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Five of us going as my lad is the mascot.
Don’t know if he’s ever done it before, but he’ll have a cracking day.
My lad’s done it a few times and loved every one of them, even the abandoned game at Watford when he was soaked.
Best of all was CC semi-final at Highbury. Freezing cold, but what a night!
My lad was in his kit and stood on the sidelines shivering when the Arsenal woman looking after us offered him one of their club blankets.
“No thank you, I’d rather freeze.” was the response from a then 8 year old.
Very polite my lad. Been brought up well.Is Cheeseman, Ironing Board George ?
Given that he forgot to log in as Cheeseman when posting one of his recent daily walks down memory lane before quickly correcting the poster’s name, I can categorically state that it is NOT Ironing Board George ;) [/quote]
So thats me and you griff who knows who cheeseman is! ;) [/quote]
I think I saw that post too.
Not IBG, but certainly a ‘regular’ on here.
if this is from the groundsmans lips hes talking out his a r se.
grass stops growing through the winter months because the soil temp drops below a certain temp.You do not need no sunbed lights or any other light to make it grow,there is a nitrogen feed that you mix with water and spray it over the pitch this then soaks into the soil warming it up and so the grass starts to growI don’t doubt the chemical reaction you describe, but from my ‘o’ level biology I seem to recall that nitrogen was one of the nutrients needed for plant growth. It’s absorbed with water through the roots and then photosynthesis combines it with CO2 and whatever else to produce food for the plants growth and Oxygen as a bi-product. The vital component for photosynthesis being light and chlorophyll (the green stuff in palnts leaves).
If this is wrong then why do so many clubs have these banks of artificial lamps?
I should probably google it, but I’m happy to be told I’m wrong. After all, I can then blame my old biology teacher, Mr Tighe. It was only 27 years ago after all![/quote]
NP i am just saying how grass his grown all year round,but when i go in work monday i will tell my boss he needs to spend millions of pounds buying lamps for the thousands of acres he has through out lancashire,i bet all the residents will be made up when they have constant daylight and it will be the only county in GB that dosent have anybody suffering from S.A.D.
The point i am making is we grow turf all year round with natural day light and this spray[/quote]I don’t doubt you do produce turf all year with natural light and your magic potion. I haven’t even questioned what you do in my post, yet you seem totally unwilling to accept that these lighting sets can make any difference. They may actualy be far better at promoting growth than just spraying the turf. In which case, a small area such as a football pitch could benefit and it would be economically sensible to do so.
No-one is suggesting it would be sensible for commercial turf growing.
I can’t see too much wrong with Charlie’s comments. The journo will have asked him loads of stuff and then just picked out a few bits that make it look as though he’s desperate to get away.
After all, “I’m happy to stay at a club in a relegation scrap each year and I have no further ambition” isn’t much of a story is it?
All he’s said is that he wants to progress and earn a chance at a big club. He’s even called us a medium sized club, which seems generous to me.
As for his team mates feeling disrespected, they’re all after a bigger move. They play football for money, not out of loyalty to our club. Don’t think any of them will care.
If our fans decide to get on his back for this then we have even bigger muppets following us than I’d first suspected.
From the groundsman’s own lips.
“Rugby isn’t to blame, the football team training on it during bad weather is. Football does more damage than rugby anyway. The real problem is a lack of root mass. The club won’t buy a special lighting system that encourages growth during the months when there isn’t any natural growth.”
I’ve seen the lighting system he’s on about (once at Wembley and also at the Emirates) and reckon most clubs with pitch problems must have one. It’s basically a rack of special lamps on a large frame with wheels that can be moved around the pitch. A bit like a sunbed for grass.
Blaming the rugby is simply wrong.
if this is from the groundsmans lips hes talking out his a r se.
grass stops growing through the winter months because the soil temp drops below a certain temp.You do not need no sunbed lights or any other light to make it grow,there is a nitrogen feed that you mix with water and spray it over the pitch this then soaks into the soil warming it up and so the grass starts to grow[/quote]I don’t doubt the chemical reaction you describe, but from my ‘o’ level biology I seem to recall that nitrogen was one of the nutrients needed for plant growth. It’s absorbed with water through the roots and then photosynthesis combines it with CO2 and whatever else to produce food for the plants growth and Oxygen as a bi-product. The vital component for photosynthesis being light and chlorophyll (the green stuff in palnts leaves).
If this is wrong then why do so many clubs have these banks of artificial lamps?
I should probably google it, but I’m happy to be told I’m wrong. After all, I can then blame my old biology teacher, Mr Tighe. It was only 27 years ago after all!
From the groundsman’s own lips.
“Rugby isn’t to blame, the football team training on it during bad weather is. Football does more damage than rugby anyway. The real problem is a lack of root mass. The club won’t buy a special lighting system that encourages growth during the months when there isn’t any natural growth.”
I’ve seen the lighting system he’s on about (once at Wembley and also at the Emirates) and reckon most clubs with pitch problems must have one. It’s basically a rack of special lamps on a large frame with wheels that can be moved around the pitch. A bit like a sunbed for grass.
Blaming the rugby is simply wrong.
I decided to treat the kids with this (free) tour. Hadn’t heard anything so emailed the club this morning. I’ve had a time confirmed, but got the impression they were only just putting the timetable together. Reckon they’ll email everyone tomorrow.
They will all leave if the money was right you know that.They would be better than Martinez as they would have the dressing room which Martinez does not have, they would get shut of 4-5-1 with strikers such as Crapland playing and they would install pride, passion and heart into a team with none of the above.
Seriously do you believe in Martinez?
MARTINEZ OUT!
I really can’t take you seriously if you’re going to come up with names like Crapland.
Bet you use names like Wet Spam and Blunderland as well don’t you?
Well Bobby boy, sticking with Scotland and bringing Koumas in has worked wonders.
We are a joke. :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:The crowd was 200 UP on the last Cup game at the JJB. Who says the romance of the FA Cup is dead…
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Aye, but then County brought more than Hull ;)
You got home quick.
Didnt do bad yourself, 10 mins after me.[/quote]
Nope, I didn’t go.
I live 160 miles away and finished work at 7pm tonight.
What was your excuse?
Besides, I also didn’t choose to come on here moaning, unlike you.
I was about to ask that same question. I have executive tickets as always but i want a seat at ES2. Is anyone in ES2 not going tonight, if so please message meI wouldn’t worry too much about it. You’ll be able to sit almost anywhere you like.
How about a longer term loyalty scheme for those that buy frequent tickets, but can’t justify paying for a full ST?
Loyalty points/credits would accrue and then determine your discount level.
The more games you attend, the better prices you get. Obviously the prices wouldn’t fall quite as low as a ST, but certainly wouldn’t rise to anywhere near the £28 quoted on here for the Everton game.
The cheaper tickets could be limited to certain parts of the ground, etc.
This should also allow the club to discriminate in their pricing between home and away supporters.
Furthermore, it encourages more purchases in order to keep/get the best discount level.
It’s a sort of cross between Tesco Clubcard and British Airways Exec Club.
