[azul]

They’ll be watering the pitch come 2:45pm Sat

[Westbars Spireite]

Have we had games postponed due to the old fashioned 'water logged pitch'?

I know we've had a couple or more snowed/frozen off but the way the pitch drains, I can't see how, barring a biblical deluge immediately before kick-off that the game will be in danger.

[Mr Mercury]

Forecast to slow down later then stop completely between 1-4 am with no rain tomorrow.
Can’t see a problem, hopefully.

[Westbars Spireite]

Quaker, on 20 October 2023 - 10:41 AM, said:

I hope you’re right Tim as I’m really looking forward to this. There are now local flood warnings being issued regarding the River Rother. We just had a “Red” warning here in Tapton. Not that Tapton is going to flood mind but it seems we should expect the Rother to be bursting its banks later today.

Fully expect it to be game on. I've seen pictures of Hornsbridge and Chatsworth Road and it's causing issues today for sure.

[NEBlue]

The only way this game gets called off is due to H+S for the spectators getting to and from the game, the pitch will be fine!

[Holmesc1]

Its dire in meadowhall, the bridge over the river to meadowhall has been closed its so bad but hows the pitch hold up, does it have under soil heating been a modernish stadium? A pitch inspection needs to by done by ten i say. Lets hope it aint called off and moved to mid-week as thar would heavily dilute the away following

[Westbars Spireite]

They're kicking them out at Brookfield at 1.

[StaffsSpireite]

Brother just said its bad round Chatsworth Road, Bottom of Walton Road etc...... lot of flooding with cars abandoned etc

[calvin plummers socks]

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Its dire in meadowhall, the bridge over the river to meadowhall has been closed its so bad but hows the pitch hold up, does it have under soil heating been a modernish stadium? A pitch inspection needs to by done by ten i say. Lets hope it aint called off and moved to mid-week as thar would heavily dilute the away following
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Under soil heating? Doesn’t have much effect in cases of flooding!

[Benno Spire]

Pitch is sand based with drains so should be ok as long as it doesn't flood around the ground but expect a few games called off tomorow.

[jack bauer]

there are some pretty rough areas to drive through at the moment, sheepbridge/dunston was very tricky, lots of schools shutting, however i think the game will be ok due to the overnight predicted weather and tomorrows forecast seems ok.

[Spireiteranger]

When we played Wrexham last season it chucked it down for hours and pitch was absolutely fine so I’d imagine it’ll be on unless it gets a lot worse

[JonB]

Spireiteranger, on 20 October 2023 - 12:34 PM, said:

When we played Wrexham last season it chucked it down for hours and pitch was absolutely fine so I’d imagine it’ll be on unless it gets a lot worse

The slight difference was that half of CHesterfield wasnt under a few feet of water....Chatsworth Rd from Barker Lane to town is currently a river!! Taken my wife 3 hours to get home from Alfreton as there is pretty much no way of getting across Chesterfield that isnt flooded.

I work at Chesterfield College and they packed students off home at 10am, schools have shut to get folk home etc.

[Rodney's Moustache]

Heavy rain forecst until 10pm then light rain tomorrow stopping aar 11:00.

[sewey89]

JonB, on 20 October 2023 - 12:54 PM, said:

The slight difference was that half of CHesterfield wasnt under a few feet of water....Chatsworth Rd from Barker Lane to town is currently a river!! Taken my wife 3 hours to get home from Alfreton as there is pretty much no way of getting across Chesterfield that isnt flooded.

I work at Chesterfield College and they packed students off home at 10am, schools have shut to get folk home etc.

There was a lot of flooding on the day of the Wrexham game. As soon as it stops raining, it’ll all clear quickly. I hope they don’t go too early with the decision and postpone today or something

[JonB]

Rodney, on 20 October 2023 - 12:55 PM, said:

Heavy rain forecst until 10pm then light rain tomorrow stopping aar 11:00.

Yeh it could well be one of those where the pitch is fine but its folk getting there etc. Not much of CHesterfield is passable currently let alone getting here from further away. Once it stops it normally drains away of the roads etc quite quickly but the mess it leaves behind will take some clearing up.

When it was bad back in 2007 i drove down Chatsworth Rd about 6am the following morning, no water anywhere but it left a right mess of silt not to mention cars washed into strange places etc.