Athlone Town v Sporting Fingal - MATCH OFF

**Ash** · 07/10/2008, 11:47 AM

Tonights eircom League game Athlone Town v Sporting Fingal has been called off due to waterlogged pitch.

That is all.

**R�iteoir** · 07/10/2008, 11:50 AM

Is that the main pitch waterlogged or the warm up pitch?

**Longfordian** · 07/10/2008, 12:06 PM

The jacks are blocked.

**atfconline** · 07/10/2008, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by R�iteoir

Is that the main pitch waterlogged or the warm up pitch?

Funnily enough, the second pitch was in better condition than the main pitch when the last match was called off.

**RonnieB** · 07/10/2008, 12:14 PM

How many games have ye had called off now due to waterlogged surface?

**Sam_Heggy** · 07/10/2008, 12:19 PM

I told them last season the pitch was way too hard, it must be rolled 10 times a day.
Should have listened to the fountain of knowledge

**holidaysong** · 07/10/2008, 12:41 PM

Hopefully that keeps Fingal fresh for the visit of Waterford on Friday!

**jinxy lilywhite** · 07/10/2008, 12:50 PM

Do you know what dat it will be refixed to. We play fingal next week so I hope Fingal play Waterford Friday, Athlone Mon and Us on Thurs

**Ash** · 07/10/2008, 1:30 PM

Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite

Do you know what dat it will be refixed to. We play fingal next week so I hope Fingal play Waterford Friday, Athlone Mon and Us on Thurs

No date confirmed yet for the re-fixture

**Dodge** · 07/10/2008, 1:41 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

I told them last season the pitch was way too hard, it must be rolled 10 times a day.
Should have listened to the fountain of knowledge

Take away the smiley and you have a "mypost" post

**R�iteoir** · 07/10/2008, 1:49 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Take away the smiley and you have a "mypost" post

Add a last line of "FC Vaduz are crap" and you've got it down to a tee

**L37Ultra** · 07/10/2008, 3:05 PM

Originally Posted by atfconline

Funnily enough, the second pitch was in better condition than the main pitch when the last match was called off.

Thats a disgrace, why can't ye play the game on the second pitch? It has adequate lighting

**Mr A** · 07/10/2008, 3:23 PM

Could ye not just switch back to Mt Mels for a night? Is it still there BTW?

**Patrick Dunne** · 07/10/2008, 3:27 PM

Apparently vandals have broken in St Mels on a regular basis over the past year, and have made some minor improvements.

**Battery Rover** · 07/10/2008, 4:01 PM

Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite

Do you know what dat it will be refixed to. We play fingal next week so I hope Fingal play Waterford Friday, Athlone Mon and Us on Thurs

Won't be next week as far as I know as we have someone coming to do some pitch maintainance on Monday to get it ready for the winter and it needs at least five days rest after that is complete

**atfconline** · 07/10/2008, 5:24 PM

Originally Posted by L37Ultra

Thats a disgrace, why can't ye play the game on the second pitch? It has adequate lighting

Well we consider it adequate, never know with you picky Limerick boys though.

**Raheny Red** · 09/10/2008, 9:38 AM

How's it looking for Saturday's fixture?

**Battery Rover** · 09/10/2008, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

How's it looking for Saturday's fixture?

Pitch is perfect this morning and the two groundsmen are working on it the last two days to prepare it for any heavy monsoon style rain we might get up there over the next few days

**Ash** · 10/10/2008, 7:41 AM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

How's it looking for Saturday's fixture?

Lot of rain down here last night and raining again this morning. Didnt go out on to the main pitch but the coast guard was circling the back pitch at training yesterday