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Johnsons Red Army
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2656241" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thursday/Friday not looking very dry, nor Saturday to be fair.

What are you thinking, Mal? Time to cancel my hotel or hang fire for a bit?
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http://www.metcheck.com/UK/today.asp?zi ... &findtype=" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Wednesday and Friday actually worst according to MetCheck.
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa
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Johnsons Red Army wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2656241

Thursday/Friday not looking very dry, nor Saturday to be fair.

What are you thinking, Mal? Time to cancel my hotel or hang fire for a bit?
We booked our hotel yesterday. Non-refundable saver rate: GAME ON.

Storm Henry battering the Irish Sea midweek, but passing by Saturday.
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Is Barrow's one of the quagmire pitches?
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Johnsons Red Army
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:
Johnsons Red Army wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2656241

Thursday/Friday not looking very dry, nor Saturday to be fair.

What are you thinking, Mal? Time to cancel my hotel or hang fire for a bit?
We booked our hotel yesterday. Non-refundable saver rate: GAME ON.

Storm Henry battering the Irish Sea midweek, but passing by Saturday.
I hope you are correct!
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa
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Me too but don't bet on it.
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Malabus
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My latest weather model data (17:00) indicates it will be raining Thurs/Fri but nothing of great concern. But weather changes especially on the coast.
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Main concern is away terrace is unconvered so hopefully not too heavy rain
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Thanks for the update, I will keep my booking then :) .
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Should be dry Saturday but very wet leading up to the weekend.
Big concern for me is the Cheltenham V Welling fixture on the 13/02 - jet stream will be right on top of us with a number of low pressure areas lining up to give our region a lot of wet weather.
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Malabus wrote:My latest weather model data (17:00) indicates it will be raining Thurs/Fri but nothing of great concern. But weather changes especially on the coast.
'My latest weather model data' - So you've looked at the BBC weather and the Met office websites then?

'weather changes especially on the coast' - No! Really? Blimey, you learn something new every day.....
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Judge_Dreddful wrote:
Malabus wrote:My latest weather model data (17:00) indicates it will be raining Thurs/Fri but nothing of great concern. But weather changes especially on the coast.
'My latest weather model data' - So you've looked at the BBC weather and the Met office websites then?

'weather changes especially on the coast' - No! Really? Blimey, you learn something new every day.....
I assume based on his other footy posts that Mal gets his forecasts from the Express - no wonder his predictions change so much from day to day.
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I am on a quick trip back from Turkey and I will be heading to Barrow on Saturday with some mates to swell the away ranks by four! Hope we can take more than a hundred, but more importantly hope we win!
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After viewing my own set of data (BBC!) I am in agreement with Mal and RCS: GAME ON :D !

Edit: Although saying that, the other data set (Metcheck) doesn't look so promising (Friday night in particular).

Hopefully we are given plenty of prior warning if the game is in doubt as the last thing me or my mate (or anyone else heading there for that matter) wants to be doing is heading to Barrow then turning around again to go home because the game has been called off.
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As I clearly forecasted earlier in the week; it will be wet leading up to the game, especially tomorrow which could see localised flooding in Cumbria. If the game was to be called off it would be Friday evening/Very early Saturday.
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Weather irrelevant for me now, mate has pulled out leaving me stranded in Stroud.

I did predict a few weeks ago that I would be prevented from attending due to some reason....always happens!
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I'm now swinging in the direction that this game will be called off. So much rain is battering the country; especially the NW.
If there is a pitch inspection early morning then it wouldn't be a great surprise.
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I can confirm it is raining in Barrow currently.
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Plenty of standing water in Barrow park this morning. A wonderful large Victorian park. Multiple levels and landscaping. But very wet and cold. Obviously no indication of what the ground is like of course but if the game is on it will be a grim experience for all involved unless the weather clears up.
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Official Barrow AFC update at 09:15 says pitch fine and no planned inspection. Depends on the severity of the rain this morning. Seems to be easing and wad dry over night. Hands going numb with cold writing this.
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Hands going numb with cold writing this.[/quote]

No such issues here.

Note to self- must change to thinner duvet. :)
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Note to self: don't spend 45 mins in Barrow Park in wind and rain using phone with bare hands
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Lodgers game off at WORLD OF SMILES.
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Mal's latest weather model:

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Amateurs .... Leave the experts to look at the models beamed back from our high spec satellites.
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Looking at those photos I do wonder why we don't lay 3G artificial pitch along the touch line for the lineman like a lot of clubs do.
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Malabus wrote:ImageImage
Look on the bright side. The rice should bring in a welcome slice of income.
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Reliant Robin
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Malabus wrote:Amateurs .... Leave the experts to look at the models beamed back from our high spec satellites.
But satellites would be in space Mal. Mankind has yet to venture forth from this planet. It's all done in a film studio. Apparently 8-)

But I bet from your bathroom window, one could get a horrible view of Uranus ;)
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Reliant Robin wrote:
Malabus wrote:Amateurs .... Leave the experts to look at the models beamed back from our high spec satellites.
But satellites would be in space Mal. Mankind has yet to venture forth from this planet. It's all done in a film studio. Apparently 8-)

But I bet from your bathroom window, one could get a horrible view of Uranus ;)
Space...not a manned operation on the moon.
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Reliant Robin
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Malabus wrote:
Space...not a manned operation on the moon.
Then you've not seen this Mal: http://www.space.com/14874-apollo-11-la ... photo.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ???
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I knew a guy at my former place of work [ahem] who was at Jodrell Bank when Neil Armstrong went to the moon. He said there was no way that the radio signal could have been coming from anywhere other than the surface of the moon so any claims to the contrary are from folk who are idiots and clueless and have no idea what they're talking about.
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Reliant Robin wrote:
Malabus wrote:
Space...not a manned operation on the moon.
Then you've not seen this Mal: http://www.space.com/14874-apollo-11-la ... photo.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ???
That looks really clear.
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Malabus wrote:
Reliant Robin wrote:
Malabus wrote:
Space...not a manned operation on the moon.
Then you've not seen this Mal: http://www.space.com/14874-apollo-11-la ... photo.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ???
That looks really clear.
I know. I'm glad we've resolved your misunderstanding Mal.
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