state of the pitch?

[hairbear]

with it raining all day today and with the pitch not being able to hold much rain, wats the chances of saturdays game being on?

[hangthedj]

It's not looking too good at the moment Paul. If we get anymore rain tomorrow or Saturday before the game we'll be in trouble.

[hairbear]

typical everytime i want to come over and watch the lads rain puts a dampner on it... dam it..

 

[Margate Martian]

Reckon game will be off mate. weather looking dire for 2moz and weekend.

[hairbear]

yer just been looking at it to.. another trip to dover game then as should be a good game...

[djw]

It has to be on this week as I work nites I end up missing Tuesday night games !

[hairbear]

come on ray do your stuff. that bloke needs medal for allthe work hes done over the years... top bloke!!!!!

 

[djw]

Second that !

[Cookie]

Walked the pitch today as I was meeting with Blueblood & i.m.o the pitch wasnt playable TODAY even before any rain came down.

Waterlogged in the centre circle & the outlying areas are very squelchy too though not as bad as the central part of the pitch. I think Ray would have to perform a double miracle to get the pitch ready for Saturday even WITHOUT further rain.If the game had been scheduled for tonight,Thursday, & in the role of a local official I would not have passed it. Not looking too promising at all i.m.o.

[djw]

Why do you think we struggle with the pitch ? Ray does a fantastic job at HDP, however is there a more serious problem as in drainage ? And does work need to be done creating cost ? Any ideas TC ?

[hairbear]

well dover it is and another game of!!!!

[Rob_Butler]

U have 6/8inches of topsoil as opposed to the 18 requested by Ray I believe.

[Tony_T]

djw - see older threads! Think you'll find that some people reckon the job wasn't done properly to begin with - Ray has a huge fight on his hands every time it rains and has pulled off some miracles at times. Yes, I'll second the fact that he needs a medal and more!

[djw]

Thanks Tony - however I dont have the time to start shifting through old threads !!!!!!

[Cookie]

Well,had another quick look in today.Ground looking better. Couldn't see as much water sitting on top today. Didn't see any in fact.

Actually looking playable today(though this time I didn't walk the pitch for that closer look I must admit).

I reckon if the weather holds tonight & tomorrow morning then the chances are better than they looked yesterday. Watch the weather!

Ray again was up there doing his utmost(well he wasn't actually there when I looked in,but the evidence of him being there was clear to see.)

Maybe with some luck & the weather remaining decent & with Rays expertise we might actually see the miracle of a home game after all on Saturday.

Don't make alternative arrangements JUST yet!

[hangthedj]

When did you go up the ground Cookie? It may have looked a bit better today, but believe me it wasn't! Loads of standing water of the surface, it's possible Ray could pull off a miracle and get the game on, but I wouldn't put my house on it.

[Rob_Butler]

Even if putting that on it would get rid of the water, it would still be unplayable!

[Cookie]

Originally Posted By: teabarmark

When did you go up the ground Cookie? It may have looked a bit better today, but believe me it wasn't! Loads of standing water of the surface, it's possible Ray could pull off a miracle and get the game on, but I wouldn't put my house on it.

3.15pm

[Rob_Butler]

I went at 3.15

I only saw the pitch from a distance so obviously your opinion would be stronger than mine, but I did notice it looked better than what it did on the previous day.

 

 

Rob the summariser.

[Boney Crisp]

This is frustrating now.