[JonB]

Stents, on 09 September 2016 - 11:01 AM, said:

Allestree don't have proper covers either. Could play into your hands.

I wasnt sure if Allestree had covers or not...i thought they did but seems i was wrong. Meadows do but both grounds dont deal with heavy rain very well so who knows. Forecast could be way off as well and it'll be fine and cause no issues. Personally i'll be down in Shropshire at a friends pub at their first anniversary of taking over party so potentially in no state to really care about whats happening!

[Stents]

They've got some sheeting but haven't got proper covers. Be interesting to see how they hold up to a proper downpour

[clarevoyant.]

Stents, on 09 September 2016 - 11:20 AM, said:

They've got some sheeting but haven't got proper covers. Be interesting to see how they hold up to a proper downpour

Where would they put "proper covers"?

[Stents]

clarevoyant., on 09 September 2016 - 12:34 PM, said:

Where would they put "proper covers"?

They tend to go on the wicket to stop it getting wet when it rains

[clarevoyant.]

Stents, on 09 September 2016 - 02:03 PM, said:

They tend to go on the wicket to stop it getting wet when it rains

Have they started holding groundsmanship training courses in the Y and D league now

[Stents]

Standard "YDCL is shit" jibes I see... Very witty.

[clarevoyant.]

Stents, on 09 September 2016 - 03:43 PM, said:

Standard "YDCL is shit" jibes I see... Very witty.

I agree!!

[Westbars Spireite]

JonB, on 09 September 2016 - 05:56 AM, said:

Who?

You!

[Westbars Spireite]

Cartman, on 09 September 2016 - 10:01 AM, said:

need your 2nds to win handsomely on Saturday

please

So do we. A good win tomorrow and we should wrap up promotion next week. We've got plenty available tomorrow so my offer to play has thankfully been not required. Might go up and score to get some beer money!

Stents, on 09 September 2016 - 03:43 PM, said:

Standard "YDCL is shit" jibes I see... Very witty.

Well it is. There are even sides named after fags in the league now.

This post has been edited by Westbars Spireite: 09 September 2016 - 07:21 PM

[JonB]

Westbars Spireite, on 09 September 2016 - 06:22 PM, said:

You!

We'd give it a go if we did. Young lads are progressing well and would be up for the challenge.

[Westbars Spireite]

What a shock. Fine week and then Saturday comes and it's raining.

[clarevoyant.]

Westbars Spireite, on 10 September 2016 - 09:46 AM, said:

What a shock. Fine week and then Saturday comes and it's raining.

If you've got covers put them over the "pitch" not the "wicket" as appears to happen in Bunkum leagues

[Westbars Spireite]

clarevoyant., on 10 September 2016 - 10:53 AM, said:

If you've got covers put them over the "pitch" not the "wicket" as appears to happen in Bunkum leagues

Aren't the words 'pitch' and 'wicket' used to describe the same thing?

[clarevoyant.]

Westbars Spireite, on 10 September 2016 - 11:39 AM, said:

Aren't the words 'pitch' and 'wicket' used to describe the same thing?

Shouldn't be. Wickets are made (generally) of ash, pitches, depending where you are could be anything from high grade loam to coal shale

[Westbars Spireite]

clarevoyant., on 10 September 2016 - 01:22 PM, said:

Shouldn't be. Wickets are made (generally) of ash, pitches, depending where you are could be anything from high grade loam to coal shale

Whilst you may be technically correct, it's common parlance, in my experience, for cricket people to refer to the pitch as the 'wicket'.

[clarevoyant.]

Westbars Spireite, on 10 September 2016 - 02:54 PM, said:

Whilst you may be technically correct, it's common parlance, in my experience, for cricket people to refer to the pitch as the 'wicket'.

If using the correct name for a pitch inspires such input such as "parlence" then surely that enhances the credibility of this board and could alienate interlopers

[JonB]

Seems like allestree would have been better off getting rained off...they've had a 'mare there!!

[Westbars Spireite]

How can Chesterfield not put a second team out? How many registered players do they have?

Worse still, the thirds played in the YDCL. Work that one out.

[JonB]

They only had 9 turn up initially against us last week. Only fielded 11 due to us not starting til 4pm and two came from their 3rds after it was called off.

[Westbars Spireite]

JonB, on 11 September 2016 - 04:02 PM, said:

They only had 9 turn up initially against us last week. Only fielded 11 due to us not starting til 4pm and two came from their 3rds after it was called off.

Something has to be rotten at the club.