| MATCH POSTPONED 14:03 - Feb 5 with 7352 views | SuddenLad |
After pitch inspection. |  |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 14:05 - Feb 5 with 4507 views | griff |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 14:11 - Feb 5 with 4435 views | Nigeriamark |
FFS!!! |  | | |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 14:17 - Feb 5 with 4367 views | Shun |
Out of interest when was the last time we had a game postponed because of our pitch? It seems like a good few years. |  | | |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 14:23 - Feb 5 with 4313 views | Cleedale |
So, all that money, what £500k, has had little bearing on drainage. Know some might add how much rain there's been but surely these sorts of postponement should have been eradicated by now? |  | | |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 14:28 - Feb 5 with 4227 views | TVOS1907 |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 14:17 - Feb 5 by Shun |
Out of interest when was the last time we had a game postponed because of our pitch? It seems like a good few years. |
Tranmere, 15/2/20
It cost them their place in League One, don't you know. |  |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 14:33 - Feb 5 with 4173 views | RooleyMoorBlue |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 14:28 - Feb 5 by TVOS1907 |
Tranmere, 15/2/20
It cost them their place in League One, don't you know. |
If a game is so much in doubt, it should be called off before fans set off. But of course fans are the last to be considered. |  | | |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 14:51 - Feb 5 with 4008 views | dingdangblue |
Didn't realise there had been that much rain? I rushed from work this morning and didn't even check to be honest - just pulled up to park and thought there wasn't much traffic! Really surprised with the amount of money we've spent on drainage. |  |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 14:58 - Feb 5 with 3928 views | DorkingDale |
Another bloody re-arranged match we could well do without...... | | | |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 15:01 - Feb 5 with 3892 views | DorkingDale |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 14:58 - Feb 5 by DorkingDale |
Another bloody re-arranged match we could well do without...... |
....but on the positive side, there will be plenty of money for the fund from all those pints of Dale Ale sold in The Cem this afternoon. | | | |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 15:27 - Feb 5 with 3701 views | boromat |
Sounds like it was playable this morning.
It happens. Even with a £400k pitch (Organised by Bottomley ). | |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 15:34 - Feb 5 with 3649 views | fermin |
First game back in almost two years and it's called off. Long journey back home. Can only repeat what others have said - I thought we had fixed the drains on the pitch. |  | | |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 16:41 - Feb 5 with 3354 views | DaleiLama |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 15:34 - Feb 5 by fermin |
First game back in almost two years and it's called off. Long journey back home. Can only repeat what others have said - I thought we had fixed the drains on the pitch. |
Commiserations. I got lucky and pulled into Tesco's car park 2 turns away from joining the M67. Typical of BBC RADIO BOLTON they mentioned a 2nd pitch inspection @ Dale then mentioned only 2 L2 local games still being on before continuing the onanistic diatribe about the objects of their desire - Citeh and Notlob.
Fortunately, you can choose to zone out unwanted noise on Twitter where I found out we were off. Following on from Bottomleys hard work with the replacement pitch, did this hard work extend to any guarantees or "servicing?" |  |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 16:50 - Feb 5 with 3296 views | James1980 |
Could it be the drains were replaced but could not cope with the volume of rain in the amount of time? | |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 16:57 - Feb 5 with 3270 views | TVOS1907 |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 16:50 - Feb 5 by James1980 |
Could it be the drains were replaced but could not cope with the volume of rain in the amount of time? |
If they were as good as claimed, James, they should be able to cope, as we will have a lot heavier rain for a more persistent length of time than we've seen today. [Post edited 5 Feb 2022 16:57]
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 17:07 - Feb 5 with 3211 views | Dalenet |
There wasn't much grass on the pitch last Sunday. Has it been cut too short and so there is little scope to soak up the rain?
Pee'd off like other exiles that will have travelled. | | | |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 17:30 - Feb 5 with 3113 views | DaleiLama |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 17:07 - Feb 5 by Dalenet |
There wasn't much grass on the pitch last Sunday. Has it been cut too short and so there is little scope to soak up the rain?
Pee'd off like other exiles that will have travelled. |
Not an expert on pitch maintenance, but could it be that the poorer drainage is a result of there being less worms at Spotland these days? | |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 17:54 - Feb 5 with 3021 views | 49thseason |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 16:50 - Feb 5 by James1980 |
Could it be the drains were replaced but could not cope with the volume of rain in the amount of time? |
Everyone underestimates rainfall in Rochdale, its the wettest town of more than 50,000 population in the UK. |  | | |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 18:30 - Feb 5 with 2895 views | 442Dale |
No excuses. Does the pitch, after all the investment, cope with rain or not? |  |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 18:54 - Feb 5 with 2810 views | golfaduffy |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 18:30 - Feb 5 by 442Dale |
No excuses. Does the pitch, after all the investment, cope with rain or not? |
I'm no expert and as peed off has everyone else but it looks like the drains are not working properly under the pitch surface.
I'm sure that there will be a recourse with the contractor who put them in a year or so back.
I'd expect a statement from the club on Monday, and would hope they reduce the entrance charges for the rearranged day, specially for Carlisle fans and exile Dale fans. | | | |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 19:16 - Feb 5 with 2712 views | James1980 |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 16:57 - Feb 5 by TVOS1907 |
If they were as good as claimed, James, they should be able to cope, as we will have a lot heavier rain for a more persistent length of time than we've seen today. [Post edited 5 Feb 2022 16:57]
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 19:19 - Feb 5 with 2684 views | R17ALE |
One fooking game of rugby, and so it starts again!
But there were guarantees put in place by the pitch installers last year. The incredibly hard working chap boasted about it to me.
I'd be reading the small print. |  |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 19:33 - Feb 5 with 2625 views | D_Alien |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 19:19 - Feb 5 by R17ALE |
One fooking game of rugby, and so it starts again!
But there were guarantees put in place by the pitch installers last year. The incredibly hard working chap boasted about it to me.
I'd be reading the small print. |
Tbf, i don't think the rugby game affected the pitch
The comments made about it being threadbare were about the overall state of it, even before the Hornets game was played. It was like something you'd see in early May after a dry spring and a full season of football played on it!
You're bang on about the small print though. Those beneath the playing surface weren't the biggest drains at the club! |  |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 19:45 - Feb 5 with 2569 views | TVOS1907 |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 19:16 - Feb 5 by James1980 |
I'm still learning maestro and always will be 😀 |
At least your posts are useful sometimes, James. | |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 19:48 - Feb 5 with 2558 views | James1980 |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 19:33 - Feb 5 by D_Alien |
Tbf, i don't think the rugby game affected the pitch
The comments made about it being threadbare were about the overall state of it, even before the Hornets game was played. It was like something you'd see in early May after a dry spring and a full season of football played on it!
You're bang on about the small print though. Those beneath the playing surface weren't the biggest drains at the club! |
Just trying to recall did the work in progress pics show the drains being laid and connected to the municipal drainage system | |
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| MATCH POSTPONED on 19:52 - Feb 5 with 2532 views | D_Alien |
| MATCH POSTPONED on 19:48 - Feb 5 by James1980 |
Just trying to recall did the work in progress pics show the drains being laid and connected to the municipal drainage system |
I expect the drains are connected to the municipal drainage system in the same way as the turnstile scanner machines are connected to the internet... | |
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