Rab B Nesbit Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 ww have had good record the past few seasons ye could nae predict how wet it's been this winter for any club no just ww True Newky the park is draining much better thanks to the work done on it but the sheer volume of rain/snow over the last 3 months has been unreal. It was almost playable on Friday but then we got another 7/8 hours of heavy rain. That on Saturday was our 7th home postponement of the season. 6 last season, 1 the season before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Just as well you own your own ground really. Number of postponements at the Council owned Meadowbank over the last two seasons= not many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Just as well you own your own ground really. Number of postponements at the Council owned Meadowbank over the last two seasons= not many Your city centre location close to the coast also being a considerable help too of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surely not! Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Your city centre location close to the coast also being a considerable help too of course. Eh? Cannae be both in the capital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Eh? Cannae be both in the capital. How no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Eh? Cannae be both in the capital.^^*Geography teacher type post ???? Grimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surely not! Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 How no? Cos the city centres a few miles from the coast. Cannae be near the coast AND in the city centre. Must be one or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surely not! Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 ^^* Geography teacher type post Grimbo I'd have issued lines of I was grim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Those well-known inland clubs Dunbar United and Arbroath have had home postponements over the last 2 season so I'm not sure the proximity to the coast argument is particularly relevant, especially as 1) there is a shadow from the stand at Meadowbank over a portion of the pitch and 2) it's been a mild winter. You'll just have to stop that stray dug peeing on lampposts in Bonnyrigg, Rab.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surely not! Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 ImageUploadedByPie & Bovril1454931560.998806.jpg See strollers can't have had many off then ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surely not! Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 ImageUploadedByPie & Bovril1454931560.998806.jpg I can see the coast easily. Any chance you could circle the city centre on that map? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Proximity to the coast and being within a major conurbation does have an impact on freezing, and also the falling (and certainly lying) of snow... This is due to a combination of altitude and the basic air temperature. Obviously if you break it down to an individual football pitch there are other factors - like whether the ground is partly overshadowed, if it's in a valley or atop a hill, the soil type, etc. etc. It is well known that pitches like Burntisland, Eyemouth and Civil Service Strollers are among the least susceptible to freezing; plus if they're off almost all will be. However this winter has actually been among the mildest on record - although there was a brief cold snap which struck one or possibly two weekends. It has also been one of the wettest on record though, and this has lead to most postponements. Unusually high numbers off from gales one week, too, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surely not! Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Proximity to the coast and being within a major conurbation does have an impact on freezing, and also the falling (and certainly lying) of snow... This is due to a combination of altitude and the basic air temperature. Obviously if you break it down to an individual football pitch there are other factors - like whether the ground is partly overshadowed, if it's in a valley or atop a hill, the soil type, etc. etc. It is well known that pitches like Burntisland, Eyemouth and Civil Service Strollers are among the least susceptible to freezing; plus if they're off almost all will be. However this winter has actually been among the mildest on record - although there was a brief cold snap which struck one or possibly two weekends. It has also been one of the wettest on record though, and this has lead to most postponements. Unusually high numbers off from gales one week, too, IIRC. THAT'S the geography teachers answer ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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