Hatch Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 That would be a bit of let down wouldn't it. If it was and then Huddersfield win 20-0 today, at least it would make the re-arrranged match a bit more exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Thunder woke me up just after 04.00am been up about half an hour and have been thinking it will be a let down if the game is called off because of the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggface Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 The rain has been relentless, added to the forcast, I cannot see how it could possibly be on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miffy Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 I reckon they will do everything in their power to keep this game on. No-one will want it rearranged and I suspect the teams will both be prepared to take a bit of risk to see it through. Walsall will probably rate their chances better on a sodden pitch whilst Saints will just want to get this game out of the way. Ultimately though it will down to the ref, who hopefully will let the game go ahead. A lot of Walsall fans will be on their way within the next couple of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrent Of Abuse Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 And then Gus Poyet would explode with rage at the idea of us gaining some sort of advantage by playing our game after everyone else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Promotion with out playing, the rain should pass through in the nex couple of hours drainage is OK at SMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Baboon Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Pinning my hopes on the game vs Leicester 3/4 years ago ... absolutely lashed down in the hour before kick off. Delayed by 30 mins, but the pitch looked quite playable. Would be gutted if this one was called off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggface Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Rain has eased in Eastleigh over the last half hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Looks like I should have packed a rain coat then? Will be driving down from Hereford in the next few hours. Dry here now but was lashing down and thundering last night. Must have gone south east from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Please don't call this off,my lad is so looking forward to it,i know for a fact he won't be able to go to the rearanged fixture. This will be his first game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Still hooting down with rain.....i have a really nasty feeling we are both going to be very disappointed. I sincerely hope i am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBenali Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 It's a bit of rain ffs, man up people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 bbc weather site - heavy rain all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 It's a bit of rain ffs, man up people! Let's hope the ref has the same point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musesaint Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Is everyone going mental? This game will not be called off I know we haven't seen rain drops for weeks but get a grip.... we've played in a hurricane at Hartlepool before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffton Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Met office - rain clearing through, no more until tonight. Game will be on no problem. HAsn't rained for weeks, St Marys drains very well anyway, and last game of the season, it will take something extraordinary to call it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musesaint Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 However, it will mess up the players lap of honour with their families at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/11?area=SO14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustapha Fag Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 cant see tomorrow being on though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Gabriel's Halo Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Is it that bad down there? I'm due to get a train at 11am from Worthing. Bit of rain overnight but no thunderstorms and seems fairly bright here now. Better bring my pak-a-mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 its been very heavy for hours but stopped in last half hour and sun trying to come out. If have another storm like this morning think it will be in danger of being called off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 (edited) http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/11?area=SO14 http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/se/southampton_forecast_weather.html Never go by the BBC, they always use this one from the Met Office but usually take a couple of hours to update ! In answer to the OP I assume they would have to play it as practically near to the scheduled game as possible, so I would imagine Tuesday night unless they were allowed to use next Saturday. Dont think it will be an issue anyway. Edited 7 May, 2011 by beatlesaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 just saw some sunshine! Was meant to be cutting the grass this morning so not all bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Not meant to rain until after kick off now. I'm currently more concerned with getting home by 10pm when it's forecast to cack it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzer Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Suns out and warm in Woolston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrickladeSaint Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Always like a bit of water on the pitch at SMS, probably still use the sprinklers before kick off!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Blimey! I just noticed on the Beeb weather next 24hrs that a plague of Locusts will desend on the pitch in the SO14 area at 15:30 today eating every blade of grass before buzzing off! It has been raining in fits and starts since around midnight last night, the ground is as dry as a bone so most of it has run off, the only time that a game has been called off due to rain at SMS was following weeks of wet weather culminating in a day of persistent heavy rain coupled with a high tide that slowed the run off from the drains. When Japan played Nigeria a few years back at SMS you would have thought we had been transferred to a Monsoon region and the game still carried on............... I think too many folks on here have spent too long in this division going to away games where the pitches look like a potato field from the 2nd week of the season, and been used for all in mud wrestling to get some more money in on the Friday night before a game. Half time we will have the sprinklers on. Update from Auntie Beeb: 17:00 it will be raining Frogs!!............ So bring a stout brolly!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Showers likely between 10am and 1pm sometime. Thunderstorms forecast between 1 and 7 this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Well, here in West End it hasn't rained for the past couple of hours and the sun is trying to break through. My lawn certainly doesn't look waterlogged. Plus it is warm, so it should dry out quite quickly, provided that there isn't a deluge before the match. I have no worries about it being called off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Pinning my hopes on the game vs Leicester 3/4 years ago ... absolutely lashed down in the hour before kick off. Delayed by 30 mins, but the pitch looked quite playable. Would be gutted if this one was called off. I do believe that Ian Holloway was their manager at the time? That was Nigel Pearsons first game at SMS and he screamed himself hoarse endearing himself to us fans for eternity. Iirc we added to their relegation woes, they went down, he jumped ship and Nigel Pearson dragged them back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidshokk Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Sunny in West end and can see blue sky breaking through! Edit: nice timing WT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 I do believe that Ian Holloway was their manager at the time? That was Nigel Pearsons first game at SMS and he screamed himself hoarse endearing himself to us fans for eternity. Iirc we added to their relegation woes, they went down, he jumped ship and Nigel Pearson dragged them back up. I thought it was the year before, sometime around Christmas, when Pele and Prutton scored? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Sun is shining down here,quite unusual as there is usully a dark cloud hanging over Gosport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 Just done pitch inspection in West End. Surface water in patches and pretty soggy but definitely playable. Grass cut postponed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffton Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 I remember a televised game at the Dell years ago when it was ankle deep in the corners. Footballers these days don't know theyre born.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cestrian Saint Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 That would be a bit of let down wouldn't it. If it was and then Huddersfield win 20-0 today, at least it would make the re-arrranged match a bit more exciting. If Huddersfield score anywhere near that many goals there will be an FA enquiry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scudamore Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 It's never rained before at St Marys, the ground staff don't know what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 They are playing at The Rose Bowl this very minute so I cant see how there can be any problem at St Marys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Baboon Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 I thought it was the year before, sometime around Christmas, when Pele and Prutton scored? Might have been FA Cup, just after New Year. Remember Prutton scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 7 May, 2011 Share Posted 7 May, 2011 It's never rained before at St Marys, the ground staff don't know what to do. had one rained off didn't we? just before kick off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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