Gateshead Game

[Nigel Bamford]

I don't get the bit on the web site where it says the snow will now be left on the pitch for insulation below a photograph of the snow having been cleared from the pitch. Have they put it all back again?

Ha ha that's not Holker St

I've only been going for 50 years - way too soon for me to recognise my own ground.

[tommy2thumbs]

No actually its AXA but I dont know where there based, when I get through I'll ask them.

Lancaster - opposite asda

[K_BFC]

There are ice and snow warnings out for the north-east tonight, temperature to drop below 0°C in the early hours of Wednesday morning. No gusting wind and it is dry. No difference from any other winter day in January for the north-east (after snow), or at least what my mate from Sunderland says. He's doesn't watch football and thinks footballers are over paid divas that dive (or that was the gist of what he said). When I told him Gateshead where not coming he had a good laugh, he is making that run himself as I type this he did not expect any problems given the conditions. If they have not come on the decision of their coach company, it has made them look a bit silly.

We should have been on the phone to Stockport the moment we knew Gateshead had given up, probably too late in the day for that. How many more vital home league fixtures are we going to loose at the expense of cup games that are not happening. Not helping the finances.

FYI Gateshead: Hire a boat for Saturday, torrential rain is forecast right across the north.

[barrowfan]

FYI Gateshead: Hire a boat for Saturday, torrential rain is forecast right across the north.

So a waterlogged pitch then! - they should feel at home!

[audigex]

A69 remained open last night until at least 1am when I went to bed, with normal speeds expected and traffic moving as normal. Pathetic.

[bigcod123]

snow forecast hope they get here before friday night otherwise the excuse will be there again

[Richard Ingham]

Snow forecast for the afternoon tomorrow and heavy rain by 5pm with temps of +6 into the night. By Saturday afty the sun will be out.

[barrowfan]

By Saturday afty the sun will be out.

And the pitch will be waterlogged!

[Ste Story]

Be reet, game on.

[spirit of 1990]

with temps of +6

There is NO WAY Gateshead will play in that sort of heat!

Game off!!

[Steelworks End]

Game hopefully should go ahead on Saturday, according to the official site.
http://www.barrowafc.com/news/?article=1261
Assuming Gateshead can get to Barrow, of course. There is a nasty rumour of a rogue snowflake hovering over the A66.

[Richard Ingham]

I wouldnt put it past them John.

Games never used to be off for such reasons did they? Im sure Barrow fans have travelled near and far in difficult conditions.
Whitley Bay in 1990 for example?

Are buses running in the NE, cars on the roads etc? Or is everyone stuck indoors unable to get anywhere? Has the whole region completely shut down? Has it bullrocks.

[spirit of 1990]

Just been told there is a possibility of the game being on, on Sunday if the conditions are too bad for it to go ahead on Saturday.

[K_BFC]

We are forecast snow and sleet for tonight (Fri) and ice warnings are out for the daylight hours tomorrow morning. It is not supposed to freeze over night but we are getting heavy snow at the moment which is predicted for several hours. Weather on Saturday afternoon looks fine along with the temperatures which will continue to rise all day, but there maybe a ton of snow to move off the pitch given what has come out of the sky in the last hour.

I wish they would sort out the official website, none of the stories are in the correct order. The current top story is about preparation for the game that didn't happen on Tuesday. I thought that story was about tomorrow. They have posted news items since but they are not listed in order, very confusing.

[Jim]

I wouldnt put it past them John.

Games never used to be off for such reasons did they? Im sure Barrow fans have travelled near and far in difficult conditions.
Whitley Bay in 1990 for example?

Are buses running in the NE, cars on the roads etc? Or is everyone stuck indoors unable to get anywhere? Has the whole region completely shut down? Has it bullrocks.

I hope they don't chack the NWEM web site!

North West Evening Mail
Weather warnings as heavy snows forces school closures in Cumbria
Last updated at 15:55, Friday, 25 January 2013


HEAVY snow is forecast across South Cumbria today — with Met Office weather warnings in place until Sunday.