Wintry weather

With the wintry weather effecting parts of the country and more on the way next week, it will cause fixture chaos for some clubs, hopefully not us..

Sunny in Clee at the moment, with any snow melted away. Substantial-looking clouds to the north and south but it looks as though we'll miss anything much (as usual) so shouldn't be any problems on Saturday. It'll be bloody freezing with this wind, mind.

No snow forecast in Dover at the moment so Tuesday's game ought to be OK as well.

Snowing in Immingham at present and settling but hopefully only a shower

Quoted from Maringer

Sunny in Clee at the moment, with any snow melted away. Substantial-looking clouds to the north and south but it looks as though we'll miss anything much (as usual) so shouldn't be any problems on Saturday. It'll be bloody freezing with this wind, mind.

No snow forecast in Dover at the moment so Tuesday's game ought to be OK as well.

Thanks Wincy x

Snowing here now.

A brief snow shower here but who cares ?

We will just have to shovel the snow off, like old-skool Town fans did when we played Norwich City in 1985, to try reach the League Cup semi-finals lol, was it worth the blisters?

Cleared 4 inches of snow off lol, only game that went ahead that day!

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Was snowing quite heavily and starting to settle in Central Grimsby for the last ten minutes, but easing off again now !

Heavy snow shower in Clee now ending (I can see blue sky again!). It's settled a bit, but I reckon we'd need to be hit by about a dozen or more heavy showers tonight for there to be any serious problems!

Quoted from Nelly GTFC

We will just have to shovel the snow off, like old-skool Town fans did when we played Norwich City in 1985, to try reach the League Cup semi-finals lol, was it worth the blisters?

Cleared 4 inches of snow off lol, only game that went ahead that day!

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Did we lose 1-0 that night

God knows what would happen if we had really bad weather.

Gateshead must be shaking like a sh1ting dog

Games which might we effected on Saturday

Halifax v Barnet
Lincoln v Dover
Southport v Gateshead
Kidderminster v Eastleigh

Think we will be ok, just going to be bitterly cold

on Tuesday outside chance of snow for the South East

Again Gateshead v Wrexham & Halifax v Dartford may struggle to go ahead, with more bad weather on the way next week.

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

God knows what would happen if we had really bad weather.

Gateshead must be shaking like a sh1ting dog

Poor Gateshead, well-run club, likeable people...Let it snow!

Quoted from The Yard Dog

Did we lose 1-0 that night

Yeah.  

Knowing the league probably extend the season for Gateshead

It isn't the snow that is the problem but the low overnight temperatures that could freeze the melted snow. BP is quite exposed to cold North and North East winds but the close proximity of the Humber should keep the ground  frost free.

The pitch covers (if used) protect down to -5c (from memory). It would take a proper icy blast tomorrow night for Saturday's game to be threatened.

When was the last time a home game was called off due to snow/ice? I can't remember one for a long time

Quoted from gtfc98

When was the last time a home game was called off due to snow/ice? I can't remember one for a long time

Think it was a Trophy game v York, Feb 2012.

Quoted from LongEatonMariner

Thanks Wincy x

Are you sure he's not more of a Fred Talbot.

For the record, I have never suggested Ian Brown should have a male masturbation and then tell me about it.

Quoted from The Yard Dog

Did we lose 1-0 that night

I remember watching the game on the Anglia TV highlights show - full of expectation as I didn't know what the score was so was hoping we would get past them but no such luck...John Deehan got their goal as I recall

You can imagine in the Norwich studios they were all "over the moon" with this result and I particularly seem to remember their presenter Stuart Jarrold getting right up my nose with their team winning!

Think this was probably the last time we got so far in the League Cup...last 8. I'd give anything to be in round 1 as things stand

Will need a beer coat Saturday.

Quoted from Nelly GTFC

Yeah.  

We did beat Chris Woods in the snowball fight though.  

Quoted from Nelly GTFC

We will just have to shovel the snow off, like old-skool Town fans did when we played Norwich City in 1985, to try reach the League Cup semi-finals lol, was it worth the blisters?

Cleared 4 inches of snow off lol, only game that went ahead that day!

