Oldham Match - Snow concerns (9 Viewers)

[SkyBlueAde]

This is just my brain dump of things I hope the club will be considering before deciding on whether tomorrow's game goes ahead:

Car parking - will the car parks be cleared and available for use? Car park C has a sloped entrance/exit which will be a dangerous to negotiate even in a 4x4
Walk up routes and access paths - are these being cleared?
Seats and stadium steps - Whilst the pitch should be OK with the under soil heating, what about lying snow on the seats and stairwells?

The snow we've had today isn't due to thaw before tomorrow.

And if it is called off, by what time can we expect a decision (for the committed folk who travel longer distances to be there and want to avoid a wasted journey)?

Anybody got anything else to add?

Ade
(I don't work in Health & Safety honest! Just want to see some common sense in any decisions made)

 

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[Flying Fokker]

Been on a Risk Assessment course?

Sorry! Couldn't stop myself even though you say you are not in to Health and Safety.

There is a thing called positive risk taking as well.

Personally I think the game will be called off by this evening. Too much to do before tomorrow. The footpaths are indeed going to be a problem.

 

[SkyBlueAde]

Been on a Risk Assessment course?

No mate. Just trying to find out what's happening ASAP.

 

[Richdunny]

This is just my brain dump of things I hope the club will be considering before deciding on whether tomorrow's game goes ahead:<br />
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<b>Car parking</b> - will the car parks be cleared and available for use? Car park C has a sloped entrance/exit which will be a dangerous to negotiate even in a 4x4<br />
<b>Walk up routes and access paths</b> - are these being cleared?<br />
<b>Seats and stadium steps</b> - Whilst the pitch should be OK with the under soil heating, what about lying snow on the seats and stairwells?<br />
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The snow we've had today isn't due to thaw before tomorrow.<br />
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And if it is called off, by what time can we expect a decision (for the committed folk who travel longer distances to be there and want to avoid a wasted journey)?<br />
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Anybody got anything else to add?<br />
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Ade<br />
(I don't work in Health &amp; Safety honest! Just want to see some common sense in any decisions made)

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[Mucca Mad Boys]

It's going to be on, CCFC v Norwich was worse...

 

[lordsummerisle]

I just wish that somebody else had thought of mentioning this before on here today.

Hope it's not too late to get something done about it.

 

[NuneatonSkyBlue]

If you dont hear other wise turn up. Im pretty sure the club have/will consider all of those points and will do everything to get the game on.

 

[Richdunny]

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I'll be traveling from Sussex, if they call the game off what time will they announce this? Have they got the underfloor heating on?

 

[LJC_CCFC]

It's going to be on, CCFC v Norwich was worse...

True that^^^^^

 

[Flying Fokker]

Yes, they have undersoil heating. Stadium will not be the issue though.

 

[Greggs]

underfloor heating :claping hands:! No chance it will be on, going to carry on snowing right up until KO tomorrow!
I'm hoping Royal Mail dont send their posties out again, carnage today

 

[oakey]

Be careful SkyblueAde, you'll be accused of being a wuss, like me.

 

[dadgad]

It's going to be on, CCFC v Norwich was worse...

Correct, remember it well........was it Gunnarsson got sent off....slip sliding into some pansy.

 

[jon92]

Police have said its on as of now can we not have a thousand threads on snow

 

[SkyBlueBlood]

The pitch will be fine.Spectator safety will be the issue.

 

[fernandopartridge]

The pitch will be fine.Spectator safety will be the issue.

Wish somebody would have mentioned that already

 

[Covstu]

we will see at the pitch inspection tomorrow, I bet there will be lots of games off tomorrow.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Correct, remember it well........was it Gunnarsson got sent off....slip sliding into some pansy.

Yep, thats the one! Lets hope we win in the snow this time.

I'm 90% sure it'll be on, and I'll have to go to work till 3:30!

I'll leave early though.

 

[SBS]

Correct, remember it well........was it Gunnarsson got sent off....slip sliding into some pansy.

Yeah it was Lansbury, the injury was so serious that he got up and ran off the pitch as soon as the red came out :jerkit:

I still remember people on the phone in afterwards saying that they didn't go because of the weather, yet 2000 Norwich fans arrived safely!

 

[covcity4life]

snow has now stopped,lets hope it stays that way

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

snow has now stopped,lets hope it stays that way

No, I don't wanna' work tomorrow!

We have the facilities needed to keep the game on!

Footballers need to man up, they did it in the pre-90s alright!

 

[Flying Fokker]

Not always. Plenty of games called off in the 70's and 80's.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Not always. Plenty of games called off in the 70's and 80's.

Not as technologically advanced though back then, we have under soil heating etc. now, but it will be a long night for the groundsmen!

 

[wingy]

No, I don't wanna' work tomorrow!

We have the facilities needed to keep the game on!

Footballers need to man up, they did it in the pre-90s alright!

We've had at least two games go ahead when conditions have been like those today and potentially tommorow ,if they want it to go ahead they will put the effort in to get it on.

The question for me is 1. How badly do the club want the money?? 2.What is the current relationship like between ACL/CCFC and where is the demarcation between who is responsible for what ?? IE; How much goodwill is there and whose staff clear the area,if its been ACL's in the past its possibly not at the moment

 

[North York’s Blue]

I'll be surprised if it's not on, better be seeing as 3 of us have already forked out for train tickets.

 

[skyblueref]

Have just put a recent pic of pitch on a new thread, take a look, it looks pretty cool!!

 

[oakey]

Yeah it was Lansbury, the injury was so serious that he got up and ran off the pitch as soon as the red came out :jerkit:

I still remember people on the phone in afterwards saying that they didn't go because of the weather, yet 2000 Norwich fans arrived safely!

Yes that's because the snow was in the West and Norwich fans came from the East.
I remember The Norwich game as I spent the morning looking at the pictures from the webcams on the M5 near me. Many drivers abandoned their cars that morning and the slip roads were skid pans. Took a friend of mine 3 hours to get from Nuneaton to my road on that evening. Don't assume all City fans live in Coventry. Many of us travel in and the weather and road conditions are a consideration. Only a fool goes out on a non essential journey without due thought to the road and weather situation.

 

[jon92]

Have just put a recent pic of pitch on a new thread, take a look, it looks pretty cool!!

Where's the pic?

 

[skyblueref]

Where's the pic?

Here it is didn't think could attach as on iPad but is also on a thread 'The Pitch - Image' if this attachment don't work

 

[ccfcway]

it wont be the pitch, it will be the surrounding areas that will be the problem

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

snow has now stopped,lets hope it stays that way

Still light snowing here and I am maybe 10 minutes car journey away from the Ricoh

I don't think it will be on, the pitch should be playable as long as it is not snowing from now till kick off. If the snow stops in time I imagine it wouldn't take more than 2 hours to get the pitch playable, the surrounding areas will be the concern though

 

[SkyBlueBlood]

Yeovil, Crawley and MK Dons off, so with a 2 goal win only Bournemouth or the weather could stop us going into the top 6.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

'Snow concern of mine to be honest.

 

[sw88]

If the last few games are anything to go by, the ball will spend more time in the air than it will on the pitch so dont think we need to sorry about the condition of the pitch

 

[ccfcway]

any news on the surrounding areas of the ground ?