And I really appreciate Bishop letting us use there ground again because they could of turned around and said bollox to Darlo because some fans think we are the owners and not the tenants the way some carry on....LLB wrote:Yes, the 340k bequest from the late Colin Rowell has allowed us to completely overhaul & improve pitch thankfully.Radar wrote:Obviously, I'd love us to be back in Darlo asap, but let's be honest, HP is a great facility and by the sound of things, the pitch is going to be the best around. Looking at some of the pictures, it would seem there is a fully integrated sprinkler system which allows the pitch to be slicked up at half time should it need it.
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Bishop have been brilliant with DarloHarrytheQuaker wrote:And I really appreciate Bishop letting us use there ground again because they could of turned around and said bollox to Darlo because some fans think we are the owners and not the tenants the way some carry on....LLB wrote:Yes, the 340k bequest from the late Colin Rowell has allowed us to completely overhaul & improve pitch thankfully.Radar wrote:Obviously, I'd love us to be back in Darlo asap, but let's be honest, HP is a great facility and by the sound of things, the pitch is going to be the best around. Looking at some of the pictures, it would seem there is a fully integrated sprinkler system which allows the pitch to be slicked up at half time should it need it.
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Totally agreeMCFCDarlo3 wrote:Bishop have been brilliant with DarloHarrytheQuaker wrote:And I really appreciate Bishop letting us use there ground again because they could of turned around and said bollox to Darlo because some fans think we are the owners and not the tenants the way some carry on....LLB wrote:Yes, the 340k bequest from the late Colin Rowell has allowed us to completely overhaul & improve pitch thankfully.Radar wrote:Obviously, I'd love us to be back in Darlo asap, but let's be honest, HP is a great facility and by the sound of things, the pitch is going to be the best around. Looking at some of the pictures, it would seem there is a fully integrated sprinkler system which allows the pitch to be slicked up at half time should it need it.
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Thanks Bishops, would really like to think that Blackwell Meadows can offer the same facilities and hospitality in the future. Let's not forget thanks to Spenny for the use of their pitch for those crucial last rearranged matches, without whose help we could have missed out. Cheers.
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We do pay them to use the ground you know!HarrytheQuaker wrote:Totally agreeMCFCDarlo3 wrote:Bishop have been brilliant with DarloHarrytheQuaker wrote:And I really appreciate Bishop letting us use there ground again because they could of turned around and said bollox to Darlo because some fans think we are the owners and not the tenants the way some carry on....LLB wrote:Yes, the 340k bequest from the late Colin Rowell has allowed us to completely overhaul & improve pitch thankfully.Radar wrote:Obviously, I'd love us to be back in Darlo asap, but let's be honest, HP is a great facility and by the sound of things, the pitch is going to be the best around. Looking at some of the pictures, it would seem there is a fully integrated sprinkler system which allows the pitch to be slicked up at half time should it need it.
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Yes both clubs have benefited from the arrangement.