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If heavy rain is forecast for next Saturday for the Wycombe game, I will post a letter to the club asking for the pitch to be covered ahead of the rain because I don't want there to be two home games in a row postponed due to bad weather which would be a disgrace.

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Bit harsh Somerset "Disgrace" How can you guard against mother nature? Covers are fine for frosted areas but not to good to stop the rain ,water has to go somewhere.

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This is turning into deja vu. Did we not have a 10 pager about a year ago about this.

It's a disgrace that the club didn't implement some of the highly sensible suggestions we came up with :D

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Something really needs to be done with the pitch at the end of the season, now we have the extra cash in the bank! Every summer we see the pitch ripped up and money spent on it yet we seem to struggle every year around dec/Jan/Feb

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Perhaps you should come up to the WHAM Stadium and give Buzza the benefits of your expertise so that he does his job properly and the game will not be in doubt!:dummy2:

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gonna have to be a bloody big letter to cover the entire pitch!

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Well seeing that the Met office don't do accurate long term forecasts you might want to get writing....though if your letter is anything like your posts on here I'm sure it will raise a few good laughs !!!:rolleyes:

Perhaps you would like to stump up some cash to provide full covers for the pitch....maybe cough up a few bob to help with the drainage.....or even offer to help Buzzer and all the other volunteers try and maintain the pitch / get the game on ???:confused:

Or maybe...... being so high and mighty ....... you can possibly divert the seasonal weather away from the Crown....:confused:

Your posts continually prove that there really is one in every holly bush.....

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blame on coley and jimmy. wouldn,t have happened in the snakes days.

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get the roof closed quickly

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At last an affirmation of some serious action ahead from Somerset !..It really is about time that we began to take the tenor of his/ her posts with a little bit of decorum. He, or she, comes across as one with some authority-giving knowledge and experience of the current state of all things 'Stanley', in particular the existing condition of the playing surface at The Crown (aka Wham) Stadium.
I do of course apologise to Somerset for the 'he/she' asides, but at times thinking that I could be reading a note from some disturbed elderly lady to the agony aunt in Women's Weekly when viewing his/her posts, I do get a little confused. ( Cashy knows what I mean !).
In truth we all hope that the consistent downpours of the last weeks, will stop, and that the jet stream will guide them towards some northern climes. This will allow us to continue to witness the burgeoning skills and efforts of our Team on better surfaces. If not, then there is nothing disgraceful about the Club doing it's level best to provide us all with a playing surface which will allow all fixtures to be played !.
Finally, I am more than certain that everyone at The Crown are aware of these problems, and that any letters from fans berating their efforts to improve matters, being of no value whatsoever just might find their way into the nearest waste bin !....

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Going to abuse the "theatre of dreams" hospitality this afternoon Yonmon,hope their pitch is ok,would hate to have to spend the afternoon in a free bar :)

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Come on Fella! I know some see Coley as the Messiah, but some miracles just ain't gonna happen! :rolleyes:

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Hate to dissapoint you but Stanley are away, the ground will be locked :)

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I'm glad that I can book my train down safe in the knowledge that a strongly worded letter is winging it's way to the club.

Roll on next Saturday for a worry free trip down.:D

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There you go again...ruining my afternoon's Christmas Shopping !!

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The pitch is infinitely better than it has ever been. It seems to cope with prolonged rain but can't cope with a monsoon that suddenly arrives.

in all honesty what could be done to improve it? It sits on a clay bed which really couldn't be dug up no matter how much realistic money you want to throw at it. Perhaps the only answer would be to throw another foot of soil across the top of it?

Cost of action/potential loss of revenue for odd game
...................profit or loss.....................................

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Just remember - The last time we had pitch troubles, we covered the ground in sand and got into the playoffs. Bit of sand this year and we'd be champions... :-P

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Perhaps Carlisle Utd need a strongly worded letter to get the covers on for the next game!!

And any chance of one to the train companies for Saturday in case your letter to the club works for Saturday. A little bit of wind and rain and the network grinds to a halt :rolleyes: Total disgrace.

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Yonmon. Are you suggesting here that Cashy has another job ......?
Quote;"agony aunt in Women's Weekly when viewing his/her posts, I do get a little confused". ( Cashy knows what I mean !).

Perhaps Somerset is in touch with a deity far beyond our humble northern comprehension Yonmon???......
......The Aztec god Tlaloc.....Tlaloc was an important deity in Aztec religion; as supreme god of the rains, he was also by extension a god of fertility and of water. He was widely worshipped as a beneficent giver of life and sustenance, but he was also feared for his ability to send hail, thunder, and lightning, and for being the lord of the powerful element of water.
....Or am I just p....ng into the wind?
Or is Somerset suffering from imbibing too much of Dorset's fruity nectar?...hic!

