Had quite a few games called off after I’ve set out this season and wasted my time getting there and then having to find an alternative fixture. As early an inspection as possible would really aid this. I heard the interview a month or so ago with a groundsman on the Kent Non League Podcast, who was also saying what needed to happen with pitches to ensure cancellations are minimised. It’d be worth the FA devolving some of their riches to fund grass pitch maintenance lower down the leagues.
My most recent experience of what you were looking at on Friday was this. In January I flew back from Spain as my Grandson was mascot for the day fro the Chesterfield game. Yes the weather was bad I could see the snow covering France as we crossed over and across the English Channel. The game was called off around 5pm on the Friday evening despite the ground being fully covered by the club. I am however left wondering if the game had not been due to shown live on TNT that evening would have been called off so early, ie did someone say we are not going to the trouble of setting everything up if there is any chance of it being called of on say Saturday morning. OK the game may still not have gone ahead but it did seem a touch early to me, so my question is maybe TV is also having a bearing at times. Anyway on this occasion all was well as we re booked for the York game where my Grandsons favorite player Callum Stead bagged both goals, but it did cost his Grandad another flight back to the UK.
Had quite a few games called off after I’ve set out this season and wasted my time getting there and then having to find an alternative fixture. As early an inspection as possible would really aid this. I heard the interview a month or so ago with a groundsman on the Kent Non League Podcast, who was also saying what needed to happen with pitches to ensure cancellations are minimised. It’d be worth the FA devolving some of their riches to fund grass pitch maintenance lower down the leagues.
My most recent experience of what you were looking at on Friday was this. In January I flew back from Spain as my Grandson was mascot for the day fro the Chesterfield game. Yes the weather was bad I could see the snow covering France as we crossed over and across the English Channel. The game was called off around 5pm on the Friday evening despite the ground being fully covered by the club. I am however left wondering if the game had not been due to shown live on TNT that evening would have been called off so early, ie did someone say we are not going to the trouble of setting everything up if there is any chance of it being called of on say Saturday morning. OK the game may still not have gone ahead but it did seem a touch early to me, so my question is maybe TV is also having a bearing at times. Anyway on this occasion all was well as we re booked for the York game where my Grandsons favorite player Callum Stead bagged both goals, but it did cost his Grandad another flight back to the UK.