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Will Saturdays Match Go Ahead? - Yes (p15)

Mendonca In Asdas
Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,685
edited December 2022 in General Charlton
Freezing temperatures, could mean a frozen pitch, how much notice do the club normally give before calling a match off?
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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,809
    edited December 2022
    If we do get investment in January we want the game to be postponed.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,144
    The day before at the earliest or more likely the morning of the game.
    Remember we're always told that the Valley pitch temperature is a couple of degrees below the general temperature in the weather forecast. 
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,976
    It might do. But then again, it might not.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,023
    Hopefully
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,544
    Frustrating that the pipe work is in place for a heated pitch….I think all it needs is a boiler installed and hooked up…..if I remember correctly.
  • Oh Eddie Youds...
    Oh Eddie Youds... Posts: 1,320
    Happy for as many games as possible to be cancelled at the mo, whilst the club is in an absolute mess.

    Only way we will improve is via investment / new owners in the new year.
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,110
    We don't have a manager, have a few injuries and we're shit. Call it off and replay when we've spent our billions in the transfer window 
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,213
    Supposed to be milder and overcast by Friday/Saturday - so think its unlikeley...
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,894
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Frustrating that the pipe work is in place for a heated pitch….I think all it needs is a boiler installed and hooked up…..if I remember correctly.
    Correct mate that was down to RD early doors IIRC assuming the pipework has not corroded by now. The cost to heat would be a lot more  expensive these days of course 😩.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,976
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Frustrating that the pipe work is in place for a heated pitch….I think all it needs is a boiler installed and hooked up…..if I remember correctly.
    That's a problem we all have to face eventually though.

    The pipework is all there still, but getting enough steam into the boiler to do the job is something different completely!

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  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,894
    edited December 2022
    Off_it said:
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Frustrating that the pipe work is in place for a heated pitch….I think all it needs is a boiler installed and hooked up…..if I remember correctly.
    That's a problem we all have to face eventually though.

    The pipework is all there still, but getting enough steam into the boiler to do the job is something different completely!
    Speak for yourself, there might be snow on the roof but there plenty of fire in the belly 😉.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,809
    Surely all that is needed is Sandgaard to talk into a pipe for a few minutes.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,976
    RedChaser said:
    Off_it said:
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Frustrating that the pipe work is in place for a heated pitch….I think all it needs is a boiler installed and hooked up…..if I remember correctly.
    That's a problem we all have to face eventually though.

    The pipework is all there still, but getting enough steam into the boiler to do the job is something different completely!
    Speak for yourself, there might be snow on the roof but there plenty of fire in the belly 😉.
    you say that now .....
    ;-)
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,023
    AFKABartram said:
    Hopefully
    Otherwise I’m going to participate in a 12hr drinking session and I was praying on my loyalty to Charlton buying me about 4hrs respite! 

    (*see session thread for reasoning)
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,233
    CafcWest said:
    Supposed to be milder and overcast by Friday/Saturday - so think its unlikeley...
    Still cold on Saturday, the rise in temperatures won't be significant until Sunday
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,894
    AFKABartram said:
    AFKABartram said:
    Hopefully
    Otherwise I’m going to participate in a 12hr drinking session and I was praying on my loyalty to Charlton buying me about 4hrs respite! 

    (*see session thread for reasoning)
    Had one of those at Morecambe on Saturday, not recommended just recovering 😩. Go and play some golf😉
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,099
    They have a week to get the heat balloon out that they used a few years ago, but I assume that cost money 😁
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,233
    Rubbish weather, industrial action on the trains, we're a shambles on the field, 3rd place play off on TV in the afternoon, it would hardly be a hardship to call it off...
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,144
    ross1 said:
    They have a week to get the heat balloon out that they used a few years ago, but I assume that cost money 😁
    We've not had a heat balloon for donkey's years.
    Just mats.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,292
    Oh Eddie Youds... said:
    Happy for as many games as possible to be cancelled at the mo, whilst the club is in an absolute mess.

    Only way we will improve is via investment / new owners in the new year.
    Just postpone the season until all the player’s contracts are up 

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,233
    Covered End said:
    ross1 said:
    They have a week to get the heat balloon out that they used a few years ago, but I assume that cost money 😁
    We've not had a heat balloon for donkey's years.
    Just mats.
    Similar to what was being laid on the Stockport pitch straight after the game I imagine
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,685

  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,544
    RedChaser said:
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Frustrating that the pipe work is in place for a heated pitch….I think all it needs is a boiler installed and hooked up…..if I remember correctly.
    Correct mate that was down to RD early doors IIRC assuming the pipework has not corroded by now. The cost to heat would be a lot more  expensive these days of course 😩.
    The pipework will be fine for many years to come…..it will have had a high pressure test before being filled in…..most likely mild steel…..but not sure of that.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Bristol Rovers will have very probably had better training conditions this week.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,420
    Is there anyway the pipes can be filled with water in the next few days? Once that freezes, we're almost guaranteed to get Saturday's have called off. 
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,976
    seth plum said:
    Bristol Rovers will have very probably had better training conditions this week.
    Because they have better players?
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,496
    edited December 2022
    Heat lamps seem an expensive way to resolve a bit of snow...
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,233
    Off_it said:
    seth plum said:
    Bristol Rovers will have very probably had better training conditions this week.
    Because they have better players?
    Joey Barton stubbed the snow in the eye with a cigar
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,945
    Dazzler21 said:
    Heat laps seem an expensive way to resolve a bit of snow...
    The speed most of our players move none of them would be able to generate a heat lap.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,903
    Very unlikely 

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