: Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:51 pm  

cbr1100xx wrote:

What are the conditons like now ?

I live about 3-4 miles away from Odsal as the crow-flies. Here it is sunny and warmer than forecast so a thaw has set in. However, Odsal is a bowl, and the popular (standing) side of the ground will pretty much be in shadow all day in winter.

Also the overnight forecast is -1 to -4 with some snow for the rest of the week, so getting snow/ice off the terraces might be the biggest problem.

Lastly, not that I'm a pessimist or anything, but sometimes the pitch gets waterlogged (although I think they did something about drainage a few years back?). It was not unknown, before 'summer rugby', for games to be reliant on one of our supporters and his road cleaning vehicle squeegeeing the pitch.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:52 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

Do the club own any covers.. .

I dont think covers would do any good. I dont think the pitch would be the major hurdle, it will be the steps and walkways, if these are iced up there is no way the safety people will allow it.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:00 pm  

Shirt sleeve weather in Wibsey (1km from ground). If it stays like this for a couple of days we'll be fine.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:04 pm  

tristram wrote:

I live about 3-4 miles away from Odsal as the crow-flies. Here it is sunny and warmer than forecast so a thaw has set in. However, Odsal is a bowl, and the popular (standing) side of the ground will pretty much be in shadow all day in winter.

Also the overnight forecast is -1 to -4 with some snow for the rest of the week, so getting snow/ice off the terraces might be the biggest problem.

Lastly, not that I'm a pessimist or anything, but sometimes the pitch gets waterlogged (although I think they did something about drainage a few years back?). It was not unknown, before 'summer rugby', for games to be reliant on one of our supporters and his road cleaning vehicle squeegeeing the pitch.

cheers mate, looks about 50/50 then.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:39 pm  

tristram wrote:

Lastly, not that I'm a pessimist or anything, but sometimes the pitch gets waterlogged (although I think they did something about drainage a few years back?).

I have just read an article from 2004 in which Simmo says that the drainage of the pitch has been vastly improved by adding over 60 tonnes of sand over the years. At that time he was waiting for a second pump to arrive to reduce the time to water the pitch! (Apparently it is now too free draining and, before 2nd pump, would take over 8 hours to water!).

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:26 pm  

Would a posse of volunteers armed with shovels and bags of grit (or table salt) help the cause?

Anybody willing on Saturday afternoon?

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:52 pm  

bullsonfire wrote:

Would a posse of volunteers armed with shovels and bags of grit (or table salt) help the cause?

Anybody willing on Saturday afternoon?

It might yet come to that.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:31 pm  

tristram wrote:

Did they get rid of the ones that were bought in the late 80's early 90', or were they just borrowed?

didnt we lend the covers to city a few years back and never got them back or is that just an urban myth

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:10 pm  

mat wrote:

didnt we lend the covers to city a few years back and never got them back or is that just an urban myth

Yes Im 100% sure we lent them to rubbish City of League two .

May they for ever stay there

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:11 pm  

bullsonfire wrote:

Would a posse of volunteers armed with shovels and bags of grit (or table salt) help the cause?

Anybody willing on Saturday afternoon?

Count me in if it means I get to see a Bradford Bulls game, two weeks now since Whitehaven is too long