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Oxford City Saturday
« on: January 09, 2025, 06:52:20 AM »
I will be very surprised if this match goes ahead.  No change to the  weather is forecast.



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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2025, 03:09:31 PM »
The side overshadowed by the main stand must be a concern
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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2025, 03:49:57 PM »
The side overshadowed by the main stand must be a concern
the whole stand is a concern not just where it casts its shadow

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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2025, 10:54:02 AM »
According to Greg Plummer on the Chinese (we'll steal all your personal Data) Social Media platfrom, the pitch is like Concrete this morning.

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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2025, 02:37:47 PM »
Are the covers not in use ? 
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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2025, 03:22:55 PM »
Apparently the game is still on tomorrow.

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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2025, 04:48:39 PM »
Think we have been here before. 
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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2025, 04:53:43 PM »
Are the covers not in use ?

Under the old club I remember helping to clear snow off the pitch which was piled up on top of the covers. It wasn't an easy job and required a lot of manpower and a sense of humour helped.

In the notorious "dead" area in front of the stand there was a big sigh when the covers were taken off and we saw lumps of ice all across that side of the pitch.

So the next job was trying to dig pieces out of it without doing too much damage to the grass. The groundskeeper, as you can imagine, was not a happy bunny to say the least and kept running to different "diggers" to tell them that they were wrong and to stop while he explained how they should be doing it.

I found a large piece of ice as big as a (small) football which would not play nicely. I had an idea... and don't try this at home children... I filled the kettle and boiled the water and whilst the groundskeeper was looking the other way... I poured it onto the big ice lump...

Unfortunately I'd been spotted and the poor bloke came charging over and yelling at me for "killing" his grass.

For some reason he had a complete meltdown (pardon the pun). When he stopped for breath I confronted him and asked him if he'd rather have a small patch of dead grass and explain to the management why we couldn't play..or we could just play the ******* match.

I won the argument and, somehow, we were able to play that day. Ah, them were't days.

A rather long winded way of illustrating that even if we had covers, it wouldn't necessarily stop ice forming in front of the stand.

Anyone seen the kettle...

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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2025, 05:41:36 PM »
I remember years back when Clubs trying to get an FA cup tie on they would place oil drums all over the pitch fill them with rubbish and set them a light.   :laughcry:  Usually a lower League  Club playing one of the big boys. 
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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2025, 06:15:09 PM »
I remember years back when Clubs trying to get an FA cup tie on they would place oil drums all over the pitch fill them with rubbish and set them a light.   :laughcry:  Usually a lower League  Club playing one of the big boys.

Come on Joe, get the under soil heating installed asap!

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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2025, 06:44:39 PM »
AL has just  said on Radio Norfolk that it's highly unlikely the game will go ahead tomorrow.

If the Manager can publicly say that, why can't the Club make a decision and get it announced to the Supporters and the Opposition?   :dontknow:
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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2025, 07:06:57 PM »
Only 4 games left on in the NLN.  All other games already called off in the North League.  For now.   Makes sense to get an early call to stop opposition team s and fans from travelling. 
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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2025, 07:35:12 PM »
According to Oxford city, game has already been called off!

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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2025, 08:15:54 PM »
According to Oxford city, game has already been called off!

Thanks for the info. :clap:
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Re: Oxford City Saturday
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2025, 08:19:21 PM »
Lynn have now announced the game is off.
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