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'No problems' with Town pitch ahead of New Year's Day game
           
           


  SWINDON Town head groundsman Marcus Cassidy has pledged to give fans their festive football fix on New Year’s Day after the Robins suffered back to back washouts over the Christmas period.

           

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was it pompey Jake jervis was recalled from? perhaps Brum are loaning him to us and taking Rooney back as part of the caddis deal :-D

Get this fucker on or I will explode!

Anyone know what sort of crowd is expected?

12k

The usual mixture of drunken youngters, kids with their dads and quite a few OAPs.

I don't fit into any of the above  :D

I was thinking a few with hangovers...some sensible middle aged DMR types, and blokes who drove taxis last night, so had a couple at lunch time.

Ah now I fit in.  I'll be one with a hangover.

...one or two on a gegg'ing mission, mums, babies, the odd lesbian and a nun.

Will this really be on? It's pissing cats and dogs

Supposed to stop raining mid afternoon, and forecast for tomorrow is decent, so unless there's a ref looking at it now, should be OK.

Stadium/pitch looks fine in this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfgJL2dk724

This really made me chuckle, don't know why! Aside from the Stratton Bank (which is far too steep a la away end at Gillingham), it's pretty spot on! Fast forward to 2 mins 4 seconds for a behind the scenes look at the changing rooms! haha

*Edit* could this be a way of finding the much debated second concourse in the Don Rogers?!

I think the groundsman is confident due to the drainage system the club put in 5-6 years ago.

It'll be funny if they still water the pitch before the game after all the rain we've had.

With 4 of the 5 teams above us playing eachother tomorrow there is a chance to narrow the gap.

Its was this tim last year we started on that stunning run that took us to league glory.  We can do the same again and start tomorrow!

COME ON YOU REDS!

Hopefully we've already started with our best-of-the-season-so-far performance against tranmere.

Out of our rivals, only Doncaster are playing a league game on Saturday. Catch up time.

Swindon Town FC ‏@Official_STFC
To confirm the home game tomorrow against @officialpompey is ON. There is no inspection planned. Remember, kick off is 2pm #STFC

Don't be surprised if we do... The drainage really is that good!

:) awesome

Its a credit to the club and groundsman that this match is on.