[Football] Massive hole in the pitch at AFC Wimbledon

[um bongo molongo]

The way Adingra and Minteh played yesterday we could have just played without this bit of the pitch

 

[Anger]

Oh no!!!
Is anyone looking into it?

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

I worry for the number 10. His manager told him to drop deep and play in the hole

 

[US Seagull]

Oof. That's unfortunate. Doesn't look like a quick fix. Hope they can find an alternative venue for not just this game, but all their upcoming home games.

They might end up playing in the park, jumpers for goal posts. Marvelous.

Checked their schedule, they had three home games in the space of a week starting tomorrow. Probably a safe bet none of those will be happening?

 

[schmunk]

I thought the Massive hole was called Hillsborough...?

 

[Muzzman]

The can always ground share at Selhurst again. That would be FUNNY.

 

[BLOCK F]

Hmm, a massive hole, black maybe? I blame Rachel Reeves, she’s dug the pitch up trying to find the missing £22 billion.

 

[Happy Exile]

They need to get the Wombles to donate some of the litter they collect as landfill

 

[SurreySeagulls]

Chuck a few cones around the edge and just say don't play over there. Sure it will be fine

 

[hans kraay fan club]

As opposed to our pitch which had a massive ****hole ON it, rather than in it. Fortunately, Anthony Taylor was there to tell the prick how to do his job.

 

[Official Old Man]

Can they not play at Milton Keynes?
Big stadium, Newcastle would fill it easily making lots of money for the club.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The BBC website simply says it’s standing water, and water damage, with no mention of a ‘hole’.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c9vpme1enrvt

 

[el punal]

Time for Wimbledon to send their subs on.

 

[Official Old Man]

I was close. Now being played at Newcastle.

 

[Lindfield by the Pond]

Does anyone remember the hole that appeared mid match at Withdean? Can’t remember which game it was? Stewards had to run on with buckets of sand to fill it.

 

[London Irish]

Shame, it's really a lovely little stadium, just nice to see a new one being built in a residential area rather than an out of town industrial estate as seems to be the trend

 

[US Seagull]

AFC Wimbledon head to Newcastle in buoyant mood despite sinkhole saga

Rescheduled Carabao Cup tie follows crowdfunder that raised more than £120,000 after flood damage to home pitch

www.theguardian.com

Rescheduled Carabao Cup tie follows crowdfunder that raised more than £120,000 after flood damage to home pitch

The money raised in the past week – including £15,000 from their opponents on Tuesday, Newcastle – will go towards covering costs.

Sure, it's a drop in the ocean for Newcastle, but a nice gesture nonetheless.

The club are still awaiting the flood damage to be fully assessed in order to find out the impact and whether rectifying it will be a quick fix or not.