[ Thu 26th Dec ] v Wellingborough Town, KO 3pm UCLP AWAY

All things unofficial about AFC Rushden & Diamonds and general football talk.
Trek
Posts: 6546
Joined: Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:48 am
Location: Cottingham
Has Liked: 11 times
Been Liked: 14 times

Re: [ Thu 26th Dec ] v Wellingborough Town, KO 3pm UCLP AWAY

Post by Trek »

We've had an awful lot of rain and they were reporting last evening on Anglia that the Cogenhoe Mill caravan site was flooded yesterday and all that deluge is still to find it's way downstream along the Nene in the next couple of days. I would be very surprised if the game goes ahead because no amount of forking will disperse ground water with the exceptionally high water table level naturally existing at the Dog and Duck.

http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/w ... yerGroup=1

I think all our players deserve a day off after their busy schedule over the last 2-3 months.
Olly
Posts: 2924
Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:08 pm
Has Liked: 12 times
Been Liked: 124 times

Re: [ Thu 26th Dec ] v Wellingborough Town, KO 3pm UCLP AWAY

Post by Olly »

Well personally I was really looking forward to this one, even if others weren't, love a big game and big crowd on Boxing Day and quite frankly Bedford v Biggleswade won't be quite the same as the D&D derby.
R.I.P. Dale Roberts

AFC Rushden & Diamonds - Member No. 308
User avatar
TheIncognitoKid
Posts: 3206
Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:21 pm
Location: Higham Ferrers
Has Liked: 64 times
Been Liked: 36 times

Re: [ Thu 26th Dec ] v Wellingborough Town, KO 3pm UCLP AWAY

Post by TheIncognitoKid »

Well with all the negativity on here with us having a boxing day fixture, maybe they should postpone it on that reference! :roll:
bozzer
Posts: 2141
Joined: Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:51 pm
Has Liked: 34 times
Been Liked: 51 times

Re: [ Thu 26th Dec ] v Wellingborough Town, KO 3pm UCLP AWAY

Post by bozzer »

As had been tweeted the water is receding this afternoon and a couple of dry days which are what is forecast should see the game proceed without any problems
AFC R&D Member No. 67
BartonRaz
Posts: 5827
Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:56 pm
Location: Irthlingborough
Has Liked: 5 times
Been Liked: 178 times

Re: [ Thu 26th Dec ] v Wellingborough Town, KO 3pm UCLP AWAY

Post by BartonRaz »

Great stuff. Will be a huge crowd and great atmosphere. Boxing Day isn't Boxing Day without football.
They say we've lost our money we're not famous anymore.....

AFC Rushden & Diamonds - Member No: 291
Olly
Posts: 2924
Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:08 pm
Has Liked: 12 times
Been Liked: 124 times

Re: [ Thu 26th Dec ] v Wellingborough Town, KO 3pm UCLP AWAY

Post by Olly »

BartonRaz wrote:Great stuff. Will be a huge crowd and great atmosphere. Boxing Day isn't Boxing Day without football.
Hear hear! Wellingborough as we know are very good at the D&D and I'm sure there will be plenty of local interest in it as well, so it should be a great day if it goes ahead!
R.I.P. Dale Roberts

AFC Rushden & Diamonds - Member No. 308
User avatar
TheIncognitoKid
Posts: 3206
Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:21 pm
Location: Higham Ferrers
Has Liked: 64 times
Been Liked: 36 times

Re: [ Thu 26th Dec ] v Wellingborough Town, KO 3pm UCLP AWAY

Post by TheIncognitoKid »

According to all sources, this game will be ON unless we get a huge downpour in the nest few hours. Heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow so I would imagine Saturday at home to Kempston will be in doubt.
Trek
Posts: 6546
Joined: Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:48 am
Location: Cottingham
Has Liked: 11 times
Been Liked: 14 times

Re: [ Thu 26th Dec ] v Wellingborough Town, KO 3pm UCLP AWAY

Post by Trek »

Great that the game is still on. Left Cambridge last evening and I had to scrape ice off my windscreen and in the north of the county we had quite a bit of rain early in the morning so really pleased that Wellingborough has escaped pies plop our lads are up for this because we know the Doughboys will come all guns blazing.

First 1000+ crowd at the Dog and Duck for many years?

The Ploppies match at Latimer Park has just succumbed to the weather. ;)
Olly
Posts: 2924
Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:08 pm
Has Liked: 12 times
Been Liked: 124 times

Re: [ Thu 26th Dec ] v Wellingborough Town, KO 3pm UCLP AWAY

Post by Olly »

Trek wrote:Great that the game is still on. Left Cambridge last evening and I had to scrape ice off my windscreen and in the north of the county we had quite a bit of rain early in the morning so really pleased that Wellingborough has escaped pies plop our lads are up for this because we know the Doughboys will come all guns blazing.

First 1000+ crowd at the Dog and Duck for many years?

The Ploppies match at Latimer Park has just succumbed to the weather. ;)
Could that attract a few more to our game I wonder? Probably not, but still, delighted we're getting a Boxing Day D&D derby, should be a good one!
R.I.P. Dale Roberts

AFC Rushden & Diamonds - Member No. 308
Dazzler
The Staff
Posts: 6166
Joined: Sun Dec 27, 2009 9:00 pm
Has Liked: 1 time
Been Liked: 102 times

Re: [ Thu 26th Dec ] v Wellingborough Town, KO 3pm UCLP AWAY

Post by Dazzler »

Pitch is sticky in the middle, but has been sanded earlier. It's as good as it's going to be now.
Could have done without the extra rain last night really as it had been drying nicely.

Image
Post Reply