Author Topic: Game could be off Saturday (Read 11811 times)

Yes I woke up once at Niagara Falls after it had REALLY snowed and was almost 3 feet deep. I / we ended up in Philadelphia by the end of the day a distance of 400+ miles with barely a hitch .....

.... and here "The Beast from the East" has dropped a few flakes on Thorne but will be worse elsewhere (it has to be ?) and we have Train Companies closing down Services where there has not yet been any snow and mass coverage on TV News - and dont forget to send Reporters out in the snow to remind us what it looks like !

Maybe its time to change my user name to "Grumpy Old Man" or something similar. Its been coming on a while but was probably exacerbated by Saturday !

wing commander · « **Reply #9 on** February 27, 2018, 09:36:06 am by wing commander »

it's crazy isn't it..I went to the local shop last night and not a loaf of bread to be seen..Weve had a quick flurry and according to the forcast the worst is over for us..Never has the term snowflakes been more relevant to how this country reacts to things like this.Other countries who have snow on a regular basis must laugh at how weak we are..If I was the Russians I would stop developing nuclear weapons and put the money into inventing a snow machine..It would bring this country to a standstill in a hour..

Dabby · « **Reply #10 on** February 27, 2018, 09:39:17 am by Dabby »

Footie in the good old days , Snow never harmed anyone:

big fat yorkshire pudding

Half an hours just covered it over at work. It a heading towards donny so don't be surprised by it if it makes it. It a hardly snowmageddon though.

IDM · « *Last Edit: February 27, 2018, 10:05:43 am by IDM* »

Quote from: Filo on February 27, 2018, 09:16:01 am

Quote from: IDM on February 27, 2018, 09:09:20 am
Hardly the end of the world, it is winter after all...

It's spring on Thursday

That would be everyday, if I ruled the world..

Filo · « **Reply #13 on** February 27, 2018, 10:06:18 am by Filo »

Quote from: big fat yorkshire pudding on February 27, 2018, 09:55:07 am

Half an hours just covered it over at work. It a heading towards donny so don't be surprised by it if it makes it. It a hardly snowmageddon though.

It's here now

German Rover · « **Reply #14 on** February 27, 2018, 10:48:08 am by German Rover »

This is why clubs should start to get 3g pitches. CSKA Moscow played red star Belgrade last week in minus 20 on a 3g pitch.

It would then free up ground staff for things like gritting the walkways and car parks around the ground.

IDM · « **Reply #15 on** February 27, 2018, 10:53:14 am by IDM »

We don’t have long hard winters to warrant the cost IMHO.

Clearing beyond the stadium environment wound still be an issue.. with council budgets, I reckon sports fixtures would have a low priority for snow clearance..

Bentley Bullet · « **Reply #16 on** February 27, 2018, 11:00:06 am by Bentley Bullet »

I wouldn't fancy being sat in the Keepmoat in a minus 20 temperature. It's like Siberia most of the time as it is!

GazLaz · « **Reply #17 on** February 27, 2018, 11:01:54 am by GazLaz »

Quote from: German Rover on February 27, 2018, 10:48:08 am

This is why clubs should start to get 3g pitches. CSKA Moscow played red star Belgrade last week in minus 20 on a 3g pitch.

It would then free up ground staff for things like gritting the walkways and car parks around the ground.

The FA don’t allow artificial pitches in the football league.

The Red Baron · « **Reply #18 on** February 27, 2018, 11:27:58 am by The Red Baron »

Quote from: GazLaz on February 27, 2018, 11:01:54 am

Quote from: German Rover on February 27, 2018, 10:48:08 am
This is why clubs should start to get 3g pitches. CSKA Moscow played red star Belgrade last week in minus 20 on a 3g pitch.

It would then free up ground staff for things like gritting the walkways and car parks around the ground.

The FA don’t allow artificial pitches in the football league.

Strictly speaking it's the Football League (EFL) that won't allow 3g pitches. Neither will the Premier League. The FA allows them in the FA Cup.

GazLaz · « **Reply #19 on** February 27, 2018, 11:37:56 am by GazLaz »

Quote from: The Red Baron on February 27, 2018, 11:27:58 am

Quote from: GazLaz on February 27, 2018, 11:01:54 am
Quote from: German Rover on February 27, 2018, 10:48:08 am
This is why clubs should start to get 3g pitches. CSKA Moscow played red star Belgrade last week in minus 20 on a 3g pitch.

It would then free up ground staff for things like gritting the walkways and car parks around the ground.

The FA don’t allow artificial pitches in the football league.

Strictly speaking it's the Football League (EFL) that won't allow 3g pitches. Neither will the Premier League. The FA allows them in the FA Cup.

True, although UEFA alow them in the biggest competition in Europe.

nortikorner · « **Reply #20 on** February 27, 2018, 11:50:56 am by nortikorner »

It's here now

not pinched it yet

Colin C No.3 · « **Reply #21 on** February 27, 2018, 12:23:12 pm by Colin C No.3 »

It's started now, it's here quick...."EVERYONE INDOORS, C'MON, SAVE YOURSELVES!!"

jonnydog · « **Reply #22 on** February 27, 2018, 01:03:52 pm by jonnydog »

It’s becoming apparent we’ll never see quality games and coverage like this again:-

https://youtu.be/tGwM4oXgNEM

idler · « **Reply #23 on** February 27, 2018, 01:05:13 pm by idler »

Quote from: Dabby on February 27, 2018, 09:39:17 am

Footie in the good old days , Snow never harmed anyone:

That must be Valley Parade in the late 50s before the Midland Rd stand was closed for years.
It's snowed on and off in Bradford this morning but supposed to get worse later. The roads are ok but council men are gritting the pavements round by us.

Mark Wills · « **Reply #24 on** February 27, 2018, 02:44:47 pm by Mark Wills »

Expecting to get worse this evening

Donnywolf · « **Reply #25 on** February 27, 2018, 03:42:06 pm by Donnywolf »

The Weather and the current EU "mess" have similarities - and I have decided just to wait and see what happens in each case although the Weather / Game On or Off scenario will be more swiftly resolved

tonybuk86 · « **Reply #26 on** February 27, 2018, 03:51:05 pm by tonybuk86 »

We will be fine, doncaster never gets bad snow.

elmsallrover · « **Reply #27 on** February 27, 2018, 04:43:54 pm by elmsallrover »

Can anyone remember a few years back when we played at home to Middlesbrough on the Friday before Christmas I don't think I've ever been as cold in my life as that night I remember the second half when there keeper kept going up too the referee and saying the the penalty area was freezing over trying to get the game postponed

RedJ · « **Reply #28 on** February 27, 2018, 05:01:03 pm by RedJ »

Quote from: elmsallrover on February 27, 2018, 04:43:54 pm

Can anyone remember a few years back when we played at home to Middlesbrough on the Friday before Christmas I don't think I've ever been as cold in my life as that night I remember the second half when there keeper kept going up too the referee and saying the the penalty area was freezing over trying to get the game postponed

Worth waiting for the winner though!

drfchound · « **Reply #29 on** February 27, 2018, 07:23:01 pm by drfchound »

Quote from: RedJ on February 27, 2018, 05:01:03 pm

Quote from: elmsallrover on February 27, 2018, 04:43:54 pm
Can anyone remember a few years back when we played at home to Middlesbrough on the Friday before Christmas I don't think I've ever been as cold in my life as that night I remember the second half when there keeper kept going up too the referee and saying the the penalty area was freezing over trying to get the game postponed

Worth waiting for the winner though!

That was the Stocky one that went about two inches over the line.
By god, it was cold that night but probably normal for people from Middlesbrough.

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