for_heaven's_Saint Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 According to the Daily Echo, Saints away game at Colchester on the 28th is in doubt due to heavy snow fall, and that the club [Colchester] have called upon fans to help shovel the snow. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/4815071.Saints__visit_to_Colchester_in_some_doubt/?ref=mr
Saint_clark Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 Hmm...was gonna go to this but haven't got my tickets yet...anyone know how many are left?
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 22 December, 2009 Author Posted 22 December, 2009 Hmm...was gonna go to this but haven't got my tickets yet...anyone know how many are left? Same here, need to get them sooon
The Godfather Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 I wouldn't be too disappointed if the game did get called off being so close to the Exeter game.
This Charming Man Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 It'll be fine, the games not for another week!
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 According to the Daily Echo' date=' Saints away game at Colchester on the 28th is in doubt due to heavy snow fall, and that the club [Colchester'] have called upon fans to help shovel the snow. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/4815071.Saints__visit_to_Colchester_in_some_doubt/?ref=mr ?? It's only the 22nd, how could they possibly know??
converted_saint Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 It's the Echo, so they don't know. They're just looking for a story and by getting it in a week before so they can claim exclusivity, since it's not beyond the realms of possibility that it could be postponed.
JRM Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 5 day forecast for Colchester looks ok to me http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/2189?&search=colchester&itemsPerPage=10®ion=uk it wont be off. get your tickets.
InvictaSaint Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 5 day forecast for Colchester looks ok to me http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/2189?&search=colchester&itemsPerPage=10®ion=uk it wont be off. get your tickets. Quite so - temps up to 8-10 degrees by then. Should be fine. Just the Echo getting on the back of the "PANIC - ITS SNOWING!!" band wagon, as per..
StDunko Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 My tickets arrived this morning and I have already bought my train tickets too. I hope this is typical lazy journalists not letting facts get in the way of a story.
Thedelldays Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 My tickets arrived this morning and I have already bought my train tickets too. I hope this is typical lazy journalists not letting facts get in the way of a story. the facts..? that the whole of the south east has come to a stand still you mean..?
StDunko Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 Yes the facts TDD. The whole of the south come to a stand still????? I'm in Chichester, the sun is shining, it must be about 6 degrees ABOVE zero, there is not a single bit of snow or frost anywhere in sight. I know there was some snow in basingstoke etc yesterday but there was not a single flake here. So perhaps the weather in Colchester is the same as Chichester!
Thedelldays Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 Yes the facts TDD. The whole of the south come to a stand still????? I'm in Chichester, the sun is shining, it must be about 6 degrees ABOVE zero, there is not a single bit of snow or frost anywhere in sight. I know there was some snow in basingstoke etc yesterday but there was not a single flake here. So perhaps the weather in Colchester is the same as Chichester! it is not just about what it is like in colchester or the pitch..it is more about the movement of people in and around london/south east at the mo, it is a non event
itchen_dan Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 it is not just about what it is like in colchester or the pitch..it is more about the movement of people in and around london/south east at the mo, it is a non event Same as the wigan v bolton game last night - undersoil heating was on, pitch was fine, everything inside stadium was ready and safe. Outside however, there were ice patches in the car park and 99% of the turnstiles had ice outside them and because of this it was too dangerous around the stadium and on the way to the stadium and therefore had to postpone the game
VectisSaint Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 Rather play Colchester on Monday than have the match postponed and face them with Nobby Solano in the team in the New Year. Can't really see that anyone can be considering the state of the game in 6 days time. Even if there is snow around now it is likely it will all be gone by then according to the weather forecast. Unless the pitch then becomes waterlogged there is not much chance that the weather will cause a postponement.
Wes Tender Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 the facts..? that the whole of the south east has come to a stand still you mean..? It was bad around Basingstoke yesterday. But I still managed to drive from Southampton to Basingstoke and then on to Bristol and back all in the afternoon and evening. The story is a load of cobblers and should be taken with a giant pinch of salt, which won't even be needed on the Colchester pitch by the time this game is played. Sloppy journalism as usual from the local rag.
shirleysfc Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 It was bad around Basingstoke yesterday. But I still managed to drive from Southampton to Basingstoke and then on to Bristol and back all in the afternoon and evening. The story is a load of cobblers and should be taken with a giant pinch of salt, which won't even be needed on the Colchester pitch by the time this game is played. Sloppy journalism as usual from the local rag. http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~1911227,00.html http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/4814422.U_s_hoping_temperatures_will_climb This story started with the Colchester groundsman saying the game is in doubt not the Echo making it up... Blacknall told the Gazette: “I’m now very concerned about the Southampton game.
Saint_clark Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 If there is "several feet of snow" on the pitch then of course it's going to be in doubt.
InvictaSaint Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 it is not just about what it is like in colchester or the pitch..it is more about the movement of people in and around london/south east at the mo, it is a non event On Saturday, Gillingham fans helped clear the pitch at Priestfield - 2 miles from where I live - when there were 6-8 inches on the ground and temperatures at -2 degrees. The match went ahead without any problems. They don't have any undersoil heating or blowers; just a cover for the pitch, which hadn't worked any way (hence the use of fans). It is not forecast to be worse by Monday, quite the opposite, and if Gillingham can manage to keep a game on when it was far, far worse I see no reason to believe that Colchester cannot manage the same. If it is fans getting to the game that concerns, Stockport County - the visitors to Priestfield last Saturday - turned up at 10.45 a.m.....
InvictaSaint Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/2189?&search=colchester&itemsPerPage=10®ion=world
hughieslastminutegoal Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 the facts..? that the whole of the south east has come to a stand still you mean..? All together now "Always look on the bright side of life..."
