Father Barrys Sign (Top Half) Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Early inspection suggests probably wasn't worth the graft with two batches of snowfall with bottom layer frozen.If it was worth a go then could have waited to lunchtime to make a call, we are only half an hour away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBuckfastTriangle Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 2 hours ago, touchedbymadness said: What happened to McGregor? Foot injury according to official site preview, not that it matters now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waysider Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 1 hour ago, AFC1878 said: According to the SPFL site, the game is off ‘due to snow.’ Was there any attempt made to clear the park this morning? There was still snow on the park last night - why wasn’t it cleared yesterday to give us half a chance. If the park had been cleared on Boxing Day, then again yesterday, I’m confident the game would be on. If the inspection was based on a pitch covered in snow then of course it’s going to be off! The website on the Facebook page details the major effort which was made. The Club are on a bit of a high and they would be very much aware that postponement would cost them money. Dougy kept everyone informed and it does seem that every effort was made. The fact that it was called off early suggests it was a lost cause. One thing worth remembering is that Airdrie is a lot higher than a lot of other places and gets more snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFC1878 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Again, if it was cleared on Boxing Day and again yesterday, I don’t think there would have been an issue. We’ve had more snow than that previously and the pitch was cleared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mybitchunderprotest Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Again, if it was cleared on Boxing Day and again yesterday, I don’t think there would have been an issue. We’ve had more snow than that previously and the pitch was cleared. I'm sure if you'd contacted Dougie on boxing day he could have made arrangements for someone to let you into the stadium with your snow shovel.I thought the stadium had covers so surely it would've made more sense to have them down in advance of the forecasted snow. It does sound like major efforts were made but that the earlier snowfall of the week and low temperatures did for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Boo. Never mind; we'd have a cheek to complain. Happy Hogmanay to you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFC1878 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I'm sure if you'd contacted Dougie on boxing day he could have made arrangements for someone to let you into the stadium with your snow shovel. I thought the stadium had covers so surely it would've made more sense to have them down in advance of the forecasted snow. It does sound like major efforts were made but that the earlier snowfall of the week and low temperatures did for us. I would have done as well lol. The covers were only to keep frost off the pitch and haven’t been used since the grass park. I’m sure the 4G pitch is playable up to at least -5c. It was virtually impossible to clear the snow if it was on top of the covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Oracle Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Any idea when this will be re-arranged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 21 minutes ago, Diamond Oracle said: Any idea when this will be re-arranged? We've the Arbroath game to squeeze in first. Hopefully we don't have to play both before the cup game in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Wasp Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 New date for this fixture is 27th February, 7:45 pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, English Wasp said: New date for this fixture is 27th February, 7:45 pm Any word on the Arbroath game? Edit: never mind, posted too fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Wasp Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 What's the weather like in Airdrie just now? Snowing in Alloa currently. Hopefully this game doesn't get postponed a second time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereismillar Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 40 minutes ago, English Wasp said: What's the weather like in Airdrie just now? Snowing in Alloa currently. Hopefully this game doesn't get postponed a second time. Hopefully it does ,we are gash just now , hoofball not working and so much for kicking on with the new loan signings.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Wasp Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Hopefully it does ,we are gash just now , hoofball not working and so much for kicking on with the new loan signings.... I take your point. Also I can't make tonight's game, so with luck would be able to get to a rearranged fixture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Wasp Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 The SPFL twitter feed has just announced four pitch inspections, but not for Airdrie so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not a Bee Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 hours ago, whereismillar said: Hopefully it does ,we are gash just now , hoofball not working and so much for kicking on with the new loan signings.... Couldn't agree more. The U20's are going really well in the Development league and Cunningham is scoring for fun. We are one of the lowest scoring teams in the league yet we let him go out to Juniors. Don't see the point of our Development team if we are just looking to develop other team's players. When things don't go well during a game. Goodwin just resorts to back to front football. We are better than that....with the right players in their true positions. Playing strikers as wingers doesn't do it for me. I get the feeling that all is not well in the squad at the minute with more than a hint of frustration creeping in for a few of the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJF Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Pitch update....perfectly playable as it stands just now. All depends on how much snowfall there is between now and this evening....different websites give different forecasts, but as it stands, all good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereismillar Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Not a Bee said: Couldn't agree more. The U20's are going really well in the Development league and Cunningham is scoring for fun. We are one of the lowest scoring teams in the league yet we let him go out to Juniors. Don't see the point of our Development team if we are just looking to develop other team's players. When things don't go well during a game. Goodwin just resorts to back to front football. We are better than that....with the right players in their true positions. Playing strikers as wingers doesn't do it for me. I get the feeling that all is not well in the squad at the minute with more than a hint of frustration creeping in for a few of the players. yes you are right IMO, not getting the best out of the team , as you say we are better than this we have good players but they are not showing at all . Jim sort it out please!, very frustrating from a fans point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 What sort of crowd expected tonight? I’ll be heading along tonight. Surprised there wasn’t even a hint of inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond8 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 A win for us here tonight if the game goes ahead would be great, would see us go 12 points clear of Rovers although they will have games in hand. Better having the points on the board though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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