Meadowman Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Irvine Meadow v Rob Roy,pitch frozen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clash city rocker Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 These all weather pitches are great at allowing you to play in all weather's 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 2 hours ago, clash city rocker said: These all weather pitches are great at allowing you to play in all weather's How come they’re unplayable? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 No, I meant the astro parks. Can't the snow be cleared? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzy Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 What with a road drill 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 No, I meant the astro parks. Can't the snow be cleared?[emoji1751] -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 So for my evidently poor understanding...of the snow isn’t cleared when it falls, then freezes then it can’t be removed. Is that correct? An arsey emoji instead of an answer is ok I suppose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Even if there is no snow, 3G pitches can be unplayable. They are not "all weather" pitches.But it takes an enormous amount of people, effort and time to sweep snow off an entire football pitch. Not many clubs at our level have the necessary resources to do that.And generally, if it's cold enough to snow, the surface underneath the snow wouldn't be playable once swept, whether artificial or grass. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 27 minutes ago, glensmad said: Even if there is no snow, 3G pitches can be unplayable. They are not "all weather" pitches. But it takes an enormous amount of people, effort and time to sweep snow off an entire football pitch. Not many clubs at our level have the necessary resources to do that. And generally, if it's cold enough to snow, the surface underneath the snow wouldn't be playable once swept, whether artificial or grass. Thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeedsPhil Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) 3G pitches need a crumb of rubber pellets. Removing snow from the pitch can also pick up the pellets, so it would need another dose of them before being playable, which is a major task. So that shouldn't be attempted without the specialist equipment needed to remove snow without affecting the pellets. So in most cases, snow cover does for 3Gs, even before considering whether the playing surface is frozen hard or not. They never have been 'all weather'. Edited January 3, 2021 by LeedsPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Rutherglen Glencairn v Hurlford United tomorrow night is now also postponed. A couple of miles along the road at Queen's Park there are hundreds of people walking on the pond, sledging, walking dogs, ice skating, and even playing ice hockey ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 hours ago, glensmad said: Even if there is no snow, 3G pitches can be unplayable. They are not "all weather" pitches. But it takes an enormous amount of people, effort and time to sweep snow off an entire football pitch. Not many clubs at our level have the necessary resources to do that. And generally, if it's cold enough to snow, the surface underneath the snow wouldn't be playable once swept, whether artificial or grass. Not hugely relevant at the moment with the lack of spectators, but there's also the safety aspect of the ground environs and safety of travel to consider as well when it's snowy and icy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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