Some months ago BUSA purchased a new tool for our groundsman, designed to remove excess water from pitches during the winter months. Meanwhile, the Spennymoor website states that their pitch is waterlogged from standing water from last weekend.
Questions:
(1) As the technology exists to remove excess water, why shouldn't it be a ground grading criteria at our level that all clubs have this?
(2) As Spennymoor have had a long standing issue with their pitch, shouldn't they have already looked into purchasing what we now have?
(3) If the water has been standing since last weekend, couldn't they have hired one of these gadgets over the past few days? Or borrowed one from another club?
(4) If there's been standing water since last weekend, why wait until the day of the game before having a pitch inspection? I know some of our fans are now out of pocket through buying advance rail tickets. But after what went on last year with the broken down bus debacle, do Spennymoor give even a moment's thought to supporters?
