Home Match Build Up 20/01/2024 L1: OUFC vs Northampton Town

[MarkG]

Cobblers boost attacking options as they swoop for Canaries winger Tony Springett

The Cobblers have boosted their attacking options with the signing of Norwich City winger Tony Springett on loan until the end of the season.

www.northamptonchron.co.uk

 

[holdsteady]

Correct….Demonstrate you have done everything reasonably practicable. It means a bit of work but off the top of my head, signage, salt spreading, a website announcement

The last one will be our biggest problem, probably take two weeks to film a hilarious clip that goes right over my head.

 

[Mike_H]

Cheltenham home to Carlisle tomorrow is off because of a frozen pitch. Also Mansfield v Sutton.

 

[MJB]

That lot down the A420 have just postponed their home game due to a frozen pitch.

Hope that’s not a bad sign given the close proximity.

 

[OUFCwaffle]

We really need this game on, last thing we want is more fixture congestion

 

[Wallop]

I live three miles from the stadium and have just done a screwdriver test on my back lawn. I could easily plunge my tool into even the very frosty areas with little effort. Might get to minus 1 this evening but well above freezing all tomorrow morning so I'd be very surprised if the match was postponed.

 

[SteMerritt]

Over the last few decades there's usually between 40-90 frost days a year (93 in 2010). So between just under 11% and nearly 25% of days in a year see sub-zero temperatures.

But sure, it's unreasonable for me to suggest we should be prepared for cold weather...

Not that I'm doubting your figures, but a frost day is any day that dips below freezing at some point in the 24 hours. The vast majority of these won't lead to frozen ground when the sun rises and warms the country up. Also the 'frost day' might not have been in Oxfordshire. The actual amount of days that we can expect frozen ground at 3pm in Oxfordshire is much less. Not that means we shouldn't be prepared however.

(I'm presuming you have based your information from the Met Office data, if not feel free to update me).

 

[SirAndyOfCrosby]

We really need this game on, last thing we want is more fixture congestion

What fixture congestion? We only have League games from here on out and still have 9 (nine) free midweeks.

As an aside, seems odd to have squeezed the Pompey game in before the end of this month - giving us 4 home games in 15 days (potentially fewer bums on seats), a fixture right at the end of the window (when management may be otherwise engaged), and of course less time for our new players to have settled (and in the case of Goodwin, get match fit).

Just hope we get the required 8-10 points over the next 4 games to justify the decision.

 

[Scrongo]

I bought a ticket at 1 o'clock at the stadium. I ask the girl at the kiosk, do you think it'll go ahead. She said pitch inspection tomorrow..
Then someone in the background said no it's been cancelled. The weathers fine tomorrow...

 

[Jster]

It's currently 5 degrees in Oxford, apparently due to reach 6 degrees tomorrow afternoon, and not meant to drop below freezing tonight. Surely it'll be on.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1748378803162747069

 

[werthersoriginal]

I'm only a mile or so away, it's thawing out fine here and they can use the heater on shaded bits, surely it should be OK?

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Manchester based Thomas Kirk is tomorrow’s referee

 

[Followtheox1]

I live three miles from the stadium and have just done a screwdriver test on my back lawn. I could easily plunge my tool into even the very frosty areas with little effort. Might get to minus 1 this evening but well above freezing all tomorrow morning so I'd be very surprised if the match was postponed.

Plunge your tool in! That's one way to test for frost I guess!

 

[uptheus]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1748378803162747069

Bit early considering Northampton isn’t that far and the temperature set to increase throughout the day, so by midday it might be fine, especially with the covers on overnight/heat lamps etc!

 

[MJB]

Manchester based Thomas Kirk is tomorrow’s referee

I hope this Manc is conducting the pitch inspection, and not some southern softie local ref.

 

[Scrongo]

well one of the people at the stadium was right...

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Manchester based Thomas Kirk is tomorrow’s referee

Referee from the North West shock...

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Why 10am? Northampton could leave at 12.30 and still be here an hour before kick-off.

 

[Scrongo]

 

[LowerSouth]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1748378803162747069

That’s ominous.
It’s been -5to-7 all week .
Lack of sunshine in front of South Stand is a problem .
Fingers crossed.