It was -7 here last night, it's gonna be -7 tonight too, and it's not due to get above freezing until 1100hr's Saturday. If the groundsman is happy it's playable, let's hope he's right.



A word of warning on the snow, the first of it will be coming across from 1400hr's and it will be falling until about 0700hr's Sunday depositing approx. 100mm generally, and 150mm locally, so it may be an interesting journey home for some (I cover from the M25 southwards for gritting and will be going to work straight from the game)



Given the accuracy of the forecasters so far this winter, it'll probably pee down all afternoon

Lots of soccer in the region called off

That just confirms what I was afraid of...

Quote Erogenous Jones="Erogenous Jones"ATM pitch has been covered & squad are having a run on it now. Groundsman says it'll be playable Saturday but doesn't want to remove covers too early on Saturday, hence Under 20s has been cancelled as a precaution. www.londonbroncosrl.com/news/4180.php'" I suppose it will be playable as long as the covers are on. Shouldn't be frozen untill they take them off for the inspection at 11am I guess.

Quote Erogenous Jones="Erogenous Jones"ATM pitch has been covered & squad are having a run on it now. Groundsman says it'll be playable Saturday but doesn't want to remove covers too early on Saturday, hence Under 20s has been cancelled as a precaution. www.londonbroncosrl.com/news/4180.php'" I suppose it will be playable as long as the covers are on. Shouldn't be frozen untill they take them off for the inspection at 11am I guess.

Google has just informed me it's -7c here, but 0c up in the Smoke. How can there be such a difference? To answer my own question - I've long been of the opinion that the Google weather consists of a man at a regional airport looking out of the window every half hour or so and changing the listing accordingly.

It's always warmer in big built up cities compared small isolated communities

Looks a little firm out there

This is true, but usually only by a degree or so. And yes, it is 'firm' underfoot - I just walked past some blackbirds using an angle-grinder and a jackhammer. Google has also informed me the ambient temperature is -9c which really does feel a bit parky. Lucky we're not playing Leeds - they'd feel right at home.

You can see our pitch? Did you camp out overnight so you can get first dibs on the unreserved seats?

Why would the girls from Brixton be working on the burst wtaer main in brentford High street

Those West Stand seats are highly coveted.



An hour until we hear the news....I am nervous.

Sun is out so hopeful all is ok. Saints fans going home will have a journey in the snow me thinks.