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Re: Forest green Sat

Post by SayitagainSam » Sat Oct 24, 2026 3:33 pm

Adam29 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2026 5:38 pm Based on the fact our team are already here and have trained up at Rakesmoor lane this afternoon

Do you think our club would have had the players travel through to Barrow this early if there was 'any doubt' surrounding the game?
Surely the forecasted Storm Boelo cast 'some doubt' on the game going ahead - which ultimately proved to be the case.

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Re: Forest green Sat

Post by Main Stand SeasonTct » Sat Oct 24, 2026 3:41 pm

SayitagainSam wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2026 3:33 pm
Adam29 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2026 5:38 pm Based on the fact our team are already here and have trained up at Rakesmoor lane this afternoon

Do you think our club would have had the players travel through to Barrow this early if there was 'any doubt' surrounding the game?
Surely the forecasted Storm Boelo cast 'some doubt' on the game going ahead - which ultimately proved to be the case.
You couldn’t call it off before midday today as the pitch would have been perfectly playable then
FWIW Holker old boys game up at Rakesmoor went ahead arguably the highest point in Furness

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Re: Forest green Sat

Post by Wintergreen » Sat Oct 24, 2026 3:46 pm

Well that was ridiculous.

The Ref thinks the pitch is playable at 15:00, and at 15:12 he thinks it isn't.

For his own credibility he should have called it off on his initial inspection at 14:00.

In the bigger picture I don't think there is anything wrong with calling games off when a storm is forecast.

Imagine a coach trip back to Gloucester in wet troosers. The horror, the horror.
We will foller the soccer, over land and sea...

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Re: Forest green Sat

Post by Adam29 » Sat Oct 24, 2026 5:30 pm

Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2026 3:41 pm
SayitagainSam wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2026 3:33 pm

Surely the forecasted Storm Boelo cast 'some doubt' on the game going ahead - which ultimately proved to be the case.
You couldn’t call it off before midday today as the pitch would have been perfectly playable then
FWIW Holker old boys game up at Rakesmoor went ahead arguably the highest point in Furness
They kicked off early and then abandoned it at half time so file it in the same bracket

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Re: Forest green Sat

Post by Barrow afc 2018 » Sat Oct 24, 2026 5:53 pm

Credit to all who turned up today especially those who traveled. Great to see the lads show their appreciation to everyone.
I don’t think we could’ve got any wetter even if we’d have dived in the park lane, appreciate the refs have got a tough job but surely bearing in mind the forecast it was folly to go ahead. I would’ve understood more if the forecast was an improving one.

I was a bit late as one of the turnstiles was shut and there was a massive queue at the other one hence missed the goal along with others.

Onwards and upwards.

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Re: Forest green Sat

Post by saltcellar » Sat Oct 24, 2026 6:35 pm

Barrow afc 2018 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2026 5:53 pm Credit to all who turned up today especially those who traveled. Great to see the lads show their appreciation to everyone.
I don’t think we could’ve got any wetter even if we’d have dived in the park lane, appreciate the refs have got a tough job but surely bearing in mind the forecast it was folly to go ahead. I would’ve understood more if the forecast was an improving one.

I was a bit late as one of the turnstiles was shut and there was a massive queue at the other one hence missed the goal along with others.

Onwards and upwards.
Although the turnstile was also out of action last week, I think it was a safety issue today.
Supporters weren't allowed to use the double door gates there today to leave because of it.
Saying you couldn't get any wetter, I got absolutely drenched going to the match by a car going through standing water near the entry into the Tally Ho car park.
Was glad to get home, strip everything off and get into a nice warm bath.

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Re: Forest green Sat

Post by Barrow afc 2018 » Sat Oct 24, 2026 6:44 pm

saltcellar wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2026 6:35 pm
Barrow afc 2018 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2026 5:53 pm Credit to all who turned up today especially those who traveled. Great to see the lads show their appreciation to everyone.
I don’t think we could’ve got any wetter even if we’d have dived in the park lane, appreciate the refs have got a tough job but surely bearing in mind the forecast it was folly to go ahead. I would’ve understood more if the forecast was an improving one.

I was a bit late as one of the turnstiles was shut and there was a massive queue at the other one hence missed the goal along with others.

Onwards and upwards.
Although the turnstile was also out of action last week, I think it was a safety issue today.
Supporters weren't allowed to use the double door gates there today to leave because of it.
Saying you couldn't get any wetter, I got absolutely drenched going to the match by a car going through standing water near the entry into the Tally Ho car park.
Was glad to get home, strip everything off and get into a nice warm bath.
Ah didn’t know it was a safety issue, thanks for the update. Agree about Wilkie Way deadly getting soaked on wet days.

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Re: Forest green Sat

Post by tommy2thumbs » Sat Oct 24, 2026 6:57 pm

Wintergreen wrote: ↑Sat Oct 24, 2026 3:46 pm For his own credibility he should have called it off on his initial inspection at 14:00.

Imagine a coach trip back to Gloucester in wet troosers. The horror, the horror.
14:00 is a tad late for any commuting barrow fans.

Gloucester? Bad enough driving to Morecambe in wet kecks.
La lucha continua...

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Re: Forest green Sat

Post by LewisBAFC1901 » Sat Oct 24, 2026 7:14 pm

Thought the game would be on given the players trained

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