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Brunton Park has always been flood prone but the regular top dressing of Eden silt it gets every decade, together with Cumbrian turf, is why they've otherwise always had one of the best pitches in the country.

By the way, I'm praying Wycombe pull one of the top Premier clubs tomorrow night in the hope they're still thinking about it on Saturday.

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I don't care how old he is, get his agent on the phone and sign him up now.

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Good point.....I live in CLAYton le Moors and stand on the CLAYton end of our ground. Next door to our ground is a massive quarry where they dug out CLAY which was used for the famous NORI brick! I played on our pitch in Stanley's early days in the seventies and we had to play around the large puddles!
When I compare then with now I cannot believe what an amazing pitch we now have! Credit to the club for where we have travelled to in all respects including the pitch, and to Buzza for maintaining such a wonderful playing surface. The weather this Autumn has been very unusual in that we had a bone dry October and totally sodden November. Lets hope that we can make it a 'Frosty' December for all of our opponents in the rest of this month and then we can wish them all a "Very HUMBUG Christmas".
ON STANLEY ON...even with FLIPPERS on!:alright::jimbo:

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Am I correct in recalling that Carlisle played on this pitch only three days after the flood?....
Love from Noah!:iloveyou:

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This is a new flood apparently but yes they did after the one before the Portsmouth game I think

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too late he,s off to Morecambe.

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I was merely alluding to our shared opinion of the quality of Somerset's opinions and ramblings when mentioning our mutual friend !.
As for his reaction to your mention of that well-known Aztec wit old Tlaloc, I await this with ' bated breath !..or even the baited breath employed by the ginger Tom who ate Gorgonzola and blew into Mouseholes !.
To return to as near normality as I can manage these days, I really do, with the utmost sincerity commiserate with Carlisle and the host of Junior Clubs who are struggling to cope with the results of the deluge of last weekend !...conditions which do perhaps put a realistic perspective on the bleatings of anyone expressing disgust at the state of The Crown at this time !.

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My thoughts are with Carlisle residents who are affected by the floods. Looking at the state of Carlisle's pitch, it's way beyond anything that Buzzer and Accy have ever had to cope with:
Storm Desmond: Aerial images show Carlisle floods - ITV News

I just hope the locals came come out of this with as little hassle as can be possible and that United return to normality sooner rather than later.

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For the benefit of us exiles, did Accy or anywhere in the immediate area suffer any significant flood problems over the weekend?

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Not to my knowledge, it dont tend to flood a great deal around here, the river stink aint no Rhine or Danube.:D

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Dare I say that the weather ain't looking too bad for this weekend............

I'm setting off up on Thursday regardless.

Might even get a free brew in Cuppas if I bump into Cashy :D

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Economies of scale?:rolleyes:

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Weather not looking good Saturday I,m afraid heavy rain forecast from early morning till late afternoon look,s like it could be down to the God,s again.

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It'll be ok, cos Somerset has presumably sent his letter to the club so they can cover the pitch with it - just hope they got it in time :)

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With his obsession about flooding, does anyone know if Somerset is on the level(s)?

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maybe somerset's a member of HAARP

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Or Broadmoor?:D

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Our brekkie snack was very good this morning Si, shame if the forecast is right.:eek:

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According to twitter update at around 11-00am on state of pitch don,t think it,s looking good.

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anything about pre 2 o,clock pitch inspection. the ref I think is paul Tierney from Lancashire.

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Game on at the minute Ref looking again in 30 minutes.

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Ref say's game on a further inspection in half hour if it's doggy now and with rain forecast for most of the afternoon would it not be wise to abandon the match now rather than wait for everyone to arrive for Wycombe

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First job is to get them dogs off the pitch - could do more harm than any rain :rolleyes:

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Well dont want it called off, but that would be common sense, with whats likely to come.

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If the ref say,s game on I presume the pitch is playable can,t see a further half a hour making much difference feel for the Wycombe fans travelling glued to social media waiting for a decision, come on let,s call it one way or the other.

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great eyes AccyMad keep checking my errors are world famous

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I suspect he's waiting for Buzzer to show that despite what is coming down he can keep on top of it so it doesn't get worse.

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Scrap that, I've just seen the tweet about waiting for the managers :)

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What do you think Gareth ?

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What happened to the referee,s making the decision should,nt be down to Managers IMHO.

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I'm waiting in Preston and I'll give it another 45 minutes then either head across or back home. The trains up my way are also a factor since they are being cancelled already

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In my day it was, but then again 6 inches of mud was a good playing surface :)

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Feel for you lad get a hot toddy down your neck keep your spirits up.

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It is - but in consultation with the managers.

