East Thurrock Game

[Red Rooster]

The pitch is heavy, we called off the reserve game on Saturday in a bid to ensure Tuesday's game will go ahead. The weather at the moment is raining with a forecast for more tomorrow. Please look on ETU website before leaving. If needed a pitch inspection will be at 2pm.

[Dave Dixon]

Thanks for info.

Not looking too hopeful then.

[Dutch_Mike]

We really need it to go ahead or we could end up with a huge fixture pile-up.

[TonyM]

That is the last thing we need,our position in the league is very strong,we have to win the games in hand,but,we dont want to be playing 2 games a week.I still feel that the HDP pitch is letting us down somwhat,can anything be done about this.

[I am Spartacus]

Dig it up.

 

Put in new drainage.

 

Increase soil hight by at least 12".

 

None of this can probally be done till the season finishes in mid July at this rate.

[seasidesteve]

agree tony it was not done properly in the first place false economy.i heard a figure of 80,000 to put it right

[Dutch_Mike]

Are there any laws in place that if a team has to abandon x number of home games in a season that they can be punished?

[Tony_T]

Originally Posted By: TonyM

That is the last thing we need,our position in the league is very strong,we have to win the games in hand,but,we dont want to be playing 2 games a week.I still feel that the HDP pitch is letting us down somwhat,can anything be done about this.

Play at Stamford Bridge!!!

[bigtw]

Good idea about Stamford bridge at least one team will perform each week.

[michael]

Until there is a resolve as to whether pitch is to be turned or not(anyone know the latest); surely no-one is realistically going to spend anything on the pitch as it is.

 

We should be over the worst now though

 

 

[MargateFan]

Let's hope for a dry and fairly mild spell for the grass to recover and the pitch to revert to our favoured playing surface.

Whether the pitch is turned or not, we HAVE to get this problem resolved for next season.

Went to watch Herne Bay on Saturday, and their pitch was very playable. Spent the entire afternoon in glorious sunshine thinking that we should have been playing.

On that subject, although it was an entertaining game, the difference in quality made me totally thankful for our boys, and the football they are treating us to week in week out. (Excluding the missed games of course).

[Pagey]

Originally Posted By: seasidesteve

agree tony it was not done properly in the first place false economy.i heard a figure of 80,000 to put it right

Not sure what the cost is to put it right, but originally when it was laid to get us back at Hartsdown it wasn't cost restrictive