Steve Down South Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, OriginalAlien said: I suspect this decision was as much to do with the 'bigger picture' of needing to rest players as it was about the state of the pitch. Ridiculous to call the club embarrassing because we've had a game postponed, as some have already done. I think we've potentially played a blinder here. I don’t think it works like that, we don’t get to decide when we play fixtures. If there was any suggestion that under soil heating wasn’t switched on to avoid playing on Saturday then I’m guessing there would be serious repercussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1981 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, Brissy-owl said: Doesnt it cost an absolute bomb to run the undersoil heating? Think rotherham chairman was saying he refuses to have it due to the cost of running it Wonder if we qualify for the installation of Solar panels of the top of each stand through the greener homes grant . Then we would have the cash to pay for the under soil heating and electricity bill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalowlisback Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Captain Scarlett said: I presume our pitch heat lamps have been repossessed due to non payment from the club ? If there is a way to stuff up..........DC will find it ! They are all sat in the Car Park, it is lovely and warm in that spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Just now, Steve Down South said: I don’t think it works like that, we don’t get to decide when we play fixtures. If there was any suggestion that under soil heating wasn’t switched on to avoid playing on Saturday then I’m guessing there would be serious repercussions. I recall Middlesbrough coming under scrutiny about not using their thermal tent thing when it was obviously needed - conveniently when they had injuries / poor form. Don't recall anything coming of it, but it's not really on is it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 That comparison with Bradford has actually really hit a nerve with me. Bradford even made it clear that supporters who have purchased an i-follow will be be granted access to the rearranged fixture. We don’t touch on that in our statement. I really hope the club confirm this this afternoon. Again may seem nit picking to some but it’s just the finer details of running a business properly and engaging with your customers in a productive and compassionate way. The little things we do wrong contribute to the overall sh*tshow we’ve become. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 The pitch lamps don't heat the pitch They just provide a certain light that enables grass to grow 2 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Couldn't we have borrowed Leicester's massive hot air balloon they had in the 70's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 minute ago, SallyCinnamon said: That comparison with Bradford has actually really hit a nerve with me. Bradford even made it clear that supporters who have purchased an i-follow will be be granted access to the rearranged fixture. We don’t touch on that in our statement. I really hope the club confirm this this afternoon. Again may seem nit picking to some but it’s just the finer details of running a business properly and engaging with your customers in a productive and compassionate way. The little things we do wrong contribute to the overall sh*tshow we’ve become. Yep. Were this a one off lapse then you shrug your shoulders and forget about it. Unfortunately it's indicative of a wider malaise. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, OriginalAlien said: I'd rather play more games when the conditions are less likely to cause injury. Imagine the reaction if we played tomorrow and picked-up long injuries to a couple key players. I'd rather play Swansea when more than half of their first choice team spent midweek chasing Man City shadows and they have also recently had very tough games at this level against Norwich and Brentford, who they played against with 10 men for 25 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 minute ago, hirstyboywonder said: I'd rather play Swansea when more than half of their first choice team spent midweek chasing Man City shadows and they have also recently had very tough games at this level against Norwich and Brentford, who they played against with 10 men for 25 minutes. True, and we're in reasonable form too. All of which makes me think this is incompetence / cost cutting rather than cynicism on our part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I am fuming about this. I can't even put it into words, it's something like this [HU24FB1]34HFG0341HG0H1ABFBEF]AOBFB] AFEBF[BAEBFB[AEF[B CNOSDA]ACNO]AC CNWEOEWNEWFON 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beighton Owl 87 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 hour ago, wellbeaten-the-owl said: They should try for Sunday afternoon meant to be milder on Sunday Oxford United have done this with their fixture. Having said that not sure if the have another game on Tuesday. Suppose we could have pushed the Stoke game back 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Judging by the state of our pitch since the Autumn, I do wonder if the investment that a desso pitch needs simply hasn't happened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdan2003 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Could it be a case of (rightly or wrongly) the club saving money on energy costs? I’d imagine cranking up the under soil heating all week would’ve solved the problem, but what’s the cost of that? I’d imagine it would have been a different story had 24k fans been expected through the gates tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy logics Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Don't know the cause. Not disappointed with the effect. On to Stoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jack Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 The undersoil heating was putting yonks ago and needs updating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, bigdan2003 said: Could it be a case of (rightly or wrongly) the club saving money on energy costs? I’d imagine cranking up the under soil heating all week would’ve solved the problem, but what’s the cost of that? I’d imagine it would have been a different story had 24k fans been expected through the gates tomorrow... Quite possibly so, but if it leads to a huge conjestion of games which has a part in our relegation then we'd surely regret it. Extreme I know but still very much a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toppOwl Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, Roscoe P. Coltrane said: Couldn't we have borrowed Leicester's massive hot air balloon they had in the 70's? Yes and put Chansiri in it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdan2003 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Just now, marshy said: Quite possibly so, but if it leads to a huge conjestion of games which has a part in our relegation then we'd surely regret it. Extreme I know but still very much a possibility. Aye true. Id hope the club genuinely tried their best to sort it. But it’s just another “thing” that adds to the overall feeling we aren’t being run very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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