Club statement re Saturday’s postponement

[Birdman]

https://www.theshots.co.uk/club-stateme ... l-moors-h/

[Fuggletim]

Just saw this myself and tried to post the link on the “Postponement” thread, but I couldn’t get the link to copy

[drewshotsfan]

"An area of the pitch froze.........and went unnoticed"

I got in my car this morning. Can't say I noticed that the windscreen was frozen

[lowerbourneshot]

This makes us sound even more incompetent

[Silasgoldeen]

it's weird because everyone knew that that part of the ground needed a bit longer. Maybe they just mean that at the point where people assumed it would've thawed, it hadn't. Oh well.

[DaveC]

A very honest and humble statement, we were to blame and will do better, excellent.

[Ex Attendant]

At least the pitch should have thawed out by the time the statement was released.

[redandbluescb]

Fair play, time to movve on.

[Aldershot_Rob]

At least the pitch should have thawed out by the time the statement was released.

Yes, this is pretty much how I see it too. The statement is fine and I don't have an issue with it. Mistakes happen, we're only human etc etc... but 3 days? It's almost like they were hoping it would just go away.

Anyway, that draws a line under the whole farce now and hopefully we can move on.

[FloridaPhil]

A groundsman/groundstaff not knowing that a particular part of the ground is troublesome is not a mistake - it’s incompetence!

Plus, 3 days to put out an announcement full of flannel?!

[Graham Stovold]

A groundsman/groundstaff not knowing that a particular part of the ground is troublesome is not a mistake - it’s incompetence!

Plus, 3 days to put out an announcement full of flannel?!

Give it a rest !

The groundsmen are made up of volunteers, a mistake has happened which one of them had the decency to come on here & own it. Coming on here & having a dig when you contribute a big fat zero to anything, is a piss take to be perfectly frank.

[Alex]

Can’t imagine the head groundsman is a volunteer?

[beechcroft]

A groundsman/groundstaff not knowing that a particular part of the ground is troublesome is not a mistake - it’s incompetence!

Plus, 3 days to put out an announcement full of flannel?!

Give it a rest !

The groundsmen are made up of volunteers, a mistake has happened which one of them had the decency to come on here & own it. Coming on here & having a dig when you contribute a big fat zero to anything, is a piss take to be perfectly frank.

Sorry Graham, but i feel Florida has a point, That part of the ground has always been a problem as i understand it, so it would make perfect sence to have checked if not double checked that area as a priority , if that was not the case, then someone ,maybe more than one, has made a mistake , one i believe will not be made again

[Graham Stovold]

A groundsman/groundstaff not knowing that a particular part of the ground is troublesome is not a mistake - it’s incompetence!

Plus, 3 days to put out an announcement full of flannel?!

Give it a rest !

The groundsmen are made up of volunteers, a mistake has happened which one of them had the decency to come on here & own it. Coming on here & having a dig when you contribute a big fat zero to anything, is a piss take to be perfectly frank.

Sorry Graham, but e feel Florida has a point, That part of the ground has always been a problem as i understand it, so it would make perfect sence to have checked if not double checked that area as a priority , if that was not the case, then someone ,maybe more than one, has made a mistake , one i believe will not be made again

It has been discussed to the point of exhaustion, we are all aware of the efforts put in by these people who volunteer to help out. Anonymous has taken ownership of the error. To have FP using words like incompetence towards a volunteer who I know puts in a lot of effort is unacceptable to me.

A mistake was made, anon, the club secretary, and the club as a whole have accepted their error..Time to move on

[Aldershot_Rob]

In defence of the volunteers and ground staff, I don't believe for a moment this area of the pitch went unnoticed. I think the statement, as sincere as it may mean to be, has done them a disservice, as I believe all involved would have been aware of this particular area of the pitch.

I'm not going to split hairs on it. The statement was an apology, albeit overdue, but I don't think we need to worry regarding ground staff. They've more than enough experience and know how, they have that pitch looking immaculate and I tip my hat to them.

Move on.