out and the rain has been worse. We are probably looking at a 1 or 2% chance of the game going ahead in my opinion.

[Eastside Urchin]

Absolutely no point In getting a referee down there today,seeing as the two clubs are about 15 miles apart,I wouldn't expect an announcement until a referee has officially looked at the pitch at around 9-10am.

I think its the duty of the clubs to try to get a game on which means as much time as possible if it is felt there is a chance of getting the game on.

My gut feeling is that its a lost cause but I wouldn't call I off before tomorrow, unless it was completely under water which It may be,although I haven't been down there.

As for people travelling from far say,appreciate that but in all fairness,it wouldn't be many people and they will probably be coming home anyway

Edited December 25, 2012 by Eastside Urchin