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Any of you motley crew going to the Don Valley on saturday? I know the place is a bit grim but i'm hoping we can get more than we did against Macclesfield a few weeks ago. Forecast up here is for a bit of snow on saturday so don't want to put anyone off. I'm actually expecting a decent match despite the pitch being shite. It's £18 adults and there is a small but decent pub on the corner near the ground that allow away fans. Not that i go in many pubs prior to games these days but i remember it from last season when loads of us were in fancy dress.

The topic so good you posted it twice!

I'll be there with a couple others. Wander if I can find a cheap pair of binoculars before Saturday to have half a chance of seeing whats going on this time!

Looking forward to it though dont hold much hope with our woeful record against Rotherham.

I shall be there for my first and probably only visit.

Been told its a stadium to endure, not to enjoy, nonetheless with us being in such good form, its not one to miss. COYY!

i'll be there, its a home game for me after all, really cant wait for the match to be over and rotherham to go back to rotherham, its been a horrible place to visit every time, evening games, mid winter games etc

their new ground taking shape nicely, the chuckle brothers showed us round it on late kick off last week!!

in tap at station from 12 then supertram out to the ground as pubs and general area there are cack, the less time spent there the better!!

me and a weds mate, plus 5 or 6 from devon who are meeting me at the station

I'm afraid I can't go to this one =Z

I've never been to the Don Valley, but hoping for another 3 points!

i'll be there persuade 2 mates from Leeds to come with a possible 3rd, we're starting drinking in Leeds Station at half 10 and then get the train to Meadowhall for one-ish and then get tram to the ground, 11 quid return all in. should be a decent day no matter the result because i'll of had a few looking forward to this one, hopefully no scumbags nick the copper wiring from the train line this time like they did before my attempt to get to Macclesfield.

i'll be there, going by what everyones saying i may have made an error with the train times arriving at half 11 but who cares we're getting another 3 points

COYY

Check before you go. Could be called off tomorrow (Friday). Ground is frozen and snow forecast for Rotherham Saturday pm.

Where did you get the confirmation of the state of the ground Gullscorer?

austrianandygull wrote:Where did you get the confirmation of the state of the ground Gullscorer?

Theres an interview with the Rotherham Groundsman on there Player. He said hes confident the game will be on and they have the frost covers on which may or may not work due to the fact frost covers only protect down to -2 and the latest they'll try to make there decision to weather the game will be on or not is friday due to the distance (some) of us have to travel to get to the game.

Cheers Alex. It will be touch and go and it all depends on how wrong the forecasters are. ( They're always wrong it's a question of is it gonna be colder or warmer then they predict?!). From being out and about up here yesterday and today i'd say the game is more likely to be off but i don't know the effectiveness of their covers. Just popped my head out the door a minute ago and it came back in with icicles on! It IS freezing!!

austrianandygull wrote:Cheers Alex. It will be touch and go and it all depends on how wrong the forecasters are. ( They're always wrong it's a question of is it gonna be colder or warmer then they predict?!). From being out and about up here yesterday and today i'd say the game is more likely to be off but i don't know the effectiveness of their covers. Just popped my head out the door a minute ago and it came back in with icicles on! It IS freezing!!

If there going to call it off I hope its tommorow dont want a wasted journey on Saturday! Its freezing down here and I'd imagine its worse up there,

There groundsman said there frost covers protect as low as -2 so if its -5 then its basically pointless anyway! Dont really want to go on a Tuesday night but would rather that than sliding around on the pavements around the ground trying to get in!

AlexGulls wrote: If there going to call it off I hope its tommorow dont want a wasted journey on Saturday! Its freezing down here and I'd imagine its worse up there,

There groundsman said there frost covers protect as low as -2 so if its -5 then its basically pointless anyway! Dont really want to go on a Tuesday night but would rather that than sliding around on the pavements around the ground trying to get in!

and that's BEFORE you've been to the pub!

austrianandygull wrote:

and that's BEFORE you've been to the pub!

Exactly! Never a good thing when its like that!