Waterlogged pitch?

hewielewie

hewielewie

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In South Yorkshire at the moment and it's teeming down and blowing a hoolie. What's it like in Boro over the next 24 hours and is there a risk of the game getting called off?
 
hewielewie said:
In South Yorkshire at the moment and it's teeming down and blowing a hoolie. What's it like in Boro over the next 24 hours and is there a risk of the game getting called off?
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Rain is pretty heavy and is planned all day but drainage at the Riverside has always been good so would be surprised if it was abandoned for waterlogged pitch.
 
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Matchsaver Deliver To Middlesbrough FC | Matchsaver

Matchsaver delivered Air Roller Covers to Middlesborugh FC's Riverside stadium. The covers protected the pitch from torrential February rain.
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Middlesbrough’s Head Groundsman Tony Bell stated:

‘Matchsaver supplied us with a full set of Air Roller Covers for our Riverside Stadium Pitch at short notice, due to severe flood warnings. We are very pleased with the covers that have ensured all our fixtures went ahead, despite encountering the wettest February on record.
 
Can’t remember many games being postponed at the riverside? Maybe for snow making roads and walkways to the ground unsafe but nothing pitch related? May be wrong but we seem, as we did at Ayresome Park, to have top grounds people looking after the pitch.
 
FatFrank said:
Yes. I am a weather man.
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Duffman said:
Can’t remember many games being postponed at the riverside? Maybe for snow making roads and walkways to the ground unsafe but nothing pitch related? May be wrong but we seem, as we did at Ayresome Park, to have top grounds people looking after the pitch.
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“Forgot” to cover the pitch against Coventry once during a cold spell. Just happened to be during an injury crisis. Seem to remember Ricard was injured but then fit again for the rearranged game and scored!

Boro freeze-out angers Coventry | Football | The Guardian

<p>Middlesbrough's refusal to install undersoil heating at their £20m Riverside Stadium rebounded on them when last night's Premiership match against Coventry was called off six hours before kick-off because the pitch was frozen.</p>
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Alzi said:
“Forgot” to cover the pitch against Coventry once during a cold spell. Just happened to be during an injury crisis. Seem to remember Ricard was injured but then fit again for the rearranged game and scored!

Boro freeze-out angers Coventry | Football | The Guardian

<p>Middlesbrough's refusal to install undersoil heating at their £20m Riverside Stadium rebounded on them when last night's Premiership match against Coventry was called off six hours before kick-off because the pitch was frozen.</p>
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seem to remember something similar with the Geordies very annoyed that a game was called off as he "approach to the stadium" was unsafe during a cold snap - Just happened to coincide with a big injury crisis if i recall.
 
Davey_C said:
We had this recently and when supporters arrived in the stands they were 'watering' the pitch!
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Yes, that was the home match v Millwall game on August 5th, the terrible summer weather when the kids were off. People were thinking the match might be called off but they did actually water it before kickoff. Maybe they should have called it off as we lost 1.0!
 
hewielewie said:
In South Yorkshire at the moment and it's teeming down and blowing a hoolie. What's it like in Boro over the next 24 hours and is there a risk of the game getting called off?
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As you are in South Yorkshire, any news on whether the Rotherham v Ipswich game be on tonight?
 
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