Apparently The Falmer dream is almost reality...

[Uter]

the pitch was OK to play on that night, but the uncovered South Stand was deemed to dangerous for the sell out crowd to use

It was called off after a late pitch inspection according to a club text sent on the night:

"After reviewing conditions at Withdean a second time, referee Mike Thorpe has decided that the pitch is not safe and the game has been postponed."

But that aside I can't recall many postponements at Withdean in nearly ten years.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

That has just made me feel VERY christmassy, how exciting!

 

[clapham_gull]

Can't believe they're still saying that... Up there on the downs it's probably 3 or 4 degrees cooler than the withdean, we'll have LOADS of matches called off.

It's a bit of false economy by all accounts and leads to it's own problems. You can end with a very wet pitch that will inevitably cut up.

I understand it's actually better to let the pitch defrost naturally for the long term state of the playing surface.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Anyone remember treking all the way up to Carrow Road to discover that switching the under soil heating on had caused the back-up power system to fail?

Match postponed.

 

[Djmiles]

It was called off after a late pitch inspection according to a club text sent on the night:

"After reviewing conditions at Withdean a second time, referee Mike Thorpe has decided that the pitch is not safe and the game has been postponed."

But that aside I can't recall many postponements at Withdean in nearly ten years.

I seem to recall it WAS the stands which were the problem, as opposed to the stand. I don't remember a game being called off because of frost on the PITCH for a while.

 

[Uter]

I seem to recall it WAS the stands which were the problem, as opposed to the stand. I don't remember a game being called off because of frost on the PITCH for a while.

It was the pitch, although the condition of the stands was also a consideration.

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[Simster]

The away end is going to hold 2,500. I wonder if that can be divided up in cases where we could sell them ourselves?

 

[Mendoza]

Anyone remember treking all the way up to Carrow Road to discover that switching the under soil heating on had caused the back-up power system to fail?

Match postponed.

Mr Carrow is in the stand, I repeat, Mr Carrow is in the stand!!!

 

[Silent Bob]

"Perry and his team have travelled the length and breadth of the country to borrow ideas from the multitude of stadiums built since the Goldstone became the Gonestone. "

Surely Naylor deserves the SACK for this line alone. He is awful.

 

[strings]

Anyone remember treking all the way up to Carrow Road to discover that switching the under soil heating on had caused the back-up power system to fail?

Match postponed.

A similar event happened at Molineux last season.

They turned up the under-soil heating too high, the system tripped out and the pitch froze.

Oops!

 

[scooter1]

PLAYERS The basement of the main (west) stand will include warm-up rooms, gymnasium, a players lounge linked to the dressing room area, facilities for ball boys and boy girls and a laundry, which will make life much easier for kit man Ken Barnard.

looks like we're going to get "lady boys" as well, and I thought it was just Thailand that had them.....

 

[Taybha]

This thread dunarf give me the horn

 

[7:18]

very exciting! love the bit about the stands, tiers, concourse and seat colours!

 

[Husty]

PLAYERS The basement of the main (west) stand will include warm-up rooms, gymnasium, a players lounge linked to the dressing room area, facilities for ball boys and boy girls and a laundry, which will make life much easier for kit man Ken Barnard.

looks like we're going to get "lady boys" as well, and I thought it was just Thailand that had them.....

half time entertainment

 

[Stevie Boy]

reading the article brings a nice smile to my face, finally our dreams are turning into reality,

 

[Napper]

Any one know if the 2,500 away seats means they get behind one of the goals ?

 

[Dave the OAP]

Anyone remember treking all the way up to Carrow Road to discover that switching the under soil heating on had caused the back-up power system to fail?

Match postponed.

yes I was there


I thought it was charlie oatway switching on the sauna in the changing rooms

 

[The Large One]

The irony being that that Norwich match was sponsored by...

East Anglian Electricity Board.