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Pitch inspection *GAME CALLED OFF*

Rothko
Rothko Posts: 18,809
edited January 2017 in General Charlton
There's one at 10 for today's game.

Shows that smart idea not to install the boiler for the undersoil heating was visionary
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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    How does our under soil heating work ?
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Yet another false economy from our owner.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,638
    The amount of hot air that Katrien puts out, it shouldn't be a problem providing she shows up before 2.00pm.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Maybe the boiler was deliberately not hooked up because of our injury crisis. We still lose Tex for a game whatever.
    If it is about costcutting or incompetence then it is a poor show. A couple of months boiler hire can't be much more than one of Katrien Meire's conference attending fees, probably less.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    seth plum said:

    Maybe the boiler was deliberately not hooked up because of our injury crisis. We still lose Tex for a game whatever.
    If it is about costcutting or incompetence then it is a poor show. A couple of months boiler hire can't be much more than one of Katrien Meire's conference attending fees, probably less.

    There is no boiler, or at least they didn't install the capability to connect to a boiler, because RD is an illogical Scrooge.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    It's not even that cold ????
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 4,987
    Tin-pot.
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,961
    Didn't they hire a boiler for last weeks game?
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  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    I am confused.
    I thought the undersoil hot water pipework was installed, and if needed a boiler could be hooked up.
    Is there no pipework even?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    edited January 2017
    They were too tight to install/connect the pipes to a boiler. RD is the most illogical pathetic scrooge. Is it covered with frost mats ? I reckon we'd be more than happy for the game to be called off, with so many injuries and without all our new players, that we haven't quite splashed the cash on yet.

    Just leave the mats off the coldest areas that get little to no sunshine. You don't need a very big frozen area to get the game called off. We even had a game called off (was it W Ham or Soton ? ), when the pitch was ok, but the area that the lino ran, was too slippery/frozen. It was on the north east side. I think D'Urso may have been the ref.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    edited January 2017
    It was Southampton on a boxing day. I know because me and my son had turned up in the days before the match along with other volunteers to get ice off the away fans approach to the stadium.
  • mogodon
    mogodon Posts: 3,406
    Hold on. Please tell me that this is not true. Surely if the club went to all the trouble and expense of installing undersoil heating then they would have installed a boiler? I am ready to believe most of what is said about the incompetence of our CEO but this seems to be unlikely? Isn't the inspection on days like usually about the stands and surrounds to see if they are safe for spectators?
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,741
    seth plum said:

    It was Southampton on a boxing day. I know because me and my son had turned up in the days before the match along with other volunteers to get ice off the away fans approach to the stadium.

    Remember that game. Mate drove and parked the car near old Dover road and walked down. Got to Charlton church when mate advised he'd left tickets in the car and we had to go back.....I was not impressed. As we turned back got a call to say game was called off.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    Covered End said:

    They were too tight to install/connect the pipes to a boiler. RD is the most illogical pathetic scrooge. Is it covered with frost mats ? I reckon we'd be more than happy for the game to be called off, with so many injuries and without all our new players, that we haven't quite splashed the cash on yet.

    Just leave the mats off the coldest areas that get little to no sunshine. You don't need a very big frozen area to get the game called off. We even had a game called off (was it W Ham or Soton ? ), when the pitch was ok, but the area that the lino ran, was too slippery/frozen. It was on the north east side. I think D'Urso may have been the ref.

    So we just have pipes under the pitch that are connected to nothing ?
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    I remember that..I jumped off the 161 to be greeted by a very unhappy chappy at Ransom Walk..."The ****ing games off,that ****ing twat D'urso has called it off...C**t!
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    mogodon said:

    Hold on. Please tell me that this is not true. Surely if the club went to all the trouble and expense of installing undersoil heating then they would have installed a boiler? I am ready to believe most of what is said about the incompetence of our CEO but this seems to be unlikely? Isn't the inspection on days like usually about the stands and surrounds to see if they are safe for spectators?

    You're assuming they have common sense and aren't skinflints. This is where your assumption falls down.
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    There's a few old boilers in Charlton, surely one of em work? I've serviced a couple of them...
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  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    mogodon said:

    Hold on. Please tell me that this is not true. Surely if the club went to all the trouble and expense of installing undersoil heating then they would have installed a boiler? I am ready to believe most of what is said about the incompetence of our CEO but this seems to be unlikely? Isn't the inspection on days like usually about the stands and surrounds to see if they are safe for spectators?

    It is true. The under pitch pipework went in but it's not connected to anything.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    cafcfan said:

    mogodon said:

    Hold on. Please tell me that this is not true. Surely if the club went to all the trouble and expense of installing undersoil heating then they would have installed a boiler? I am ready to believe most of what is said about the incompetence of our CEO but this seems to be unlikely? Isn't the inspection on days like usually about the stands and surrounds to see if they are safe for spectators?

    It is true. The under pitch pipework went in but it's not connected to anything.
    RD just mirrored his football approach. Improve the Academy to bring through young players, but don't really connect them to the first team for too long.
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,824
    Come on ref got a train to catch.
    Long way to go on today
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    I'm sure we have invested in top of the range frost covers,I mean it's not as if our owner is a half-witted miser or anything...Oh! :(
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,638
    i_b_b_o_r_g said:

    There's a few old boilers in Charlton, surely one of em work? I've serviced a couple of them...

    i_b_b_o_r_g said:

    There's a few old boilers in Charlton, surely one of em work? I've serviced a couple of them...

    Heard you're corgi registered.
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,467
    So this turns out to be quite clever for a day like...oh I don't know today when we have a bunch of players missing due to injury...

    That said, sorry for those who have already purchased train tickets/made arrangements
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    cafcfan said:

    mogodon said:

    Hold on. Please tell me that this is not true. Surely if the club went to all the trouble and expense of installing undersoil heating then they would have installed a boiler? I am ready to believe most of what is said about the incompetence of our CEO but this seems to be unlikely? Isn't the inspection on days like usually about the stands and surrounds to see if they are safe for spectators?

    It is true. The under pitch pipework went in but it's not connected to anything.
    Surely the work of laying all the piping is the most costly/hassle part ?
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,932
    edited January 2017
    Call it off... call it off. Should be able to get some players fit by next week. Bauer back at a minimum. Possibly Lennon as well. And Holmes, Novak and Watt a weeks extra training so I'd feel much more confident...
  • Nicholas
    Nicholas Posts: 7,630
    Called off
  • Dizzle
    Dizzle Posts: 5,190
    Off

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