sam2304 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Albion have borrowed pitch covers apparently. Do you know where from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSTY1111 Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam2304 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 There's due to be a development league game played at Cliftonhill tomorrow night. If that goes ahead then Tuesday will be fine unless there is an almighty overnight freeze. God knows what state the pitch will be in though, two games in two days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Surely if there's a chance of it damaging the pitch or rendering it unplayable the U20s game should be postponed or relocated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSTY1111 Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 You would reckon that would be the sensible decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam2304 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I would agree, however it's the penultimate week before the Development League shuts down over the winter so I would imagine they don't want to be carry any games over if they can help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 10 minutes ago, sam2304 said: I would agree, however it's the penultimate week before the Development League shuts down over the winter so I would imagine they don't want to be carry any games over if they can help it. Could Rovers give up home advantage for the development match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam2304 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Could Rovers give up home advantage for the development match? Not sure of the rules. They are playing Ayr United whose first team are away on Tuesday night at Brechin so Somerset Park should be lying empty. Alternatively I don't see why it couldn't be played at Airdrie. There is never any policing or stewarding at the games so from that point of view there wouldn't need to be any arrangements. But as I say I'm not sure how the rules work. Plus it's a bit short notice. I get the feeling the U20's could postponed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Not sure of the rules. They are playing Ayr United whose first team are away on Tuesday night at Brechin so Somerset Park should be lying empty. Alternatively I don't see why it couldn't be played at Airdrie. There is never any policing or stewarding at the games so from that point of view there wouldn't need to be any arrangements. But as I say I'm not sure how the rules work. Plus it's a bit short notice. I get the feeling the U20's could postponed You can't use Airdrie on Monday as St Johnstone play their home development league games there, and have a fixture on Monday. ETA: and Partick Thistle have it on Tuesday at 2, with Motherwell there at 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam2304 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 You can't use Airdrie on Monday as St Johnstone play their home development league games there, and have a fixture on Monday. ETA: and Partick Thistle have it on Tuesday at 2, with Motherwell there at 6. Ach well, looks like Coronation Street and Eastenders then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Totally off-topic, but why do St Johnstone play their home U20 games at Airdrie?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Totally off-topic, but why do St Johnstone play their home U20 games at Airdrie?! Most players will be based centrally, and most teams are from that way as well, so it makes sense. It's also because they want to protect the pitch at mcdiarmid (they still tend to play their early season and again towards the summer).They also use Forfar on occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Most players will be based centrally, and most teams are from that way as well, so it makes sense. It's also because they want to protect the pitch at mcdiarmid (they still tend to play their early season and again towards the summer).They also use Forfar on occasion. Makes sense, I suppose. The Excelsior stadium OC must be making a nice wee wedge given that four senior teams are using it regularly. Back on to the OP, I'm very interested to see how AR get on here. They look a very well-organised unit when we played them a few weeks back, and they deservedly came away with 3 points. If Queens were to go through, it'd be a decent test for us to measure how well our side would do in the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda8 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 2 hours ago, sam2304 said: Not sure of the rules. They are playing Ayr United whose first team are away on Tuesday night at Brechin so Somerset Park should be lying empty. Alternatively I don't see why it couldn't be played at Airdrie. There is never any policing or stewarding at the games so from that point of view there wouldn't need to be any arrangements. But as I say I'm not sure how the rules work. Plus it's a bit short notice. I get the feeling the U20's could postponed Imagine it will also be because of cost of hiring excelsior, even Airdrie 20's don't play there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flash Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 13 hours ago, Distant Doonhamer said: Not according to BBC forecast it`s not. Above zero all night Monday into Tuesday plus dizzy heights of 6C Tuesday daytime. Surely the game will be on. Tropical Coatbridge. There can still be a ground frost when the air temperature is above zero. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/frost/types-of-frost Probably will still be ok, though. Might be better for us if it is off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSTY1111 Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 http://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/coatbridge/ml5-3/daily-weather-forecast/329889 A balmy 7 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teekasule Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 16 hours ago, sam2304 said: Do you know where from? Motherwell. The club are doing everything they can to get the game ahead tomorrow. Development match tonight has been called off... fingers crossed but the ground is still quite hard oot my back - which is less than a mile from CH. Tee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSTY1111 Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Fingers crossed, then. At least Motherwell obliged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Winners at home to Celtic in next round. Huge game tomoorow night given likelihood of next round match being televised live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam2304 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 So this game has a whole new meaning [emoji50] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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