Derby pitch inspection - GAME OFF

[Bronson]

Just heard on the radio that there is a pitch inspection planned for Dingwall tomorrow. Any further rain is likely to result in the game being cancelled.

[Renegade]

Dingwall don't have pitch covers apparently.    

[+CaleyD]

Wouldn't surprise me.

 

What's worrying for them is that they seem to be unable to do much, if anything, about it due to the topography.  All the land in and around that area is totally sodden so the water there is not draining and there's nowhere for any further rainfall to run off, even if they cover the pitch.

[+CaleyD]

Dingwall don't have pitch covers apparently.    

 

They definitely do have covers because we used to borrow them occasionally before we got ours.  In saying that, unless they have got new ones, the old ones no longer fit as they widened the pitch in the summer....but ours would fit and they know they can borrow them from us if needed.  However, as I said above, from talking to one or two people it seems covering the pitch would make no difference due to the nature of the issue.

[Govan Jaggie]

Their ground has always been shocking. You would think they would have spent something trying to improve it. I hope the SPL take a very dim view and hit them hard in the pocket and dock them at least 10 points.

[Renegade]

 

Dingwall don't have pitch covers apparently.    

 

They definitely do have covers because we used to borrow them occasionally before we got ours.  In saying that, unless they have got new ones, the old ones no longer fit as they widened the pitch in the summer....but ours would fit and they know they can borrow them from us if needed.  However, as I said above, from talking to one or two people it seems covering the pitch would make no difference due to the nature of the issue.

 

 

They may have had them in the past.  They don't have them now.

Edited December 31, 2012 by Renegade

[+Fraz]

Dingwall don't have pitch covers apparently.

They definitely do have covers because we used to borrow them occasionally before we got ours. In saying that, unless they have got new ones, the old ones no longer fit as they widened the pitch in the summer....but ours would fit and they know they can borrow them from us if needed. However, as I said above, from talking to one or two people it seems covering the pitch would make no difference due to the nature of the issue.

They may have had them in the past. They don't have them now.

Sold them to pay Rossco's wages.

[jamie ictfc]

 

 

Dingwall don't have pitch covers apparently.    

 

They definitely do have covers because we used to borrow them occasionally before we got ours.  In saying that, unless they have got new ones, the old ones no longer fit as they widened the pitch in the summer....but ours would fit and they know they can borrow them from us if needed.  However, as I said above, from talking to one or two people it seems covering the pitch would make no difference due to the nature of the issue.

 

 

They may have had them in the past.  They don't have them now.

 

 

 

Brora were borrowing Countys pitch covers

[Ronaldo]

Can we offer our ground as a switch?

[Proctor]

They probably sold them to pay for more moonshine. The silly yokels don't realise your supposed to make it yourself.

[caley100]

 

Dingwall don't have pitch covers apparently.    

 

They definitely do have covers because we used to borrow them occasionally before we got ours.  In saying that, unless they have got new ones, the old ones no longer fit as they widened the pitch in the summer....but ours would fit and they know they can borrow them from us if needed.  However, as I said above, from talking to one or two people it seems covering the pitch would make no difference due to the nature of the issue.

 

 

They may have had them in the past.  They don't have them now.

 

 Stolen to make tents for errr.. gyp...tink... travelling folk?

[davie]

It's strange how no one at Dingwall seems overly upset at the state of their ground causing postponements. They managed to absolve themselves on saturday by blaming Brines and will no doubt find something to blame this week. Could it be that Derek Adams is just not concerned about playing fixtures that he thinks his team will lose? At least a postponement gives them time to buy in reinforcements during January. I'm not saying that they would engineer this kind of "convenient" postponement... I'm not so cynical.

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

They don't seem to think the pitch will be a problem....

 

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

But the home end that is another issue....

 

[Yngwie]

How come County have so many weather related problems when they are so well connected to God? Is this punishment for playing games on Sunday?

[Kingsmills]

In the old Highland League days the old simple solution would be to switch venues. Still happens in the Highland League to this day. Don't suppose such a common sense solution could possibly prevail in the SPL.

[CELTIC1CALEY3]

"Hopefully the derby match can go ahead and we pick up three points."

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20843079

[+old caley girl]

In the old Highland League days the old simple solution would be to switch venues. Still happens in the Highland League to this day. Don't suppose such a common sense solution could possibly prevail in the SPL.

To be fair I doubt that's possible in the SPL. There's police, stewards, catering , staff and hospitality issues that the highland league doesn't really have.

[DALNEIGHCALEY]

It's strange how no one at Dingwall seems overly upset at the state of their ground causing postponements. They managed to absolve themselves on saturday by blaming Brines and will no doubt find something to blame this week. Could it be that Derek Adams is just not concerned about playing fixtures that he thinks his team will lose? At least a postponement gives them time to buy in reinforcements during January. I'm not saying that they would engineer this kind of "convenient" postponement... I'm not so cynical.

 

It's not the home team that decides if a game can go ahead ffs .

[TopSix]

It's strange how no one at Dingwall seems overly upset at the state of their ground causing postponements. They managed to absolve themselves on saturday by blaming Brines and will no doubt find something to blame this week. Could it be that Derek Adams is just not concerned about playing fixtures that he thinks his team will lose? At least a postponement gives them time to buy in reinforcements during January. I'm not saying that they would engineer this kind of "convenient" postponement... I'm not so cynical.

Wouldnt be surprised by this at all. Maybe Adams tears have flooded the place.

[+L_G]

 

 

Dingwall don't have pitch covers apparently.    

 

They definitely do have covers because we used to borrow them occasionally before we got ours.  In saying that, unless they have got new ones, the old ones no longer fit as they widened the pitch in the summer....but ours would fit and they know they can borrow them from us if needed.  However, as I said above, from talking to one or two people it seems covering the pitch would make no difference due to the nature of the issue.

 

 

They may have had them in the past.  They don't have them now.

 

I was out the night before the cup game and their pitch was covered

[The Long Man]

To be fair to them (oh alright), they did have drainage work done on their pitch on coming up to the SPL. Apparently not enough, but maybe where they are is against them. One thing for sure is that they are desperate for the game to go on. Missing 2 holiday fixtures will cost them a lot of money. So they will be trying to rail against the weather gods, whether it will do them any good is a different matter.

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

Drainage - pah - that was just a new sewage outfall

[Scarlet Pimple]

The aquifer eh, IHE?

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

Gudgies are far too fick to comprehend geological reasoning. The simple explanation is that the Legoland stadium doubles up as the latrine collection point for the village. You can see the rivers of urine and excrement flowing over the railway bridge and down towards the Jail End on the sunniest of days.