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There were some great names on both team sheets! I started at toll bar when Paul Wilkinson was in the 4th Year, he lived round the corner from us in Holton Le Clay - good times for all back then!

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

I remember watching the game on the Anglia TV highlights show - full of expectation as I didn't know what the score was so was hoping we would get past them but no such luck...John Deehan got their goal as I recall

You can imagine in the Norwich studios they were all "over the moon" with this result and I particularly seem to remember their presenter Stuart Jarrold getting right up my nose with their team winning!

Think this was probably the last time we got so far in the League Cup...last 8. I'd give anything to be in round 1 as things stand

Channels 4 yorkshiremen.......Ahem......."an you try telling kids today and they wouldn't believe you!"

I don't think the pitch will be a problem, as said above by LH regards the covers.

If the temp drops below minus again tonight and the ice/slush hasn't cleared I suspect it'll be the safety issue of the surrounding streets that will get the game called off if anything.  

Quoted from diehardmariner

I don't think the pitch will be a problem, as said above by LH regards the covers.

If the temp drops below minus again tonight and the ice/slush hasn't cleared I suspect it'll be the safety issue of the surrounding streets that will get the game called off if anything.  

Yeah, the elf and safety police will be wringing their hands. It used to be that people just went about their business, slipping and sliding (no Paul Simon references please) to wherever they needed to be, with the occasional ar$e touch down.

Meh! when i were a lad and all that..................................................

Quoted from ginnywings

Yeah, the elf and safety police will be wringing their hands. It used to be that people just went about their business, slipping and sliding (no Paul Simon references please) to wherever they needed to be, with the occasional ar$e touch down.

Meh! when i were a lad and all that..................................................

Just thinking the same. It is a conference game ffs. It is not as if there will be a couple of hundred thousand people attending.

Quoted from ginnywings

Yeah, the elf and safety police will be wringing their hands. It used to be that people just went about their business, slipping and sliding (no Paul Simon references please) to wherever they needed to be, with the occasional ar$e touch down.

Meh! when i were a lad and all that..................................................

Aye, I can remember a game way back, late 70's, early 80's I think when I'd just gone through the turnstiles of The Pontoon and went ar$e over tip on a patch of ice, much to the amusement of everyone around me. I had a bit of a graze on my arm but I picked myself up, had a laugh and carried on my way.

If that were to happen on Saturday then it'd be a no win, no fee claim against the club from one of these bloody injury lawyers for you bods that we see on TV all the time.

Quoted from diehardmariner

I don't think the pitch will be a problem, as said above by LH regards the covers.

If the temp drops below minus again tonight and the ice/slush hasn't cleared I suspect it'll be the safety issue of the surrounding streets that will get the game called off if anything.  

More probably the open steps inside the ground. Safety of spectators seems to be quite often quoted by the spoilsports these days.

We stood in the open corner for a cup game in January 1959 against Man.City and watched the players come out if the tunnel and immediately start rubbing their legs with the snow. There must have been 3-4  inches of snow on the pitch because no grass was visible and we stood for 90 minutes in a lot more than that stamping our feet to keep warm. I could be wrong but I don't remember one snowball being thrown though. Town drew 2-2 and won the replay at Maine Road.

Quoted from Les Brechin

We did beat Chris Woods in the snowball fight though.  

Seem to recall an away game probably 25 years ago (Wigan where there was a snowball fight on the bank behind the goal

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

Seem to recall an away game probably 25 years ago (Wigan where there was a snowball fight on the bank behind the goal

January 91, the season we beat Exeter on the last day of the season to go up.

We were awful and lost 2-0 but as you say, most of the time Town fans spent having a snowball fight on that grassy bank that they used to call an away end at Springfield Park.

Next weekend then les outside the green man?  

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

Next weekend then les outside the green man?  

Won't be doing FGR this season Woz. I'm going to Dover and a weekend away for Barnet. Can't afford to do all 3 so I'm missing FGR as I've been there 3 times before.

Halifax v Barnet subject to a 9.30am pitch inspection

Snowey is going in tonight to put tin foil down and leave a hair drier underneath. Keep it to yourself though.