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Sheffield FC want to know if anyone can lend them one of these?

They have serious problems with that pitch, Scarborough game postponed last night. Highly likely it will still be unfit next Tuesday.

lutleyyeltz wrote:They have serious problems with that pitch, Scarborough game postponed last night. Highly likely it will still be unfit next Tuesday.

Points deduction?

At what point of the season do they have to look at an alternative pitch?

With more delays the backlog could be past the normal end of the season.

their u19's are playing on it tonight after it passed a pitch inspection

KingEdsYeltz wrote:their u19's are playing on it tonight after it passed a pitch inspection

Same thing happened the other week...we were postponed on the Tuesday and some sort of veterans match took place on the Wednesday !!...something a bit fishy methinks

Serious question then...what happens if the game is postponed next Tuesday?

Sheffield already have four games to play in the final week of the season, so they can't rearrange this fixture again.

Has the club asked the league for some clarity on this (and if so, what is the answer)? And should we also be wondering why the U19s would be playing on it tonight, if the club still need to host four league games in the next 12 days.

I suppose that the likely option is that we play it at another pitch. Slightly optimistically, I'll throw this out there.....is there any chance to play it at Halesowen instead?

That would be nice. But what if Sheffield's pitch can't be played on until after the season is finished? Will it be an Eastwood Town situation all over again?

If it was Leek, the league would just gift them the 3 points.

piearce9 wrote:Serious question then...what happens if the game is postponed next Tuesday?

Sheffield already have four games to play in the final week of the season, so they can't rearrange this fixture again.

Has the club asked the league for some clarity on this (and if so, what is the answer)? And should we also be wondering why the U19s would be playing on it tonight, if the club still need to host four league games in the next 12 days.

I suppose that the likely option is that we play it at another pitch. Slightly optimistically, I'll throw this out there.....is there any chance to play it at Halesowen instead?

It is a very good concern, the thought of potentially Tuesday,Thursday, Saturday at the end of the season is not ideal. Maybe fixtures could be juggled around to give us an Easter Monday game after all?