Game off today 9th March 2013
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Is Bish's ground actually on a flood plain FFS? Another kick in the nuts for our financial situation, game to be re-arranged for a Wednesday night no doubt. Getting pissed off with this now, the sooner we get back to the Arena the better....hope the new board are looking at this!
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this weather is getting on my nerves ...... we need some serious hot weather to dry the water levels up . or we could grow rice to make extra cash...
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Horse s***, but there has been a lot of water and a lot more on its way, no need to flap
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Just looked into pitch covers on line. Websites I have been on suggest that you can get full pitch cover for under 30k - does lost revenue from Saturday games being called off outweigh this cost!?
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800 paying fans @ £8 = £6400 plus merchandise and other streams, you could say £7.5k max per match, what our expenses are per match I have no clue but say profit £4.5 -5K match so 6 matches to recoup costs.............
BTW those figures could be well out but really don't think its worth it unless we go halves with Bishop and agree to leave the covers when we leave.
BTW those figures could be well out but really don't think its worth it unless we go halves with Bishop and agree to leave the covers when we leave.
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can't see pitch covers being any good as the water level is so high round that area the pitch will still be no good.....the road outside the ground always floods as its built on old marsh land ....
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Spenny are going to benefit from an extension to the season... and its very likely to happen now. At some point it becomes impossible to play 5 games a week.
let's get a new FA. This one's broken.
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I DON'T FUCKING BELIEVE THIS, I REALLY DON'T!!
How many more times? How many more? I'll be getting all superstitious before long and will start to believe that someone upstairs is taking the fucking piss and trying to destroy us.
The board must be absolutely tearing their hair out, I know I am.
How many more times? How many more? I'll be getting all superstitious before long and will start to believe that someone upstairs is taking the fucking piss and trying to destroy us.
The board must be absolutely tearing their hair out, I know I am.
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Sorry but we've had 7mm of rain today, not 27mm.
Joke shop of a pitch.
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We've hardly had any rain since January, and January itself was not wet. Bishop's pitch is bullshit.darlodan wrote:this weather is getting on my nerves ...... we need some serious hot weather to dry the water levels up . or we could grow rice to make extra cash...
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Well if they will build a pitch on a marsh a few inches above the water table then it don't take much water to flood when the ground is already saturated.
Does make you wonder what drainage was put under the ground when built
Does make you wonder what drainage was put under the ground when built
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Its built on old marsh land, what do people expect?
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Yes it actually is - but I suppose when you've waited 10 years for a ground you'll take it wherever you can get it.MikeinBlack wrote:Is Bish's ground actually on a flood plain FFS?
The board have utterly no interest in the Arena.Another kick in the nuts for our financial situation, game to be re-arranged for a Wednesday night no doubt. Getting pissed off with this now, the sooner we get back to the Arena the better....hope the new board are looking at this!
They would rather play out of town and lose hundreds of fans, play on a joke pitch which means we never get a Saturday match on losing more vital income, and have to borrow 50 grand to cover the shortfall.
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Oh well that makes it all alright then Hilly.Hilly wrote:Its built on old marsh land, what do people expect?
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We are too big and important a club to be losing match after match after match because we're renting a fucking swamp.
I bet the Arena isn't waterlogged.
Arena, NOW. Back in town, NOW!
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Without flapping not being able to play a saturday home match for comming up five months is a joke and would be a desaster if HP was our ground, but of course it's not our ground so as nice as the new stand is let's seriously look at finding a new home for next season either temporary out of town maybe billingham or the RA with the addition of our bankrupting temp stand.
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Im not saying I agree with it, im just saying what do people expect? This is the situation we're in for this season and most likely next season, yes it's far from ideal but lets get on with it.Quakerz wrote:Oh well that makes it all alright then Hilly.Hilly wrote:Its built on old marsh land, what do people expect?
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We are too big and important a club to be losing match after match after match because we're renting a fucking swamp.
I bet the Arena isn't waterlogged.
Arena, NOW. Back in town, NOW!
You know my feeling about the arena but if it can be proven that we'll make more money and not lose fans in the long term then go for it. I'd be suprised if it was on the table though especially with Boro sniffing around.
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I hate the Arena with a passion but I've now been turned. It's the only sensible option especially for those that like watching football on a Saturday afternoon.
PLEASE NOTE It would only have to be tempoary and have a plan in place for a place of our own
PLEASE NOTE It would only have to be tempoary and have a plan in place for a place of our own
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Spenny will need one hell of an extension to the season before they start to benefit so no need to panicmensamoo wrote:Spenny are going to benefit from an extension to the season... and its very likely to happen now. At some point it becomes impossible to play 5 games a week.
