snowing again groundsman looking out window?????

Rutland boy wrote:

We have 3 inches of frozen snow and minus 4 at present, we have truly copped it this year. The league really needs to get its thinking cap on if it wants to be done and dusted by the end of April, Many teams through all divisions are behind, the fixture secretary will get a beer from me at the AGM. In all seriousness, this could put us right in the pooh with regards to player and pitch availability etc. Never mind wanting to win anything. Because of the crappy weather, there are so many sides in our division that we have not played yet. Is there no scope for us to play them once for six points this season. As a club, we would be willing to play them all away if needed and half the costs with our opponents. I know it's crap but I am truly worried about being able to field a team for '8' evening games.

and change the entire rules of league football as the world knows it? billion to one shot I'd have thought!

Duane wrote:

Nope maninblack,..correct piemaster, if the snow hadnt arrived we were planning on playing today following a pitch inspection with the referee.

We've done it before at Linwood this season, and next season it wont be owned by council

WHY WHATS HAPPENING WITH IT ?

enogel wrote:

Duane wrote:

enogel wrote:

Duane wrote:

man in black wrote:

remember my theory that its not because the pitch is unplayable, but because of the work that has to go into repairing it after the game, and also in their favour they cant get on and mark pitches with snow on them

The council dont do anything to repair the pitches when used regardless of the weather, its only people like Bob Stretton who works on pitches during the week to help get them fit for the following weeks games. The council does naff all for Sunday football that I know of and then stick their noses in to call the games off when if left till the Sunday morning for the referee to decide their would probably have been more games played than what there has been so far..!

Rant over,...

BOB STRETTON IS ONLY THE GROUNDMAN,THE COUNCIL OWN THE PITCHES.

Duh,...I know that, thats not the point!

bOB STRETTON WORKS FOR THE COUNCIL, SO THEREFORE IT IS THE COUNCIL THAT MAINTAIN IT

Incorrect my dear friend, Bob Stretton is a retired policeman and does what he does without payment from the council. He is there to monitor and maintain the pitches at Linwood/Aylestone Park through an agreement with the council as a volunteer, with no cash incentive whatsoever...if was a council employee you wouldnt see him up there marking out pitches and forking puddles on Sunday mornings without 2/3 other council staff leaning on shovels watching,..!!

I'll give you his number if you want to ring and check with him

OMG is enogel wrong again surely not

Nasty habit isnt it mate...

Duane wrote:

Nasty habit isnt it mate...

STRETTON LOOKS AFTER LOADS OF GROUNDS NOT JUST LINWOOD, SO YOU BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT I HAVE HIS NUMBER THANKS WHEN I BOOK PITCHES ITS HIM YOU RING AND ARRANGE TO PAY WITH, HE COULDNT VOLUNTEER TO DO THEM ALL THERS TO MANY.

Like I said his agreement with the council is for Linwood Playing Fields, not any other that he helps maintain...

NOWN HIM FOR YEARS, LIKE HES GOING TO TELL ANYONE ABOUT HIS FINANCIAL ARRANGMENTS HE KEEPS HIS CARDS TO HIS CHEST, HE ONLY TELLS YOU WANT HE WANTS TO AND SOME OF THATS LIKE LISTENING TO JACKANORY

I think we should steer away from comments that are in danger of becoming too personal.

From the Alliance point of view, Bob has been a good friend of ours and he has done an enormous amount of good for local football generally.

Here here Dennis,...

Bob is definatly a better groundsman than he is as a footy manager

Duane wrote:

Nasty habit isnt it mate...

HEAR HEAR

WHY SO SERIOUS

Why the capitals?

likes to be heard dee

enogel wrote:

Duane wrote:

Nasty habit isnt it mate...

HEAR HEAR

WHY SO SERIOUS

lol,..wanna see a magic trick,..I'm gonna make this pencil dis-appear,....

man in black wrote:

likes to be heard dee

Good one Mr Wigston United

Duane wrote:

enogel wrote:

Duane wrote:

Nasty habit isnt it mate...

HEAR HEAR

WHY SO SERIOUS

lol,..wanna see a magic trick,..I'm gonna make this pencil dis-appear,....

WELL YOU LOOK NERVOUS ..IS IT THE SCARS..YOU WANNA KNOW HOW I GOT THEM


CLIVE CAN BE lJAKE GYLLENHAAL

will respond to the last bit when i actually understand it

man in black wrote:

will respond to the last bit when i actually understand it

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

not seen it

GIVE US A KISS AND ILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT, TONGS AN ALL

dont do tongues......yet

Polska legend II wrote:

Rutland boy wrote:

We have 3 inches of frozen snow and minus 4 at present, we have truly copped it this year. The league really needs to get its thinking cap on if it wants to be done and dusted by the end of April, Many teams through all divisions are behind, the fixture secretary will get a beer from me at the AGM. In all seriousness, this could put us right in the pooh with regards to player and pitch availability etc. Never mind wanting to win anything. Because of the crappy weather, there are so many sides in our division that we have not played yet. Is there no scope for us to play them once for six points this season. As a club, we would be willing to play them all away if needed and half the costs with our opponents. I know it's crap but I am truly worried about being able to field a team for '8' evening games.

and change the entire rules of league football as the world knows it? billion to one shot I'd have thought!

I know, but is May an option?

It's been done before!

found a way to play, and it wont affect sunday afternoons, wed or fri nights,, some pitches today were in reasonable condition, how about we play mondays at 10-30

am or pm?

Thank god for that, Still relatively new to the league and wondered how it would be dealt with that's all, i'm loving the Monday idea, should go down a storm at work

man in black wrote:

dont do tongues......yet

hAVE YOU WATCHED THAT FILM YET MIB.....MY TONGS GETTING DRY.

enogel wrote:

man in black wrote:

dont do tongues......yet

hAVE YOU WATCHED THAT FILM YET MIB.....MY TONGS GETTING DRY.

Old ENOGEL isn't the full deck is he, someone better move him away from the keyboard before he eats it!!!!