Snow Joke - ESL Survey

[Pavagrotti]

How deep is the snow on each of the ESL pitches and which game will be on if any on Saturday?

 

Anyone know if the Brimobeu has a good covering of snow - I'm guessing at 3 - 4 inches of snow. Come on Coathy you live the closest is it deeper?

 

Town have invested in some coloured balls - We could really use them on a white pitch.

 

I can remember as a kid freezing my watsits off at an EFC match when there was a good snow covering on the pitch. Come on you oldies must have some snow stories?

[Steph]

I went to Burnham today and the roads and fields were clear of snow. It may have got some more on it this afternoon but if not anticipate no probs there.

 

Are Burnham at home Saturday.

[SOS]

Pitches more likely to be waterlogged than covered in snow come Saturday due to the combination of a thaw and rain.

[PORTENCROSS]

Please don't venture anywhere near Southend On Sea, I just made it home tonight with the final two miles taking 25 minutes due to a horrendous snow-storm ! Fraid it must have hit Burnham too !

[andyetfc]

Good idea about the coloured balls.

 

White lines under white snow isno joke though! <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

 

Better bring ice skates if it is cold or a swimming costume with flippers on Saturday if it thaws. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

 

I wouln't worry about bringing football boots. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

 

 

[ETFC Neil]

>>>Come on you oldies must have some snow stories?<<<

 

How about this one: it's white and very, very cold.

[Southport Jr.]

and you dont have to do any work or go to school if there's snow!!

[Mr Happy]

Typical Junior. Any excuse to get out of school!

 

Well, I made the trip from Enfield to Welwyn Garden City this morning so you could at least walk from you gaff to your school!

[Southport Jr.]

yeah, technically i could, but what would be the point seeing as its closed? (the fact i slept till 9 and would be late anyway isnt the pint)

[Mr Happy]

RU telling me that Stopford's is closed today because of a bit of snow. What a joke!

[BOROMAN]

Yes they are playing Romford.

 

As our honourable chairman said, Southend area very icy although I think the ground will be soft by Saturday. The the rain and slush though will cause other problems at the more dodgy grounds.

 

I remember Romford playing Sailsbury in April 78, and the snow started about an hour before kick off covered the pitch in mins.

Game went ahead.

[Diz]

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ETFC Neil said:
>>>Come on you oldies must have some snow stories?<<<

How about this one: it's white and very, very cold.

the winters are not half as cold as they used to be <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> you could also leave your doors locked of a night!

[peter coath]

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Cleggy said:
Come on Coathy you live the closest is it deeper?

It's about 8 centimetres deep - satisfied?

[bigboybubs]

Does anybody remember Merthyr v Enfield in a FA Trophy replay at Penydaren Park.

ARE we sitting comfortably, then i shall begin.

 

After a welcome in the hillside, and a valley. Our band of footy players and supporters went forth, on to a picth that was beautiful. The sky was clear for the first period play, and had a nip in the air. The team called Enfield scored first from the much travelled one called Martin St Hilaire, scoring. As the cheering died down the team called Merthyr, it leveled the scoring.

So come Half time, with the scores level at 1-1, we do walk around the ground. As we do, this white stuff fell upon us, from a great height.

As the players returned unto the arena, one of scamps, says " what this stuff, we only play on grass ".

So after 82 minutes, the person in charge said " no more, in this white stuff ".

Then as the team from london came to thank the supporters, one person called Lord John of the Bailey, picks up this white stuff, rolls into a ball, and the biggest snowball fight started.

So the battle of Merthyr now is history.

 

And everybody lived happily ever after.

 

 

p.s southport jr we still had to goto school if it snowed or not.

 

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[Diz]

bigboyups said

"p.s southport jr we still had to goto school if it snowed or not."

 

and if you were late you got the cane then got home and told your parents and got the slipper <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

 

[tigerfeet]

looks like junior wouldn't have made it to skool anyway, lazy mare was in bed.

 

I'm sure Stuart SNOW den, knows some snowy jokes!

[DerekR]

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ETFC Neil said:
>>>Come on you oldies must have some snow stories?<<<

Anyone else remember the snowball fight on Alvechurch station while we were waiting for our chartered train to take us back to Enfield, following an Amateur Cup game at Alvechurch? (Incidentally, this game was covered by a BBC film crew, with Cliff Michelmore as commentator, and highlights were shown on MOTD that evening!!)

[Dave Hedgehog]

Certainly remember being snowballed out of the covered end at Plough Lane when Romford played Wimbledon in an FA Cup tie many years ago. The game was played in a blizzard, with a good 4" of snow on the pitch even before the kick-off and the lines swept to leave deep trenches! At times, it was impossible to see beyone the half way line from behind the goal because of the falling snow. Oh, and to make matters more interesting, Romford played in white! Think Boro lost 0-3 - probably couldn't see each other!

[Pavagrotti]

Thanks Coathy (8cms of snow) Accurate as always - I was never metrified (except when planning the kitchen).

[Pavagrotti]

Southport is being coy. I thought you got stuck in a snow drift last night?