Adver News: Oldham to hold pitch inspection

[News Monkey]

Oldham to hold pitch inspection
           
           


  OLDHAM will hold a pitch inspection at 9.30am tomorrow to determine if the clash with Swindon at Boundary Park is to go ahead.

           

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/10108996.Oldham_to_hold_pitch_inspection/?ref=rss
           
           
           

[Paolo69]

How considerate - I'm booked on the 8:40 off Euston.

[tj2002]

Well it's mild and wet in Manchester today so unless there's a massive temp drop overnight I reckon it'll be on. Just checked metcheck and not due to drop below 2 degrees overnight.

[Paolo69]

Cheers Tj. Yeah does sound very hopeful. Which begs the question of why they're not having it today and are waiting for the morning. In fact - why are they having it at all?!

[Batch]

Frost takes a while to exit the ground...Its not been that cold for that long though so should be fine.

[tj2002]

Cheers Tj. Yeah does sound very hopeful. Which begs the question of why they're not having it today and are waiting for the morning. In fact - why are they having it at all?!

Well it has been bloody cold over the last week but you'd have thought they'd have the frost covers etc on.

[Paolo69]

Yeah i know Batch but the article says they've had covers on and its a bit frozen underneath now they've taken them off. Surely it can't be that bad and would be playable this afternoon if necessary, let alone tomorrow afternoon.

[horlock07]

Well it's mild and wet in Manchester today so unless there's a massive temp drop overnight I reckon it'll be on. Just checked metcheck and not due to drop below 2 degrees overnight.

Thats putting it mildly... looking out of our office windows in the city centre its almost bloody dark at the moment!

[Langers]

I would have thought that the the warmer weather and rain of today/tomorrow would have meant it would definatley be on.

Planning on leaving before 9.30 so will have to take a chance...

[Reg Smeeton]

 Waterlogged pitch?  Rain onto frozen ground has nowhere to go...

 On a separate note, channel hopped onto some egg chasing from Adams Park, Wycombe last night, and was surprised to see a lovely playing surface as they have undersoil heating...quite impressive for an essentially non league club, something I've always wanted to see at the CG.