Window Cleaner Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 It'll be fine, the games not for another week! Yesterday morning we had 10 inches of snow here, today not a flake is left, the temperatures have rocketed and it's all gone.
wagon 84 Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 Just wondering without if anyone would know if the train service would be running? or is it a no go...
red&white56 Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 it is not just about what it is like in colchester or the pitch..it is more about the movement of people in and around london/south east at the mo, it is a non event I was on the M23/M25 this morning and it was smooth and easy......
oldsarum Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 Just wondering without if anyone would know if the train service would be running? or is it a no go... Trains are running fairly regularly but engineering works from Liverpool St so you need to get tube to Newbury Park then special bus to Ilford for trains onto Colchester which adds a little on to journey a dozen of us leaving Salisbury 8.20 due to get to Colchester 12.12 http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?p=534912#post534912
wagon 84 Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 Trains are running fairly regularly but engineering works from Liverpool St so you need to get tube to Newbury Park then special bus to Ilford for trains onto Colchester which adds a little on to journey a dozen of us leaving Salisbury 8.20 due to get to Colchester 12.12 http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?p=534912#post534912 Cheers bud.
Wes Tender Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 If there is "several feet of snow" on the pitch then of course it's going to be in doubt. Where did this several feet of snow materialise from? Even with the heavy falls we had yesterday, there was only 6 inches on the ground according to the groundsman. The forecast is for better conditions for the next week or so, so if anything the problems might be waterlogging rather than the snow or ice.
St Landrew Posted 22 December, 2009 Posted 22 December, 2009 According to the Daily Echo' date=' Saints away game at Colchester on the 28th is in doubt due to heavy snow fall, and that the club [Colchester'] have called upon fans to help shovel the snow. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/4815071.Saints__visit_to_Colchester_in_some_doubt/?ref=mr I think the Echo are over reacting a bit. But then Colchester is in a bloody cold part of the country, when the weather turns sour. It's flat, it's in the east, and the wintry weather is coming right at it, pretty much unhindered. I bet the little club has no under pitch heating system either. Wouldn't surprise me if the Echo got it wrong, and it wouldn't surprise me if the game was called off either.
Thedelldays Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 seems travel is still an issue according to ITN
Saint_clark Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 Where did this several feet of snow materialise from? Even with the heavy falls we had yesterday, there was only 6 inches on the ground according to the groundsman. The forecast is for better conditions for the next week or so, so if anything the problems might be waterlogging rather than the snow or ice. "However, Colchester's pitch is currently buried under several feet of snow. "
Scummer Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 I think the Echo are over reacting a bit. But then Colchester is in a bloody cold part of the country, when the weather turns sour. It's flat, it's in the east, and the wintry weather is coming right at it, pretty much unhindered. I bet the little club has no under pitch heating system either. Wouldn't surprise me if the Echo got it wrong, and it wouldn't surprise me if the game was called off either. I wonder why they didn't put under-soil seating in their brand new stadium.
Arizona Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 I wonder why they didn't put under-soil seating in their brand new stadium. Money.
JRM Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 Just bought my tickets. COYR Considering our allocation was only 1900 I thought we might sell out, being another new ground that many would tick off the list, did the ticket office mention how many were left?
The Godfather Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 Forcast is pretty good now, dry from xmas day onwards and reasonable temperatures so should be fine.
Arizona Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 Forcast is pretty good now, dry from xmas day onwards and reasonable temperatures so should be fine. I'd still stick with Bart though for now.
M271 Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 I don't think that the game at Colchester is in doubt due to higher temperatures than of late - 6c tomorrow, 4c Xmas Day, 7c on Saturday and 6c Sunday Latest news from the Colchester site http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~1913474,00.html
Fowllyd Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 I wonder why they didn't put under-soil seating in their brand new stadium. Because they built stands for people to sit in perhaps?
saint J Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 I live up the road in Ipwich, we still have loads of snow and ice around but it is slowly melting away, I think all will be good by monday. See you all there COYR!!!!
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 I live 2 miles away from the ground and I am happy to report the snow is melting away as it ****ed down this afternoon. With temperatures rising over the next few days there really shouldn't be any problem. They better not call this game off, I've been looking forward to it for weeks!
saints-cris Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 Please dont be off.. well up for this one..! Looks like it should clear up though.
dannysfc Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 I am also looking forward to this game as well as I have never been to Colchester before nor to there new ground and I am looking forward to going if the game does go ahead! Where are the best places to drink before Btw? COYR!
Denzil Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 When can I buy tickets to the MK Dons Paint Trophy games?
The Godfather Posted 23 December, 2009 Posted 23 December, 2009 I'd still stick with Bart though for now. Boom Boom.lol
StDunko Posted 24 December, 2009 Posted 24 December, 2009 It looks like it will be +7 degrees in Colchester on Monday. So the game will be on, lets sell our allocation for this one and really make some noise.
Lets B Avenue Posted 24 December, 2009 Posted 24 December, 2009 When can I buy tickets to the MK Dons Paint Trophy games? Tomorrow?
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 24 December, 2009 Posted 24 December, 2009 Travel will not be a problem. I travelled up from Fawley on Monday and EVERY motorway/A-road was fine, roads around the stadium are fine and roads in Colchester city centre is fine. Trains are now running almost back to their full timetable. It won't be a problem. See you Monday.
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 24 December, 2009 Author Posted 24 December, 2009 I just remembered i haven't bought my ticket for this one yet. Does anyone know if I order it online I will be able to pick it up after the game on Boxing day?
dello Posted 26 December, 2009 Posted 26 December, 2009 don't live that far from colchester so was thinking of going- don't have a ticket though....anyone know if they will they be selling tickets on the gate?
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