New pitch

[marky No.1]

This might be of interest to some...

http://www.kestrelcontractors.co.uk/wp- ... itches.pdf

Yea,whatever! If you've read all that Marky sales must be slow

Lol, it was like getting hold of the ball in a mfc shirt - get rid of it quick and let someone else deal with it!
Too hot at moment, they will all come back for the 3rd wave at teatime... bank holiday is on the horizon - silly season ahoy!

Many will be heading down your way shortly

[black morse]

Called grockles in Devon but a bit further down they're known as emmets once they get to Cornwall. caravans are known as grockle boxes! Anyway it will be pouring down by then and they'll be moaning about the lout summer.

[Phil Anderer]

Called grockles in Devon but a bit further down they're known as emmets once they get to Cornwall. caravans are known as grockle boxes! Anyway it will be pouring down by then and they'll be moaning about the lout summer.

Only been to Devon once in my life, as an adult, but I know the term 'grockles' from growing up in Yorkshire in the '70s. Is it national or did one borrow the term from another?

[marky No.1]

...a holidaymaker in South America is a Gringo, wonder what the pitches are like down there at the moment

[black morse]

Called grockles in Devon but a bit further down they're known as emmets once they get to Cornwall. caravans are known as grockle boxes! Anyway it will be pouring down by then and they'll be moaning about the lout summer.

Only been to Devon once in my life, as an adult, but I know the term 'grockles' from growing up in Yorkshire in the '70s. Is it national or did one borrow the term from another?

No idea. I only heard the name when I came down here in the 80's. The word emmet used in Cornwall means ants as far as I understand it.

[P/T Indie]

Hope something has been done to improve the drainage in front of the main stand.

Don't think so I think they are basically just forking it, putting sand down and relaying similar to what you do with your lawn to get it ready for winter if you have drainage problems. I'm guessing you should probably do it every year but we can't afford to.

[black morse]

Any news as to how this work has progress? Anyone seen the pitch recently?

[halfwayprawn]

It's green and yellow and had its first cut.

[marky No.1]

Yellow

[black morse]

Yellow

Nicer colour than purple.

[halfwayprawn]

Sandy

[marky No.1]

Looking a lot better

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[redrobo]

Looking good. As long as it's excellent for the first home league game, the home pre season game v Fleetwood could always be played at their ground or even their training ground for me. Looks as though there will be some new advertising boards on the Berlin Wall.

[NPL Daze]

Looks as though there will be some new advertising boards on the Berlin Wall.

I see David "Where's" Morris is still there though......

[Keith]

Looking a lot better

Just in time for the hosepipe ban?

[redrobo]

Looking a lot better

Just in time for the hosepipe ban?

Certainly doesn't apply to businesses and possibly sport stadiums.

[parceldave]

Looks as though there will be some new advertising boards on the Berlin Wall.

I see David "Where's" Morris is still there though......

That's because not many people noticed him.

[Keith]

Looks as though there will be some new advertising boards on the Berlin Wall.

I see David "Where's" Morris is still there though......

That's because not many people noticed him.

As long as he's paying the going rate...

[halfwayprawn]

Looking a lot better

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Ours looks a lot better than Chorley’s. I hold back on my train ticket

[marky No.1]

Looking a lot better

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Ours looks a lot better than Chorley’s. I hold back on my train ticket

Yeah, havnt got one either j.i.c.

[redrobo]

2pm KO Saturday v Chorley I understand. Posted just in case those going hadn't read the OWS.

NOW POSTPONED DUE TO HARD PITCH and therefore SAFETY OF PLAYERS

[bill ding]

Another friendly bites the dust , just seen on Twitter that the Chorley game has been cancelled due to bone dry pitch . Some pre season this is turning out to be

[marky No.1]

Looking a lot better

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Ours looks a lot better than Chorley’s. I hold back on my train ticket

Ticket just to Preston, they are at home to West Ham, still just a tenner or Cartmel races, we are putting suggestions in a hat and drawing them out at brekky time, while watching dvd's of what Morecambe players look like

[bill ding]

Looks like a bit of welcome rain coming across us tomorrow but with more warm weather to follow . Would be good to get the game on against Fleetwood just to see how the new pitch plays before the season starts .

[redrobo]

Wonder if Chorley and ourselves have been a bit too quick to cancel the game, seeing that the weather forecast on Wednesday did promise rain today and that their ground would probably have been OK?