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Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:41 pm
by Durhamfootman
no play today
FFS
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:45 pm
by captaincolly
Durhamfootman wrote:no play today
FFS
Must be exceptionally wet for it to be called off so soon. I was expecting an early lunch and then getting underway this afternoon!
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:08 pm
by Durhamfootman
me too
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:22 pm
by captaincolly
Vic Demain says the ground is completely saturated and has never known it to be so bad. Didn't sound too optimistic for tomorrow if the forecast overnight rain comes although he did say the wind is beneficial.
If things are that bad shouldn't it have been obvious that no play would be possible today and it could be abandoned before the scheduled start? Seems pointless to see if a fully saturated ground will be fine after a couple of hours!
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:33 pm
by Durhamfootman
I wonder how many people unnecessarily went down to the ground this morning?
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:57 pm
by captaincolly
Durhamfootman wrote:I wonder how many people unnecessarily went down to the ground this morning?
Quite a few I bet given the weather. Demain said it was sod's law to have sunshine and blue skies.
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:56 am
by Durhamfootman
looks like a delayed start again, but no further information from the club, for a change
weather is much worse than yesterday, so we'll probaby start at some point, despite it being baltic, with poor light and high winds
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:00 am
by Durhamfootman
another inspection at 11 according to the bbc
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:52 am
by Durhamfootman
Early lunch and inspection at 1.10
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:51 pm
by Durhamfootman
called off for another day
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:02 pm
by captaincolly
Interesting decision to call it off half an hour before the scheduled inspection. Slightly iffy forecast for the weekend so we could be looking at a total washout.
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:45 pm
by Durhamfootman
and yet it's still sunny, as it was yesterday
hard to stand up though, as I found when I went out earlier
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:46 pm
by Durhamfootman
I imagine it was the improving nature of the weather that prompted the umpires to call it early
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:57 pm
by captaincolly
Durhamfootman wrote:I imagine it was the improving nature of the weather that prompted the umpires to call it early
Probably! Still very windy so if we avoid the overnight rain and possible Sunday showers we might get some play.
Re: Durham Match Thread 2024
Posted:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:02 pm
by Durhamfootman
my phone suggests a spell of rain overnight, but dry tomorrow.... same as the last 2 days