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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2016 18:03:51 GMT
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Jan 28, 2016 18:06:24 GMT
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Jan 28, 2016 18:06:24 GMT
Surely Accy know the weather's coming in.....why not put the covers on?
Just an idea..
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Jan 28, 2016 18:50:33 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2016 18:50:33 GMT
Do covers help much with football pitches? How do you get them off when they're wet? Better to cover any problem bits and mop up the rest, I reckon.
Those pictures look promising, but it'll depend on the weather gods I think.
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Jan 28, 2016 20:35:41 GMT
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Jan 28, 2016 20:35:41 GMT
It's surely got to do more good than bad, having covers?
Other sports use it, and just roll the excess off (I'm thinking tennis and cricket specifically) but admit I'm no groundsman..
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Jan 28, 2016 20:38:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2016 20:38:16 GMT
It's surely got to do more good than bad, having covers? Other sports use it, and just roll the excess off (I'm thinking tennis and cricket specifically) but admit I'm no groundsman.. Smaller areas to cover, they don't cover the outfield. Also, the grass would die if it was covered too long. I'm not a groundsman either, but there must be a reason pitches aren't routinely covered when it rains.
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Post by irishrover on Jan 29, 2016 16:34:08 GMT
It's surely got to do more good than bad, having covers? Other sports use it, and just roll the excess off (I'm thinking tennis and cricket specifically) but admit I'm no groundsman.. Not neccesarily. At an amateur level it can be quite a big decision to cover a cricket pitch or not. On the day of the game or during it you obviously protect the pitch. If you are expecting sustained rain then you will also cover it. However, if it's a day or 2 days before the game and you are expecting a torrential downpour you may well leave it and trust in the ground to soak up the water. This is because moving covers can be a very difficult, time consuming, and delicate operation that can cause more damage than it protects if you don't have the proper training/equipment to do it with. With a football pitch you'd also have to take into consideration doing longer term damage to the pitch by depriving the grass of air and light (something that is unavoidable even with the very best covers. It really isn't as simple as bunging on the covers because there's a threat of rain.
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Post by irishrover on Jan 30, 2016 1:12:06 GMT
Weather has been reasonable up here and it looks like it will be fine for tomorrow too. Does look like it will be very windy up there though so remember to bring something to tie down your hats!
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Post by Bridgeman on Jan 30, 2016 8:36:12 GMT
Weather not too bad here in South Wales either, light clouds and the sun peeping through If the winds blowing a bit up there hopefully it should dry the ground out a bit..... Leaving in 20 minutes......Come on you Blues
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Post by lostinspace on Jan 30, 2016 9:44:10 GMT
Wycombe Wanderers have asked for the water Accringto recover from their pitch to be transported to their ground for an up and coming fixture
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Jan 30, 2016 16:03:29 GMT
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Post by kingswood Polak on Jan 30, 2016 16:03:29 GMT
Wycombe Wanderers have asked for the water Accringto recover from their pitch to be transported to their ground for an up and coming fixture Leave it son, we've all had a drink lol
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