The pitch update videos

[vorpal blade]

Then what a wimp he must be;

The 'white-spider' on the Eigerwand or even the decolletage of Nurse Gladys Emanuelle* may slope 'alarmingly' but I really think the 1 in 80 incline of Bramall Lane should be taken in one's stride.

* Was it not Arkwright who said of her, 'She's got a cleavage like the North Face of the Eiger'?

 

[grafikhaus]

While we've got the builders in, can't they paint over the 'Jessica Ennis Stand' crap?

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Nope shale gas they are fracking

Been fracking useless for years

 

[Blade56]

Surprised they struck water 100m down though, its not as if the Sheaf is even 10m below the pitch level.

Went past Ladybower yesterday and its down to a duck pond, wonder where the waters going?

Your reports are getting crap Deadbat. For what its worth I thought the yellow crane was MOM ,put loads of effort in all over the pitch and never hid ,and red tractors distribution was excellent.while Scoop Muck and Dizzy hardly moved. Yet again we didnt look like finishing and Flynn was invisible as usual.. NGE.
Yellow Crane 8
Scoop 4
Muck 5
Dizzy 2
Red Tractor 7
Flynn 1

Massy Ferguson Aaarrrrgggghhhhhtttttttttttttttt

 

[Jonboy60]

Some details about the new pitch - this has come after a recent senior Blades do at the Lane.

Apparently the pitch has been leveled - it was a 1 metre slope from SS to JS - it has gone !

They have also found water under the pitch. They have apparently drilled down 100+ metres and found water which will be used to water the pitch for free.

The amount of sand put in the sub structure will enable the water to drain away much faster, which helps in match preparation and less chance of postponements due to inclement weather.

The pitch is being seeded this Friday and then the plastic implants will follow. After that it apparently needs 3 weeks for grass and plastic to knit together. The question above about the Newcastle game is a valid one and this falls just inside the 3 week knitting period, but the Desso people have said it is ok to play the game. Obviously no issue with the Hull game a week later.

Also led to believe the pigs ground has also being leveled - it had a downward slope from "OUR" end to the piggy kop and as a consequence there are 3 less rows of seats at the front.

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Fukin hell, much bigger slope and they could have wiped the lot out. Utb

 

[Ben_1982]

While we've got the builders in, can't they paint over the 'Jessica Ennis Stand' crap?

It's GOING!

 

[vorpal blade]

good

 

[Bartleby]

Genuine question, if its OK to dig a well on your property, then if Wednesday wanted to take water from the Don which is all but on their property would they be allowed to - I doubt it......?

With a well I think it would be coming from the water table (where lot of east Yorkshire gets it's water from) which is a different source than river water which they wouldn't normally let you take it from.

 

[vorpal blade]

Thanks Winky, you know I always thought the water table was at the same level as the river? but clearly I'm no expert! We get our water in Donny from boreholes deep underground (I think).

Don't they call them underground aquifers?

 

[Bartleby]

Thanks Winky, you know I always thought the water table was at the same level as the river? but clearly I'm no expert! We get our water in Donny from boreholes deep underground (I think).

Don't they call them underground aquifers?

Yeah they do Vorpal, most of the east side of the country gets it's main supply from aquifers. Only reason I know all this is cos I used to work for t'watter board (not on the water supply side but you get to pick up this stuff). When there's a drought they do sometimes have to take it from rivers but then the environmentalists start to complain about effect on fish etc- they really can't win sometimes.

 

[vorpal blade]

yeah fish

- losers

 

[Bartleby]

yeah fish

- losers

LOL - they need to sign a couple of decent SBs (sticklebacks)

 

[stringjunior]

LOL - they need to sign a couple of decent SBs (sticklebacks)

That's terrible. Have a Dis-Like

 

[Blade56]

It's GOING!

What, are we going back to a three sided ground?

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Sand? Digging? Saudis investing in an obscure northern town?

It's oil isn't it?

Sand, water etc.......we are actually fracking, but, Shhhhhhh.... don't tell the environmentalists - Jena bloody hatchet was bad enough !

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