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he,s digging a hole for himself already. if one wants it on and the other not keen and plays it then the 4th. official will get earache all afternoon. talk to the groundsman as he knows every blade of grass and puddle on the pitch and that's from 25 years of experience.

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Wycombe fans tweeting their already in Accrington wanting to know on or off come on Stanley make a decision.

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feel for the Wycombe fans on coaches a decision needs to be made

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This looks to me, like another pathetic effort.:rolleyes:

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I agree, this is a farce. Either it's on or off rather than it's on for now. I don't know what it's like in accy but it's chucking it down in Preston and I need to decide if I'm wasting another tenner on the train across.

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Up to you mate personally i wouldn't risk it, its raining hard and certainly dont look to me like its gonna stop.:eek:

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calm down lads its only 12.22 too early to make a decision its not 2 o,clock yet.

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I'm thinking that too but on the other hand I've came this far so what's another tenner. Has the ref been up to the Crown to ask the fans as he seems to have asked everyone else. Can't he just make a decision like he's paid to.

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Forecast has heavy rain until 4, it has eased down to medium rain for a minute though.

I can't see it getting any better.

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setting off in a couple of mins. love wasting a gallon of diesel AGAIN.

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He,s waiting to see if you have a big pitchfork with you good luck Deeayess.

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no just waiting till everyone sets off or gets here.

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I think that all involved must have come to a decision by now !...and having viewed the weather forecast decided to cancel the game !..BUT. they should communicate all this to all fans asap !...still waiting !

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no wonder people are laughing at us sommerset will have a field day with this

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If that proved to be the case then they should hang their heads in shame.

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They are waiting until as late as possible to make a decision it seems with the "for now" in the tweet.

2.5 hrs more rain won't help though.

And there we go 1.30 pitch inspection for a 1.45 call off.

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Pitch inspection at 1-30pm unbelievable.

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pitch inspection at 1-30 anymore jokes

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I understand that it is the ref's decision at the end, but has he not seen the weather forecast?

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This is really taking the pish outa fans, anyone thinks different wants there heads testing.:rolleyes: there has been NO info on the fishy or anything. irrelevant whos decision it is, the paying public deserve info.

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If the game is played won't the possibility of a match between two good footballing sides not be reduced to one decided by who makes the least mistakes on a waterlogged surface ??
Seems that the Managers and Players are willing to put limbs, and reputations at some risk !.

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Totally agree.

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Pics on Twitter shows the pitch in good nick, with Buzzer working hard in the centre..

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It

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Buzzer always works hard, the guy deserves great credit, the weather has a mind of its own.

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Finally on fishy now,t like taking your time.

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Ever the optimist Mark ??...and looks can be deceiving you know !!.

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Twitter says off

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eeh what a surprise someone telling fans before the club.:rolleyes:

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Morcambe off.

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Official site says off

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looking at the pitch inspection, it shows a ball kicked in the centre circle stopping dead in a puddle of water, the game could have and should have been called off hours ago

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Sad !!...they could do with the practice !!

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It was the club twitter. There was a video of the pitch inspection and there is no way it would be on

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And Fleetwood

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Absolutely ridiculous to leave it till after 3 inspections - just a thought, does the ref get paid by the hour for the length of time it takes him to make a decision?! Bad enough for us locals but for anyone having to travel any distance it's (in Somerset's words) a disgrace!!

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There is NO good reason i can see for calling it off this late!! other than they dont give a stuff about fans.

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But why Cashy having seen the amount of rain having fallen onto the pitch over the last eight hours, and having access to the information from the Met Office that this, or worse is to come until 5.00 pm at the earliest, and having prior knowledge of the state of affairs during the Newport game which JC considered should ' never have been played'. Why did it take til a few minutes ago to cancel the match ??.
You and I must have made the decision hours ago, without having to even see the pitch !... and in doing so released the information thus removing an awful lot of doubt in many peoples minds as to whether to travel to the game or not !

Hard to understand old friend ??.

Incidentally, if ever we vote for Fan of the Year, then Deayess must be the strongest contender methinks !

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Should have been called off after 1st inspection knowing forcast was for rain all day

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I have no doubt that Buzzer could have made the decision last night !!.

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Four other Northern FL games off.

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Yeah, but none of them so late - was it just bad luck that we got a ref who was such a ditherer? If it usually takes him that long to make decisions the matches he presides over must be a delight to watch :rolleyes:

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ref had to wait to get intouch with Ellison before a decision could be made.

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I can sympathise with that. By good luck and making connections I was spared that but only because I chose to wait in Preston. It's a pity the idiot ref didn't have to refund us out of his own pocket as today was a farce he caused. The club did what they could but the ref caused the problems.