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Spennymoor game off (old thread, not our game - yet!)

Post by Yackley_Quaker » Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:17 am

As above - waterlogged pitch

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Re: Spennymoor game off

Post by bga » Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:19 am

Yackley_Quaker wrote:As above - waterlogged pitch
Not surprised going to be a busy end to the sesaon

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Re: Spennymoor game off

Post by Darlo_Pete » Mon Apr 02, 2018 9:05 am

I'm surprised that only one other National League North game has been called off so far and that's FCUM v York. I guess a lot of games are local derbies today, so don't they don't need to be called off until lunchtime.

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Post by jjljks » Mon Apr 02, 2018 9:11 am

Just seen pics of Sheffield under snow! Spennymoor won't be the only postponement. :(

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Post by real_darlo_85 » Mon Apr 02, 2018 9:45 am

Darlo_Pete wrote:I'm surprised that only one other National League North game has been called off so far and that's FCUM v York. I guess a lot of games are local derbies today, so don't they don't need to be called off until lunchtime.
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Re: Spennymoor game off

Post by LoidLucan » Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:28 am

Wonder if we'll end up playing at Harrogate next week now that Spenny are having to switch their games away from Brewery Field. Looks like Brad is going to have to dig a little deeper for a new pitch along with all the other outlays. They've got the seats in but the ground is unfit to host football. The situation is a real mess for club and fans.

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Post by spen666 » Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:38 am

LoidLucan wrote:Wonder if we'll end up playing at Harrogate next week now that Spenny are having to switch their games away from Brewery Field. Looks like Brad is going to have to dig a little deeper for a new pitch along with all the other outlays. They've got the seats in but the ground is unfit to host football. The situation is a real mess for club and fans.
Pitch works have long been scheduled for this summer, from long before the current problems.

Its apparently only one area on the pitch that is the problem in front of where the tractor entrance to pitch is.

The pitch has always been poor, but ironically 2 years ago it was better than Bishops when you played a couple of home games there when Bishop was unfit. That's clearly no longer the case and it needs work doing. The number of home games played this year is minimal and probably currently the worst in the top 2 steps of non league football

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Post by Vodka_Vic » Tue Apr 10, 2018 9:23 am

LoidLucan wrote:Wonder if we'll end up playing at Harrogate next week now that Spenny are having to switch their games away from Brewery Field. Looks like Brad is going to have to dig a little deeper for a new pitch along with all the other outlays. They've got the seats in but the ground is unfit to host football. The situation is a real mess for club and fans.
Switched to BM I would have thought. We'll just give them the home dressing room.

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Post by theoriginalfatcat » Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:50 am

Vodka_Vic wrote:
LoidLucan wrote:Wonder if we'll end up playing at Harrogate next week now that Spenny are having to switch their games away from Brewery Field. Looks like Brad is going to have to dig a little deeper for a new pitch along with all the other outlays. They've got the seats in but the ground is unfit to host football. The situation is a real mess for club and fans.
Switched to BM I would have thought. We'll just give them the home dressing room.

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Re: Spennymoor game off

Post by Vodka_Vic » Tue Apr 10, 2018 11:37 am

Leamington and Blyth with pitch inspections now. This rain never ends.

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Post by don'tbuythesun » Tue Apr 10, 2018 11:46 am

In addition to his seven figure outlay?

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Post by murtonquaker » Tue Apr 10, 2018 11:48 am

Why has Spenny games been switched to Harrogate? Surely Blackwell Meadows, Gateshead, Hartlepool or Bishop would be better alternatives.

I hope our game can be switched to Blackwell if it comes to it

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Post by PierremontQuaker03 » Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:07 pm

been quite impressed with how our pitch has held up - was looking a bit bad a few weeks ago, but on Saturday it looked ok, just a few bad areas, considering it had been raining quite heavy as well.
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Post by spen666 » Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:32 pm

murtonquaker wrote:Why has Spenny games been switched to Harrogate? Surely Blackwell Meadows, Gateshead, Hartlepool or Bishop would be better alternatives.

I hope our game can be switched to Blackwell if it comes to it

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Bishop - FA refused to allow it to be used as not graded for NLN

Other 3 - all not available, not sure of reasons, but may be to do with saving their own pitches.

Game Spennymoor v Darlington will almost certainly not be at Blackwell as it would mean Darlington getting unfair advantage over rest of league as they would get an extra home game. Different criteria apply to league games as to cup games re switching/ conceeding home advantage.

Stupid thing is FA say its exceptional circumstances that force game to be not at Spennymoor.
Then the FA refuse to allow exceptional circumstances to allow game to be at Bishop or Consett.

Exceptional circumstances only apply when FA wants them to.

At least its not as bad as Gateshead who had to play a home game at Boston a couple of years ago as it was the nearest ground with appropriate rating that was available.

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Post by Darlo_Pete » Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:41 pm

I would prefer to play the game at Spennymoor, even though I live near Darlo!!

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Post by 50 years » Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:48 pm

Wonder if spenny considered the arena? Much closer than harrogate for there fans and would have thought MP would welcome a bit of extra income.

