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Mappers
February 13, 2024, 7:28pm
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Quoted from Bigwinn1975
I thought Colchester had a reasonably new stadium? Poor show if it can’t handle a bit of rain?


They have no groundsman .

Pitch is crap

Their first game of the season got called off 30 mins before kickoff

Tinpot

Feel for the people who travelled
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February 13, 2024, 7:28pm
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I suppose the postponement keeps Dave in a job for at least another few days. We must now wait until Saturday to see if he can return a better points haul than Nicky Law did in his 12 games in charge.
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February 13, 2024, 7:34pm
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Apparently they took the covers off the pitch around 1 o’clock?
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Quoted from stevej7634
Apparently they took the covers off the pitch around 1 o’clock?


I thought everybody had a weather analyst now
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February 13, 2024, 7:57pm
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If it’s true they don’t have a groundsman then that is absolutely disgraceful! How can a team not have one? Even Clee Town have one, I’m sure they used to use Hull City’s bloke. It should absolutely be a requirement for a professional football club to have a groundsman. The FA or EFL should look into this.


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For me it’s a bit of ar relief, although I feel for those that have travelled. They treat the fans like rubbish.
I spend each match biting my nails and hoping for a result. It is getting soul destroying again. Can do withoiut it TBH. Why get bothered when there are terrible things going on in the world.
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Quoted from Chrisblor
It's incredibly galling that cheapskate clubs like Colchester can get away with not directly employing any ground staff and letting their pitch get into a state when we've managed to get that Crewe game on earlier in the season (after a much longer and heavier period of rain), and as a club invested heavily into improved drainage for the pitch last Summer to prevent situations like the one we've had tonight. The EFL really ought to have some minimum standards for pitch maintenance and start handing out fines to clubs who neglect to properly maintain their pitches because this game should have been going ahead tonight.


Or points deductions…
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February 13, 2024, 9:35pm
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Quoted from davmariner
Hope they go down, tinpot cnuts. There hasn’t even been that much rain.


To be fair. I’ve seen the rainfall for the last 5 years and there are three facts.

1) In Colchester, 2023 was the 2nd wettest year since records began
2) Janurary 2024 rain is the most for 5 years
3) Anglia news turned up at my house on Sunday to film the flooding in my area.


Everything was ok today until 4,30pm and then the heavens open big style
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February 13, 2024, 9:51pm
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Rough watching town away at the moment.

One win all season.

2 relatively late postponements in 2024.

Cost of living crisis.

I fear that something has to give or we could see a significant drop in our away following.


Sleep well Icey, Matty and Richard. Keep each other company up there xx

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Quoted from bradzmilne
Rough watching town away at the moment.

One win all season.

2 relatively late postponements in 2024.

Cost of living crisis.

I fear that something has to give or we could see a significant drop in our away following.


That something could be put league status 🤦‍♂️


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