Fixture disaster (1 Viewer)

Sky Blue Pete · Feb 15, 2014

Who or what is most to blame?

Shouldn't the football league have foreseen this and as such are they not to blame?

Nick · Feb 15, 2014

It isn't just happening to CCFC though else I would totally agree.

shmmeee · Feb 15, 2014

I blame large oil corporations for such excessive lobbying against action on climate change.

But I'm not sure they fall under FA rules.

Sky Blue Pete · Feb 15, 2014

shmmeee said:
I blame large oil corporations for such excessive lobbying against action on climate change.

But I'm not sure they fall under FA rules.

Brilliant but nick I would ask which league team are attempting to play 19 games in 63 days?

ccfc92 · Feb 15, 2014

shmmeee said:
I blame large oil corporations for such excessive lobbying against action on climate change.

But I'm not sure they fall under FA rules.

The climate changed after the dinosaurs roamed, to an ice age etc.

Don't remember seeing the T Rex driving a car or burning oil in Jurassic Park

IMO it's a natural cycle

Deleted member 5849 · Feb 15, 2014

Insert deity of choice is to blame.

hill83 · Feb 15, 2014

THE WEATHER

Good weather and this doesn't happen. But obviously if we were still at the Ricoh no games would be called off. So it's

SISU/THE COUNCILS/ACL'S fault.

But then again, the football league allowed the move to happen so it's

THE FOOTBALL LEAGUES fault.

But how could they foresee this unprecedented poor weather? It must be

THE WEATHER'S fault.

Go back to the top and repeat until you get bored.

Basically it's all utter bollocks.

Flying Fokker · Feb 15, 2014

ah ah, bollocks! I knew it was something simple.

Sky Blue Pete · Feb 15, 2014

hill83 said:
THE WEATHER

Good weather and this doesn't happen. But obviously if we were still at the Ricoh no games would be called off. So it's

SISU/THE COUNCILS/ACL'S fault.

But then again, the football league allowed the move to happen so it's

THE FOOTBALL LEAGUES fault.

But how could they foresee this unprecedented poor weather? It must be

THE WEATHER'S fault.

Basically it's all utter bollocks.

The weather is a convenient excuse and as someone has said the winter hasn't come yet

hill83 · Feb 15, 2014

Sky Blue Pete said:
The weather is a convenient excuse and as someone has said the winter hasn't come yet

What was the score today then?

Sky Blue Pete · Feb 15, 2014

hill83 said:
THE WEATHER

Good weather and this doesn't happen. But obviously if we were still at the Ricoh no games would be called off. So it's

SISU/THE COUNCILS/ACL'S fault.

But then again, the football league allowed the move to happen so it's

THE FOOTBALL LEAGUES fault.

But how could they foresee this unprecedented poor weather? It must be

THE WEATHER'S fault.

Basically it's all utter bollocks.

hill83 said:
What was the score today then?

Northampton lost

Sick Boy · Feb 15, 2014

Are we talking about Crawley?

Nick · Feb 15, 2014

Sky Blue Pete said:
The weather is a convenient excuse and as someone has said the winter hasn't come yet

Convenient excuse? I very much doubt somebody did it on purpose just to spite you?

Nick · Feb 15, 2014

Sky Blue Pete said:
Brilliant but nick I would ask which league team are attempting to play 19 games in 63 days?

There are four teams who have played less league games?

bigfatronssba · Feb 15, 2014

Without getting into the blame game, the league's argument that moving to Sixfields will allow CCFC to fulfil its fixtures in accordance with the league program is starting to look laughable.

Jack Griffin · Feb 15, 2014

Nick said:
There are four teams who have played less league games?

I think Sky Blue Pete was pointing out the number of games to be played at Sixfields, City have only 17 left, but 19 league games need to be played at Sixfields between now and 3rd May.
That is actually 19 in 75 days or one every 4 days. If there is no game on Tuesday then the congestion gets worse, Northampton are in an even worse hole.

torchomatic · Feb 15, 2014

I can't help feeling that some fans are "getting off" on the impending "fixture disaster".

xcraigx · Feb 15, 2014

What would be unfortunate would be a huge fixture backlog at sixfields, a pitch thats going to be a ploughed field at best and a Northampton relegation.

Sky Blue Pete · Feb 15, 2014

Absolutely right torch.

The fans were shafted by everyone and now we're struggling to fulfil the fixtures that should screw our owners and the football league. The very people who made it possible for us to play outside Coventry.

14 days in feb
31 in march
30 in April

75 days yep

hill83 · Feb 15, 2014

torchomatic said:
I can't help feeling that some fans are "getting off" on the impending "fixture disaster".

I'll be honest with you. I genuinely am.
Anything that shows it up for the total shambles we are currently in is good by me.