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Post by jjljks » Sat Apr 14, 2018 11:32 am

Now their game v North Ferriby is off! Could have been a nice easy 3 points instead they are having to find yet another slot to fit this in :o

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Post by theoriginalfatcat » Sat Apr 14, 2018 11:36 am

jjljks wrote:Now their game v North Ferriby is off! Could have been a nice easy 3 points instead they are having to find yet another slot to fit this in :o
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I was sympathetic to their problems until it was pointed out to me that perhaps they should have spent a little more money on upgrading their pitch - and a little less money on upgrading their team.
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Post by Vodka_Vic » Sat Apr 14, 2018 11:50 am

There literally must be nowhere for the rain to go. With more rain tomorrow in the North East, there must be doubts about Tuesday at least, if not our game. Even if it doesn't rain, it'll need vertical-draining and lots of water pumped off, or they need to borrow a super-sopper from Chester-le-street.
Never known rain like this though. Yorkshire's CC1 match is still off despite there being no rain for a few days. It is literally standing water in places with nowhere for the rain to go.

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Post by SwansQuaker83 » Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:41 pm

Vodka_Vic wrote:There literally must be nowhere for the rain to go. With more rain tomorrow in the North East, there must be doubts about Tuesday at least, if not our game. Even if it doesn't rain, it'll need vertical-draining and lots of water pumped off, or they need to borrow a super-sopper from Chester-le-street.
Never known rain like this though. Yorkshire's CC1 match is still off despite there being no rain for a few days. It is literally standing water in places with nowhere for the rain to go.
So as things stand Thursday is on? And as things stand it's at Spenny, not Harrogate or anywhere else?

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Post by Gow9900 » Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:08 pm

Spennymoor's game against Kidderminster scheduled for tomorrow night has now been moved to Harrogate Towns ground.

Decent chance we will be playing our game against them on Thursday there as well.

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Post by LoidLucan » Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:26 pm

Spennymoor say they will reinspect the pitch to see if the swamp can host thursdays match.

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Post by Emdubya » Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:16 pm

Zero rain between now and Thursday night with loads of sun.Surely it’s going to dry out by then.

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Post by dsr » Mon Apr 16, 2018 5:05 pm

Out of interest, what happens when a team plays a 'home' game on another ground? In this instance, do Spenny pay Harrogate a fixed fee and then take the gate receipts, do they share in agreed percentages, or what? Whatever way, I guess there is an income loss to Spenny - including fewer of their own fans attending.

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Post by loan_star » Mon Apr 16, 2018 5:12 pm

Emdubya wrote:Zero rain between now and Thursday night with loads of sun.Surely it’s going to dry out by then.
If the amount of water has soaked a few feet under the surface then it will take more than a few days for it to dry out

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Post by SwansQuaker83 » Mon Apr 16, 2018 5:40 pm

Gow9900 wrote:Spennymoor's game against Kidderminster scheduled for tomorrow night has now been moved to Harrogate Towns ground.

Decent chance we will be playing our game against them on Thursday there as well.
Why not play it at BM... save both teams travelling miles to Harrogate... even if it's at Spenny we'll have more fans than them anyway so what's it matter...

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Post by Beano » Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:00 pm

SwansQuaker83 wrote:
Gow9900 wrote:Spennymoor's game against Kidderminster scheduled for tomorrow night has now been moved to Harrogate Towns ground.

Decent chance we will be playing our game against them on Thursday there as well.
Why not play it at BM... save both teams travelling miles to Harrogate... even if it's at Spenny we'll have more fans than them anyway so what's it matter...
Not allowed to have two home games as that would be deemed an unfair advantage.

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Post by Darlo_Pete » Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:09 pm

Nooooooooooooo I don't want to play this game at Harrogate. Game has to be played at the Brewery Field.

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Post by loan_star » Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:17 pm

Beano wrote:
SwansQuaker83 wrote:
Gow9900 wrote:Spennymoor's game against Kidderminster scheduled for tomorrow night has now been moved to Harrogate Towns ground.

Decent chance we will be playing our game against them on Thursday there as well.
Why not play it at BM... save both teams travelling miles to Harrogate... even if it's at Spenny we'll have more fans than them anyway so what's it matter...
Not allowed to have two home games as that would be deemed an unfair advantage.
Lancaster v Shaw Lane in the Evostik on Saturday was actually classed as Shaw Lanes home game as their pitch wasn't playable.

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Post by HarrytheQuaker » Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:20 pm

loan_star wrote:
Beano wrote:
SwansQuaker83 wrote:
Gow9900 wrote:Spennymoor's game against Kidderminster scheduled for tomorrow night has now been moved to Harrogate Towns ground.

Decent chance we will be playing our game against them on Thursday there as well.
Why not play it at BM... save both teams travelling miles to Harrogate... even if it's at Spenny we'll have more fans than them anyway so what's it matter...
Not allowed to have two home games as that would be deemed an unfair advantage.
Lancaster v Shaw Lane in the Evostik on Saturday was actually classed as Shaw Lanes home game as their pitch wasn't playable.
Same as Lancaster last week they had to play the away game at home..

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