Notts County game to go ahead (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)
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Notts County game to go ahead
9:42am Saturday 23rd March 2013 in Sport
Town fans worked through the night to clear the pitch in January
SWINDON Town's game with Notts County will go ahead as planned today, but the club are asking fans for help to remove a dusting of snow from the pitch.
Snow in Swindon overnight has turned the County Ground an the surrounding areas white, but groundsman Marcus Cassidy has declared the surface is fit for play.
The areas around the ground are safe for fans, but the club are asking any fans able to get down to the ground with brushes to lend their support.
There is no need for wheelbarrows or shovels as there was earlier in the season, where an army of fans, and former manager Paolo Di Canio, worked through the night to clear several inches of snow from the pitch.
Comments(17)
redshaun
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9:52am Sat 23 Mar 13
Robinonfire
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9:55am Sat 23 Mar 13
You Redssssssssssssssss
red_welder
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10:00am Sat 23 Mar 13
Stilloyal
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10:00am Sat 23 Mar 13
Anyone living closer get your brush and get down there , they'd like to get it cleared sooner rather than later.
Stilloyal
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10:13am Sat 23 Mar 13
It's gonna be tighter than it has been for many a while.
It's in our hands , beat the promotion rivals and it's all ours. Come on lads you can do it !
Haydonender
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10:26am Sat 23 Mar 13
Hopefully the fans will get behind the team for the whole game today as kmac has asked. No doubt the negativity from the crowd has contributed to the poor home results recently so lets try positivity for a change!
burley01rs
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10:57am Sat 23 Mar 13
Weather update please just leaving Poole
We are PANTS
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10:58am Sat 23 Mar 13
Stilloyal wrote:No where near that loyal... Hard to get one's head around but I reckon 84 will win the leauge and 82 or 83 for runners up!!!...........
I think the champions of this division will have the lowest point tally for a few years. 89 / 90 will be the winning target I reckon but a lower one will possibly get there, runners up may make it with 85.
It's gonna be tighter than it has been for many a while.
It's in our hands , beat the promotion rivals and it's all ours. Come on lads you can do it !
COYR'sssss
stigger
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11:02am Sat 23 Mar 13
We are PANTS wrote:Agree about 85 would prob win it, and anywhere in ealry 80's would have decent shout for ru. A lot depends on the games between the top sides, the '6' pointers. How we fare against Donny and Sheffield are pretty key, a win against Donny and a draw with sheffield and i think we'd win it, would settle for 2 draws though! COYR
Stilloyal wrote:No where near that loyal... Hard to get one's head around but I reckon 84 will win the leauge and 82 or 83 for runners up!!!...........
I think the champions of this division will have the lowest point tally for a few years. 89 / 90 will be the winning target I reckon but a lower one will possibly get there, runners up may make it with 85.
It's gonna be tighter than it has been for many a while.
It's in our hands , beat the promotion rivals and it's all ours. Come on lads you can do it !
COYR'sssss
SAPFanSTFC
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11:39am Sat 23 Mar 13
stigger wrote:I'm a bit higher on 87 to win the league as someone will get their act together and edge ahead of the pack but 2nd - 3rd place!?..84-83?
We are PANTS wrote:Agree about 85 would prob win it, and anywhere in ealry 80's would have decent shout for ru. A lot depends on the games between the top sides, the '6' pointers. How we fare against Donny and Sheffield are pretty key, a win against Donny and a draw with sheffield and i think we'd win it, would settle for 2 draws though! COYR
Stilloyal wrote:No where near that loyal... Hard to get one's head around but I reckon 84 will win the leauge and 82 or 83 for runners up!!!...........
I think the champions of this division will have the lowest point tally for a few years. 89 / 90 will be the winning target I reckon but a lower one will possibly get there, runners up may make it with 85.
It's gonna be tighter than it has been for many a while.
It's in our hands , beat the promotion rivals and it's all ours. Come on lads you can do it !
COYR'sssss
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Given the photo I just can't believe how bloomin dark it is in Swindon and looks more than just a dusting of snow!?
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....hang on!!!...wait a minute....is that you know who in the beanie!?...lot brighter here in RWB and all the snow melted now.
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Raging sore throat and thumping head cold so am now missing my 3rd home game on the trot! Being self-employed I can't afford not to be at work on Monday with 2 bank holidays approaching....be listening on the radio AGAIN!!.... :-(
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Really hacked off now!
smirg kcab
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12:08pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Onwards and upwards
Graham8181
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12:12pm Sat 23 Mar 13
stfcknowitall
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12:52pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Stilloyal wrote:Just got back from the County Ground,done my bit brushing snow off the pitch. A pathetic showing from town fans helping. About 30-40 people helping with 75% of them stewards!
My mate just phoned from the ground, there are currently only four people working on the pitch and they could do with a couple more. Unfortunately I cant get there until 11.30. Anyone living closer get your brush and get down there , they'd like to get it cleared sooner rather than later.
stfcdod
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1:01pm Sat 23 Mar 13
SAPFanSTFC wrote:Any old excuse not to go to a game. I don't know. I planned my 'manflu' in between games. I don't think that cold night at Brentford did me a lot of good though.
stigger wrote:I'm a bit higher on 87 to win the league as someone will get their act together and edge ahead of the pack but 2nd - 3rd place!?..84-83?
We are PANTS wrote:Agree about 85 would prob win it, and anywhere in ealry 80's would have decent shout for ru. A lot depends on the games between the top sides, the '6' pointers. How we fare against Donny and Sheffield are pretty key, a win against Donny and a draw with sheffield and i think we'd win it, would settle for 2 draws though! COYR
Stilloyal wrote:No where near that loyal... Hard to get one's head around but I reckon 84 will win the leauge and 82 or 83 for runners up!!!...........
I think the champions of this division will have the lowest point tally for a few years. 89 / 90 will be the winning target I reckon but a lower one will possibly get there, runners up may make it with 85.
It's gonna be tighter than it has been for many a while.
It's in our hands , beat the promotion rivals and it's all ours. Come on lads you can do it !
COYR'sssss
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Given the photo I just can't believe how bloomin dark it is in Swindon and looks more than just a dusting of snow!?
.
....hang on!!!...wait a minute....is that you know who in the beanie!?...lot brighter here in RWB and all the snow melted now.
.
Raging sore throat and thumping head cold so am now missing my 3rd home game on the trot! Being self-employed I can't afford not to be at work on Monday with 2 bank holidays approaching....be listening on the radio AGAIN!!.... :-(
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Really hacked off now!
Hope you feel better soon sapf.
Jets there'd
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1:35pm Sat 23 Mar 13
I & all the other volunteers had an e mail the next day thanking us for our hard work & saying they would be in touch with another thank-you.
Guess what? I never heard anymore from them!!!! STFC Public Relations, maybe that's why not many bothered today!
Good luck to the team today.
Last step
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4:43pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Jets there'd wrote:Surely the knowledge that you helped out and got the game to go ahead was enough?
I was there till 11pm earlier in the season clearing snow.
I & all the other volunteers had an e mail the next day thanking us for our hard work & saying they would be in touch with another thank-you.
Guess what? I never heard anymore from them!!!! STFC Public Relations, maybe that's why not many bothered today!
Good luck to the team today.

umpcah says...
9:46am Sat 23 Mar 13