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TEF,
A number of the grounstaff are away Skiing this weekend which leaves us a bit short. I am looking for around 6-8 people to help uncovering the pitch by taking off the frost sheets on Saturday morning starting at 9am. It will take around 2 hours of your time and you will be rewarded with a matchday ticket!!
PM me if you're interested.
Thanks.

I've got a ST, do I get an airline style upgrade to the directors lounge with all the benefits therein?

We can give you the opportunity to stay after the game and fork the pitch for an hour. Sound good?

burn :-)

Try reading my original post again. A one word answer would be good either starting with a y or an n. I am sure you'll get the requisite number of bodies to help you prior to kick off. As for the offer to fork the pitch post match I'm afraid I will have to give that a miss. Anyway don't the apprentices get to learn their craft by doing this kind of stuff like the good old days or is that beneath them?

No upgrade I'm afraid.

Only 2 people have taken this up so far. Anyone else interested?

Would if I could. Surprised there isn't more interest. Are the covers already on? We'll do well to get the game on given the forecast.

Yesthe covers are on. They went on at the weekend.

The weather's not looking great. More snow on Friday/Saturday and the temperature not getting above freezing during the day. I hope the covers do the trick.

Won't the pitch be yellow by Saturday?

Grubby, can't believe more people haven't taken you up on the offer.  

I'm out of Town so can't, surely the Adver can help?  

Hopefully it won't be too yellow with the covers being on so long. We'll see on Saturday.

I can't believe only 3 people have come forward so far.

I'll start the excuses with 'have family commitments'. Would do it otherwise. Can't be as bad as shovelling snow off the pitch (x2)!

My wife is working this weekend.  Otherwise, I'd jump at this.  How often do you get the chance to step out on to the pitch, without being chased off it again by a steward?

Exactly.


Grubby, is MacPhlea allowed to take hols during the season?

MacPhlea is a law unto himself.

Couldn't the groundstaff have gone skiing when we were away from home? Selfish fuckers.

Don't think they haven't already been told that. The next 2 weeks we are away.

:)

thought I would get in before DMR!

I can see it now, ski poles with four tines :)

where are they going skiing?

Morzine and Monte Cervino

All sorted now for helpers. Thanks Everyone.

Things are going downhill fast...

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We're on a slippery slope.

Even more slippery now the skis are serviced...


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Are you expecting Oxford fans to break in and paint it ?

Nah, they wouldn't want us to be reminded of them and their footballing demise.

I would be very surprised if this goes ahead, heavy snowfall expected for Friday and Saturday morning as well as freezing temperatures at night,

Which is surely what these sheets are for?

They could have saved their cash and gone skiing locally

So is the game in any doubt due to frost?

4D type Question - I have return train tickets bought from Paddington to Swindon. If the game is cancelled, am I able to cancel my train tickets and get a refund?

I can't see there being any chance of the game being on. Up to 10cms of snow forecasted for Fri/Sat, on top of the frost.

I was assuming no snow for now!  Think covers get a bit dicey at -4 .

Don't think the sheets will able to protect from 5-10cm of snow.

As for the train tickets, this happened to us last year (Burton game maybe?) We contacted FGW and they said no refunds available. I suppose it is not their fault the game is called off.

Already had to write off train tickets for the Colchester postponement, will be a bit peeved if it happens again.

I think even if the game is on, us coming from London will struggle to get down there. Forecast does not look good.

At least if the trains are cancelled we'd be able to get refunds for the tickets. And if the game's on there's always the car.

Or the hell of a replacement bus...

The pitch is ok at the moment. It will be checked every morning.

10cm of snow falling on a frost cover would only serve to insulate the pitch anyway wouldn't it

Yes it would, but then you have the issue of 10cm of snow to clear and the safety around the ground.

Hopefully we get it on.

Good news.

Seriously, don't worry about the weather forecast of snow until Thursday night. It'll be in Kent instead by then ;)

Blue and Amber will be going into meltdown

Is it chaos in the UK now winter has arrived?

Rioting in the streets, dogs making friends with cats, cannibalism, gangs roaming unpoliced wastelands whilst the rich live in their ivory towers.

So no, life is pretty normal.

oh stop it, youre making me homesick

For Oxford.

No, Kammy has chipped in £7500 for some straw to cover the pitch.......