As above - waterlogged pitch

Not surprised going to be a busy end to the sesaon

I'm surprised that only one other National League North game has been called off so far and that's FCUM v York. I guess a lot of games are local derbies today, so don't they don't need to be called off until lunchtime.

Just seen pics of Sheffield under snow! Spennymoor won't be the only postponement.

Only 5 fixtures currently not P-P.

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Wonder if we'll end up playing at Harrogate next week now that Spenny are having to switch their games away from Brewery Field. Looks like Brad is going to have to dig a little deeper for a new pitch along with all the other outlays. They've got the seats in but the ground is unfit to host football. The situation is a real mess for club and fans.

Pitch works have long been scheduled for this summer, from long before the current problems.

Its apparently only one area on the pitch that is the problem in front of where the tractor entrance to pitch is.

The pitch has always been poor, but ironically 2 years ago it was better than Bishops when you played a couple of home games there when Bishop was unfit. That's clearly no longer the case and it needs work doing. The number of home games played this year is minimal and probably currently the worst in the top 2 steps of non league football

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Switched to BM I would have thought. We'll just give them the home dressing room.

Not sure that's allowed?

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Leamington and Blyth with pitch inspections now. This rain never ends.

In addition to his seven figure outlay?

Why has Spenny games been switched to Harrogate? Surely Blackwell Meadows, Gateshead, Hartlepool or Bishop would be better alternatives.

I hope our game can be switched to Blackwell if it comes to it

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been quite impressed with how our pitch has held up - was looking a bit bad a few weeks ago, but on Saturday it looked ok, just a few bad areas, considering it had been raining quite heavy as well.

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Bishop - FA refused to allow it to be used as not graded for NLN

Other 3 - all not available, not sure of reasons, but may be to do with saving their own pitches.

Game Spennymoor v Darlington will almost certainly not be at Blackwell as it would mean Darlington getting unfair advantage over rest of league as they would get an extra home game. Different criteria apply to league games as to cup games re switching/ conceeding home advantage.

Stupid thing is FA say its exceptional circumstances that force game to be not at Spennymoor.
Then the FA refuse to allow exceptional circumstances to allow game to be at Bishop or Consett.

Exceptional circumstances only apply when FA wants them to.

At least its not as bad as Gateshead who had to play a home game at Boston a couple of years ago as it was the nearest ground with appropriate rating that was available.

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I would prefer to play the game at Spennymoor, even though I live near Darlo!!

Wonder if spenny considered the arena? Much closer than harrogate for there fans and would have thought MP would welcome a bit of extra income.

Now their game v North Ferriby is off! Could have been a nice easy 3 points instead they are having to find yet another slot to fit this in

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I was sympathetic to their problems until it was pointed out to me that perhaps they should have spent a little more money on upgrading their pitch - and a little less money on upgrading their team.

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There literally must be nowhere for the rain to go. With more rain tomorrow in the North East, there must be doubts about Tuesday at least, if not our game. Even if it doesn't rain, it'll need vertical-draining and lots of water pumped off, or they need to borrow a super-sopper from Chester-le-street.
Never known rain like this though. Yorkshire's CC1 match is still off despite there being no rain for a few days. It is literally standing water in places with nowhere for the rain to go.

So as things stand Thursday is on? And as things stand it's at Spenny, not Harrogate or anywhere else?

Spennymoor's game against Kidderminster scheduled for tomorrow night has now been moved to Harrogate Towns ground.

Decent chance we will be playing our game against them on Thursday there as well.

Spennymoor say they will reinspect the pitch to see if the swamp can host thursdays match.

Zero rain between now and Thursday night with loads of sun.Surely it’s going to dry out by then.

Out of interest, what happens when a team plays a 'home' game on another ground? In this instance, do Spenny pay Harrogate a fixed fee and then take the gate receipts, do they share in agreed percentages, or what? Whatever way, I guess there is an income loss to Spenny - including fewer of their own fans attending.

If the amount of water has soaked a few feet under the surface then it will take more than a few days for it to dry out

Why not play it at BM... save both teams travelling miles to Harrogate... even if it's at Spenny we'll have more fans than them anyway so what's it matter...

Not allowed to have two home games as that would be deemed an unfair advantage.

Nooooooooooooo I don't want to play this game at Harrogate. Game has to be played at the Brewery Field.

Lancaster v Shaw Lane in the Evostik on Saturday was actually classed as Shaw Lanes home game as their pitch wasn't playable.

Same as Lancaster last week they had to play the away game at home..

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