| The Pitch 19:59 - Jan 22 with 51266 views | kiwidale |
This time last year a decision was made to dig up the pitch and lay a new one it seemed at the time a bold move but a proactive one. Today its becoming apparent the pitch is a write off or is it? no communication from the club leads to speculation. Ive only seen the pics you have seen it close up so is it worse than last year? is it worse than it looks or better than it seems? will it be played on again? [Post edited 22 Jan 2018 20:01]
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| The Pitch on 11:56 - Jan 24 with 4216 views | Brierls |
| The Pitch on 11:48 - Jan 24 by aleanddale |
How on earth do you put that right? |
I have no idea.
Said the groundsman. |  | | |
| The Pitch on 12:12 - Jan 24 with 4165 views | dingdangblue |
| The Pitch on 11:47 - Jan 24 by mingthemerciless |
Latest message on the Jungle Drums is that consideration is being given to approaching Lancashire Cricket Club with a view to borrowing the equipment they use to suck up water from the cricket square at Old Trafford. |
Will be a bit awkward playing around it if we get a downpour during a game. |  |
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| The Pitch on 12:18 - Jan 24 with 4142 views | deeplishblue |
| The Pitch on 11:48 - Jan 24 by aleanddale |
How on earth do you put that right? |
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| The Pitch on 12:29 - Jan 24 with 4106 views | KenBoon |
My gosh. Has it been raining hard or is it just, to use a technical term, fooked? Last year when they relaid it the pitch was still awful for most of the season until it'd started growing again... but obviously better than it was. |  | | |
| The Pitch on 12:32 - Jan 24 with 4095 views | dingdangblue |
Maybe we could sign these guys?
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| The Pitch on 12:38 - Jan 24 with 4063 views | mingthemerciless |
| The Pitch on 12:29 - Jan 24 by KenBoon |
My gosh. Has it been raining hard or is it just, to use a technical term, fooked? Last year when they relaid it the pitch was still awful for most of the season until it'd started growing again... but obviously better than it was. |
I think both. At least it's stopped now. | | | |
| The Pitchl on 12:41 - Jan 24 with 4048 views | JimmyRustler |
| The Pitch on 11:47 - Jan 24 by mingthemerciless |
Latest message on the Jungle Drums is that consideration is being given to approaching Lancashire Cricket Club with a view to borrowing the equipment they use to suck up water from the cricket square at Old Trafford. |
That might just be the worst 'solution' I've ever heard |  | | |
| The Pitchl on 12:52 - Jan 24 with 3988 views | dingdangblue |
| The Pitchl on 12:41 - Jan 24 by JimmyRustler |
That might just be the worst 'solution' I've ever heard |
Other than 'borrowing' another ground for the remaining home games/or for 6 weeks whilst they lay new drains and a new pitch - I really don't see any solution. The work needs doing in the summer so bring it forward 5 months. Not sure how we would stand with Hornets though? | |
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| The Pitch on 12:52 - Jan 24 with 3987 views | electricblue |
| The Pitch on 11:47 - Jan 24 by mingthemerciless |
Latest message on the Jungle Drums is that consideration is being given to approaching Lancashire Cricket Club with a view to borrowing the equipment they use to suck up water from the cricket square at Old Trafford. |
Get on the message boards asking for supporters to bring their wellies and their garden forks.......
And get it forked.... |  |
| My all time favourite Dale player Mr Lyndon Symmonds |
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| The Pitch on 12:54 - Jan 24 with 3965 views | Molly |
| The Pitch on 12:52 - Jan 24 by electricblue |
Get on the message boards asking for supporters to bring their wellies and their garden forks.......
And get it forked.... |
Thought it was already forked . | | | |
| The Pitch on 12:57 - Jan 24 with 3929 views | DaleiLama |
| The Pitch on 11:48 - Jan 24 by aleanddale |
How on earth do you put that right? |
Put a couple of dozen koi carp down and see how long it takes them to drink it? |  |
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| The Pitch on 12:57 - Jan 24 with 3927 views | 100569 |
| The Pitch on 12:52 - Jan 24 by electricblue |
Get on the message boards asking for supporters to bring their wellies and their garden forks.......
