FAO Andy Thompson

[Wokingviking]

How did you manage to get the game on tonight?  I live down south and it's freezing here and I know it's far worse up north so you must have done well.

[Filo]

It was touch and go whether the game got abandoned, the pitch looked like concrete towards the end of the game, i`ve been in the house an hour and a half, the heating is set at 24c and i`m still chilled to the bone!

[hoolahoop]

Great job AT , thanks for all your hard work and the lads that work with you of course.

[Viking Don]

It was pretty funny seeing the guys at half time with the pitch forks, basically just touching the pitch with 'em, wouldn't even pierce the surface. There was one guy spending ages touching up an area of the pitch outside the touchline. That's commitment for you.

[Dagenham Rover]

Filo wrote:

It was touch and go whether the game got abandoned, the pitch looked like concrete towards the end of the game, i`ve been in the house an hour and a half, the heating is set at 24c and i`m still chilled to the bone!

As I said Filo I was told it was a case of start the game and see how it went, lets face it that pitch is supposed to be hard at the best of times.

But well done Andy and staff for getting it on

[Snods Shinpad 2]

Glad someone started this thread as I was thinking exactly the same thing. I walked across some grass near the stadium on the way there and it was rock hard. I was half expecting it to be called off when I got there.

Hats off for the groundstaff for the hard work and the ref for not calling it off.

[Superspy]

another thumbs up from me, i still can't quite feel my fingers, how the game went ahead i have no idea, but im bloody glad it did given the outcome. well done andy and the team.

[RedJ]

We're from oop north, so naturally, we're absolute hardcore.

[CusworthRovers]

Well done Andy.

Hold on you pufta's, I thought it was warm. I was in my shorts and vest with my my flip flops on.

When our old mucker the MC inadvertently called it off at HT I was already picking up my stuff to leave before he even finished the sentence.

Glad he never. Anyways I carried on laid back catching the heat rays from the floodlights. I'm expecting their goalie blaming the hard ground for his dive and the ball bobbling. He made a point of doing it to the ref during the 2nd half

[Filo]

CusworthRovers wrote:

Well done Andy.

Hold on you pufta's, I thought it was warm. I was in my shorts and vest with my my flip flops on.

When our old mucker the MC inadvertently called it off at HT I was already picking up my stuff to leave before he even finished the sentence.

Glad he never. Anyways I carried on laid back catching the heat rays from the floodlights. I'm expecting their goalie blaming the hard ground for his dive and the ball bobbling. He made a point of doing it to the ref during the 2nd half

I suppose this time of year that`s all you can find when you`re nicking out of those charity bags, folk will be holding on to their old warm rags this time of year

[BLIR]

CusworthRovers wrote:

I was in my shorts and vest with my my flip flops on.

Flip Flops? Sooooo 90's

Sandals are the way forward  :cheer:

[scuzzer]

It was an incredible effort to get that game on last night and great credit to all involved who've had stick in the past when games have been lost in far better conditions.

Coldest game i've ever been to, but there was a little warm buzz in the 91st minute to make it all worthwhile.

[Filo]

scuzzer wrote:

It was an incredible effort to get that game on last night and great credit to all involved who've had stick in the past when games have been lost in far better conditions.

Coldest game i've ever been to, but there was a little warm buzz in the 91st minute to make it all worthwhile.

That warm feeling you got was probably because you pissed yourself in the exitment at the end            

[scuzzer]

Filo wrote:

scuzzer wrote:

It was an incredible effort to get that game on last night and great credit to all involved who've had stick in the past when games have been lost in far better conditions.

Coldest game i've ever been to, but there was a little warm buzz in the 91st minute to make it all worthwhile.

That warm feeling you got was probably because you pissed yourself in the exitment at the end            

I wish i could have found it to have a piss!  

[Filo]

scuzzer wrote:

Filo wrote:

scuzzer wrote:

It was an incredible effort to get that game on last night and great credit to all involved who've had stick in the past when games have been lost in far better conditions.

Coldest game i've ever been to, but there was a little warm buzz in the 91st minute to make it all worthwhile.

That warm feeling you got was probably because you pissed yourself in the exitment at the end            

I wish i could have found it to have a piss!  

Yep, I bet it looked like a rosette      

[Colin C No.3]

another well done & thanks here Andy.

How those bloody ducks nonchalantly jump into the lake as you walk by is beyond me!

Mind you, couldn't help but notice a couple of 'The Smoggies' put their tops back on after Stockie tucked away the winner. So, so sweet.