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I'm starting to hate heritage park with a passion, I can't make night games so have not seen a home game in months, this also means that more people are attending the away games which has affected our attendance and revenues.Mikedfc wrote:I hate the Arena with a passion but I've now been turned. It's the only sensible option especially for those that like watching football on a Saturday afternoon.
PLEASE NOTE It would only have to be tempoary and have a plan in place for a place of our own
Bishop is not our ground or even our town, so lets bail and leave the disaster of a pitch to BAFC
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Agree completely. Sick of the place.ted_do wrote:I'm starting to hate heritage park with a passion, I can't make night games so have not seen a home game in months, this also means that more people are attending the away games which has affected our attendance and revenues.Mikedfc wrote:I hate the Arena with a passion but I've now been turned. It's the only sensible option especially for those that like watching football on a Saturday afternoon.
PLEASE NOTE It would only have to be tempoary and have a plan in place for a place of our own
Bishop is not our ground or even our town, so lets bail and leave the disaster of a pitch to BAFC
And this so called fantastic atmosphere that makes up for it - fuck off it's s***.
Three figure crowds says it all.
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In this thread alone I see the reasons why I've stopped frequenting this board, some of these comments are cringeworthy and embarassing.
Our match gets called off because of a force of nature and some people actually want the club to take the cancer (white elephant) back on at Northern League level?
Jesus christ.
Our match gets called off because of a force of nature and some people actually want the club to take the cancer (white elephant) back on at Northern League level?
Jesus christ.
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Don't know if it's been mentioned but Spennymoor's game at Consett is also off today (snow on the pitch).
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Listen, bell end - November 3rd - March 30th = FIVE MONTHS without a Saturday home match, and occasional piss pot three figure midweek gates.quaker4life wrote:In this thread alone I see the reasons why I've stopped frequenting this board, some of these comments are cringeworthy and embarassing.
Our match gets called off because of a force of nature and some people actually want the club to take the cancer (white elephant) back on at Northern League level?
Jesus christ.
You just sit there going "la la la everything is fine" while we go bust/get into further debt, why don't you?
Let those that can see the damage that renting a fucking water polo stadium in another town is doing, talk about it.
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I was about to post something similar. It sums up my thoughts perfectly.quaker4life wrote:In this thread alone I see the reasons why I've stopped frequenting this board, some of these comments are cringeworthy and embarassing.
Our match gets called off because of a force of nature and some people actually want the club to take the cancer (white elephant) back on at Northern League level?
Jesus christ.
Never argue with an idiot: The best possible outcome is that you win an argument with an idiot.
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Don't get me wrong I think it's a cracking ground at this level (bar it being built on marsh land) and I do like the place but reality has hit home for me. We need to be back in Darlo. If somone like me can be turned back to the Arena then anyone can.Quakerz wrote:Agree completely. Sick of the place.ted_do wrote:I'm starting to hate heritage park with a passion, I can't make night games so have not seen a home game in months, this also means that more people are attending the away games which has affected our attendance and revenues.Mikedfc wrote:I hate the Arena with a passion but I've now been turned. It's the only sensible option especially for those that like watching football on a Saturday afternoon.
PLEASE NOTE It would only have to be tempoary and have a plan in place for a place of our own
Bishop is not our ground or even our town, so lets bail and leave the disaster of a pitch to BAFC
And this so called fantastic atmosphere that makes up for it - fuck off it's s***.
Three figure crowds says it all.
Time to be realistic, put feelings regarding the Arean aside and look at going back to there (only temporary though). There is no other option in the short term to get us back in town.
Atmosphere at HP is nothing special. Wednesday night was like a morgue
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And not even playing a game on a Saturday ALL winter is somehow not a problem, and we should all be happy about this and not comment on a knock about message board? , come on get real HP and its peat bog of a pitch will kill off the clubs finances as much as the Arena did.quaker4life wrote:In this thread alone I see the reasons why I've stopped frequenting this board, some of these comments are cringeworthy and embarassing.
Our match gets called off because of a force of nature and some people actually want the club to take the cancer (white elephant) back on at Northern League level?
Jesus christ.
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Five months man! You think that's normal do you?Lawman3 wrote:I was about to post something similar. It sums up my thoughts perfectly.quaker4life wrote:In this thread alone I see the reasons why I've stopped frequenting this board, some of these comments are cringeworthy and embarassing.
Our match gets called off because of a force of nature and some people actually want the club to take the cancer (white elephant) back on at Northern League level?
Jesus christ.
The facts are that as well as the usual frost and snow that you get to contend with, it only needs to drizzle and HP floods. This is no good. Reality is hitting home now. FIVE months!
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Am I right in thinking Bishop didnt have a home postponement at HP until we arrived there?
I agree with the sentiments above anyway, the sooner we are back in town, even for a short term spell at the arena, the better.
I agree with the sentiments above anyway, the sooner we are back in town, even for a short term spell at the arena, the better.