And get it forked.... |
It`s " forked" already, unfortunately. That picture is horrifying. The football club and groundsman should be totally ashamed that that has been allowed to happen. It`s beyond belief and makes us a laughing stock. | | | |
| The Pitch on 12:58 - Jan 24 with 3927 views | electricblue |
| The Pitch on 12:54 - Jan 24 by Molly |
Thought it was already forked . |
When was that........ | |
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| The Pitch on 13:03 - Jan 24 with 3892 views | mingthemerciless |
I went to the Rugby League Cup Final up in Edinburgh a few years ago. The river that runs past Murrayfield burst it's banks after period of torrential rain and flooded the pitch to a depth of about 2 feet on the Wednesday before the game !
There were photos in Thursday's papers of the groundsman rowing a row boat to get from one end of the pitch to the other. I thought " Bloody Hell , there's no chance of that going ahead then ".
Amazingly the game went ahead on the Saturday. The pitch was heavy but perfectly playable. | | | |
| The Pitch on 13:14 - Jan 24 with 3849 views | Toffeemanc |
| The Pitch on 13:03 - Jan 24 by mingthemerciless |
I went to the Rugby League Cup Final up in Edinburgh a few years ago. The river that runs past Murrayfield burst it's banks after period of torrential rain and flooded the pitch to a depth of about 2 feet on the Wednesday before the game !
There were photos in Thursday's papers of the groundsman rowing a row boat to get from one end of the pitch to the other. I thought " Bloody Hell , there's no chance of that going ahead then ".
Amazingly the game went ahead on the Saturday. The pitch was heavy but perfectly playable. |
To be fair Hornets would probably still play on that if it was drained a little. |  |
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| The Pitch on 13:43 - Jan 24 with 3757 views | dingdangblue |
| The Pitch on 13:03 - Jan 24 by mingthemerciless |
I went to the Rugby League Cup Final up in Edinburgh a few years ago. The river that runs past Murrayfield burst it's banks after period of torrential rain and flooded the pitch to a depth of about 2 feet on the Wednesday before the game !
There were photos in Thursday's papers of the groundsman rowing a row boat to get from one end of the pitch to the other. I thought " Bloody Hell , there's no chance of that going ahead then ".
Amazingly the game went ahead on the Saturday. The pitch was heavy but perfectly playable. |
It'd be a bit of a trek playing our remaining home games at Murrayfield though. [Post edited 24 Jan 2018 15:29]
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| The Pitch on 15:07 - Jan 24 with 3632 views | RAFC_1990 |
Just seen Oli Makin going into the ground as I was getting my Millwall ticket! | |
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| The Pitch on 15:08 - Jan 24 with 3628 views | electricblue |
Hope he as a life boat just in case..... | |
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| The Pitch on 15:16 - Jan 24 with 3607 views | Toffeemanc |
| The Pitch on 15:07 - Jan 24 by RAFC_1990 |
Just seen Oli Makin going into the ground as I was getting my Millwall ticket! |
Spend the Hogan money on getting him signed up for next season ! | |
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| The Pitch on 17:47 - Jan 24 with 3460 views | Shun |
| The Pitch on 15:07 - Jan 24 by RAFC_1990 |
Just seen Oli Makin going into the ground as I was getting my Millwall ticket! |
Praise be to Poseidon! |  | | |
| The Pitch on 18:41 - Jan 24 with 3350 views | Ninco |
I think if we can't play on it, Hornets shouldn't play on it either. I know rugby players will play on anything, but it's just going to delay any progress if games are played on it. As owners, Dale should have some authority to say when Hornets can and can't play on it. | | | |
| The Pitch on 19:01 - Jan 24 with 3295 views | mingthemerciless |
There'd be a question of compensation then. | | | |
| The Pitch on 19:03 - Jan 24 with 3289 views | electricblue |
| The Pitch on 19:01 - Jan 24 by mingthemerciless |
There'd be a question of compensation then. |
Or
Tell them to sort it......
Rather have it sorted than try n get compo... | |
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| The Pitch on 20:58 - Jan 24 with 3175 views | chuckleberry |
Who's been nicking my photo? The whole of the pitch is as bad the WMG end; despite the wheelbarrows etc at the side of the pitch not a single groundsperson was spotted in the three hours I was there. |  | | |
| The Pitch on 21:05 - Jan 24 with 3155 views | kiwidale |
| The Pitch on 20:58 - Jan 24 by chuckleberry |
Who's been nicking my photo? The whole of the pitch is as bad the WMG end; despite the wheelbarrows etc at the side of the pitch not a single groundsperson was spotted in the three hours I was there. |
I would think the groundsman would have other things on his mind like getting the pineapple removed from his ass. | |
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