RegTheDonk · Feb 15, 2014

hill83 said:
I'll be honest with you. I genuinely am.
Anything that shows it up for the total shambles we are currently in is good by me.

Hate to admit it, but I feel the same. We will end up playing on a mud pitch, cramming the games in with a half knackered squad, and I should feel no glee at that ... but it yet again highlights that the decision to move was not in the best interests of the club. Regardless of contracts signed, foresight etc, City could switch (or be told to switch) so they could fulfill their fixtures. Has the added benefit to Northampton not having our boys helping cut their pitch up.

If this fixtures "disaster" is seen as bad now, it surely is a yardstick for what is to come. We're probably going to be here for 5 years. 5 bloody years! With global warming etc bla bla this will surely happen again unless the powers that be see some sense and sort it out.

And who will get first dibs on playing on a Saturday? Us or a conference side?

Sky Blue Pete said:
The weather is a convenient excuse and as someone has said the winter hasn't come yet

True Pete ... how will sixfields get a game on should the Yank snow makes its way here?

ccfc92 · Feb 15, 2014

one thing I don't understand, is these teams that have shit pitches, I just don't understand why they don't invest in pitch management?

I know they may not have the most money, but surely as a FOOTBALL club, the pitch is the most important part of the stadium?

Unless they rely on getting results on a shit pitch they are used to and the other team are not?

Lorksalordy · Feb 15, 2014

RegTheDonk said:
True Pete ... how will sixfields get a game on should the Yank snow makes its way here?

Surely they will just turn on their state of the art under-soil heating ?
Oh hang on............

shmmeee · Feb 15, 2014

ccfc92 said:
The climate changed after the dinosaurs roamed, to an ice age etc.

Don't remember seeing the T Rex driving a car or burning oil in Jurassic Park

IMO it's a natural cycle

Your opinion's lovely and all, but I'll stick with the consensus of the entire serious scientific community if it's OK with you.

ccfc92 · Feb 15, 2014

shmmeee said:
Your opinion's lovely and all, but I'll stick with the consensus of the entire serious scientific community if it's OK with you.

that's great, but is there any scientific proof we can do anything to stop climate change?

hill83 · Feb 15, 2014

ccfc92 said:
The climate changed after the dinosaurs roamed, to an ice age etc.

Don't remember seeing the T Rex driving a car or burning oil in Jurassic Park

IMO it's a natural cycle

shmmeee · Feb 15, 2014

ccfc92 said:
that's great, but is there any scientific proof we can do anything to stop climate change?

Yes, lots of it. We have a hang over of 5-10 years but action now would see a change in the future.

Also, if you're right and I'm wrong we get nice clean air and in the long run far cheaper electricity.

If I'm right and you're wrong we all die horribly.

Sorry, this is massively off topic. Just climate change deniers and creationists hit my buttons.

How about that fixture congestion eh?

ccfc92 · Feb 15, 2014

hill83 said:

Lmao :claping hands:

ccfc92 · Feb 15, 2014

shmmeee said:
Yes, lots of it. We have a hang over of 5-10 years but action now would see a change in the future.

Also, if you're right and I'm wrong we get nice clean air and in the long run far cheaper electricity.

If I'm right and you're wrong we all die horribly.

Sorry, this is massively off topic. Just climate change deniers and creationists hit my buttons.

How about that fixture congestion eh?

I never denied climate change what do you mean by creationists?

Flying Fokker · Feb 15, 2014

xcraigx said:
What would be unfortunate would be a huge fixture backlog at sixfields, a pitch thats going to be a ploughed field at best and a Northampton relegation.

It would be a Sunderland vitriolic justice being done. It must be affecting their game as well. Maybe they will tell SISU to sling their hook.

play_in_skyblue_stripes · Feb 15, 2014

torchomatic said:
I can't help feeling that some fans are "getting off" on the impending "fixture disaster".[/QUOTE

"Getting off" is the wrong phrase. But I know what you mean.
I'm one, I'm pleased to see further evidence on what folly and misguided action SISU took.

Rain, rain and more rain please.

Deleted member 5849 · Feb 15, 2014

ccfc92 said:
I never denied climate change what do you mean by creationists?

http://creationmuseum.org/

http://www.genesisexpo.co.uk/

ccfc92 · Feb 15, 2014

Deleted member 5849 said:
http://creationmuseum.org/

http://www.genesisexpo.co.uk/

Oh dear :facepalm:

despite being baptised at christ the king etc... I must say I do have doubts over the "good book's" version of events

Huckerby · Feb 15, 2014

to be honest Torch...the worse this fixture backlog gets, and the more difficult it gets with (hopefully) even worse weather...the more likely we are to be back at the Ricoh next season I think. Know what I mean?

Sterling Archer · Feb 15, 2014

Heard a rumour Crawley are preparing a lawsuit against SISU as well for their fixture backlog.

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