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Post by slepe12 on Mar 30, 2011 13:31:24 GMT
Is the inspection still scheduled for the 31st March, tomorrow!! Are we confident......
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Post by John Anderson on Mar 30, 2011 13:43:52 GMT
Slepe,
I am sure that someone from the club would know better but I suppose this is a busy time of year for grading so it may not be done exactly on the 31st March.
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Post by slepe12 on Mar 30, 2011 14:44:35 GMT
Slepe, I am sure that someone from the club would know better but I suppose this is a busy time of year for grading so it may not be done exactly on the 31st March. Are we ready John?? Are we confident we have done what was required? Last time I was at Tatnam, Saturday with 1600 other people. I couldn't see any reason why we shouldn't be allowed to progress, that gate was higher than most of the Conference teams could expect.
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Post by RobTheShirt on Mar 30, 2011 16:28:59 GMT
I believe that the inspection is scheduled for April 5th. There is still a lot of work to be done before then. Today we got most of the white tarpaulins around the pitchside barriers erected though we still have to devise a way of securing the bottom. Tomorrow the metal fencing goes up and we have to attach the green tarpaulins to that. Let's hope the weather is more favourable, we got soaked today. Terry the fencer has nearly completed the wooden fencing panels but needs to make a couple of gates to finish things off. We have also got to do some 'slabbing' around the turn-styles to bring the paving up to scratch. I think that's the majority of the major works but there will no doubt still be some tittivating required.
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Post by John Anderson on Mar 30, 2011 17:00:26 GMT
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Post by RobTheShirt on Mar 30, 2011 19:12:48 GMT
Great minds........... etc. That was exactly my suggestion. ;D
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Post by sterteroad on Mar 30, 2011 19:55:02 GMT
I'm not going to comment on the FA Inspection, except to say that my little faith in the FA will be extinguished if they refuse after last Saturday.
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Post by Commercial Director on Mar 30, 2011 23:31:09 GMT
It is correct that the inspection is 5th April, but we must be complete with ALL issues that relate to ground grading today. There are other general improvement works that are being carried out.
You club needs you more today than any other day. If you can help out at Tatnam even for one hour, please turn up and offer your services.
I do have photos from this morning and others sent to me today, but have since travelled to Germany and not enough time to upload yet.
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Post by RobTheShirt on Mar 31, 2011 19:34:53 GMT
We still need an awful lot of help on Monday. The tarpaulins around the pitch have been secured at the top but suffered a little in todays strong winds. We managed to find a method of securing the bottoms using a rope threaded through some of the eyes and wrapped around each post but it was very time consuming, very, very hard work and consequently we only got about 1/3rd completed. On Monday we desperately need more volunteers to get this finished and it's going to be impossible if there are only 2 or 3 of us as there were today. Even if you can only spare an hour, and can only manage to set cable ties, think how many you can set in that time so that someone else doesn't have to do them and can get on with something else. It's the last push needed before the grading on Tuesday and it could mean the difference between Yes or No. Lets try to make it Yes.
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Post by Daniel Silk on Mar 31, 2011 19:49:33 GMT
Do you need people tomorrow as well? I have chronic fatigue syndrome so I might not be a massive help, but am willing to do as much as I can before I fall over
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Post by sterteroad on Mar 31, 2011 20:02:24 GMT
Will try to be there on Monday
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Post by daniel on Mar 31, 2011 20:09:47 GMT
I could help out on Monday if you need extra people
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Post by John Anderson on Mar 31, 2011 21:16:36 GMT
Rob, I will aim to get down for couple of hours. Depends on how the latest course of tablets work. What jobs are remaining?
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Post by expat on Apr 1, 2011 0:24:17 GMT
Come on you O.A.P"s and...not disrespectfully "crocks" You are making us all proud of you for progressing this essential work
UP THE TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWN!!
with a spirit like this we will definitely overcome.
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Post by RobTheShirt on Apr 1, 2011 8:09:42 GMT
Do you need people tomorrow as well? I have chronic fatigue syndrome so I might not be a massive help, but am willing to do as much as I can before I fall over Nothing doing 'til Monday Daniel. I feel like I'm suffering from CFS after yesterday ;D
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Post by RobTheShirt on Apr 1, 2011 8:16:40 GMT
Rob, I will aim to get down for couple of hours. Depends on how the latest course of tablets work. What jobs are remaining? AFAIK it's the last push to get - The pitch tarpaulins secured. (Bottom rope setting and numerous cable ties to set)
- The tarpaulins on the metal fence secured. (Setting into place and cable tying to secure)
- Lots of sign boards still to put up
- Tittivating
but there are probably loads of other little jobs need doing. Everyones welcome, even if it means bunking off school like Daniel ;D
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Post by John Anderson on Apr 1, 2011 9:43:53 GMT
I will get down when I can and bring my cutters.
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Post by Bay Dolphin on Apr 1, 2011 10:16:51 GMT
Come on you O.A.P"s and...not disrespectfully "crocks" You are making us all proud of you for progressing this essential work UP THE TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWN!! with a spirit like this we will definitely overcome. Well said expat my friend. You're right, PROUD is one word and SPIRIT is the other. THANK YOU ALL! COYD - OPIP
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Post by daniel on Apr 3, 2011 19:45:48 GMT
What kind of times are people getting to Tatnam tomorrow for the final stage of the upgrade?
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Post by dolphin47 on Apr 4, 2011 5:17:15 GMT
Will be there in the afternoon for the 'final push'
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Post by sterteroad on Apr 4, 2011 8:36:30 GMT
Got some work being done chez sterte today, but will be over as soon as that is done.
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Post by John Anderson on Apr 4, 2011 9:09:24 GMT
Aiming to be over for a couple of hours this afternoon but Father-in-LawL took two falls yesterday and we got back from Poole General at 4:30 this morning. Not the sharpest tool in the box this morning!
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Post by Daniel Silk on Apr 4, 2011 11:02:38 GMT
Lots of help needed down at the ground! We are doing well, but more people would be great
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Post by RobTheShirt on Apr 4, 2011 20:58:51 GMT
I had to leave by mid-afternoon as my body had just about run out of steam but by then we had broken the back of the major works. The metal fencing has been covered with green canvas (mostly) . (At 9:00 Dick & I were scared to death that it was a task beyond us but with help from the two Daniels and Steve47, it went up quite easily.)As I was leaving, - Clive the chippy was making the last two sets of gates. One for the players entrance and the other for Sylvia's old turnstyle gate.
- Steve, Daniel & Dan were roping down the bottom of the white canvas surrounding the pitch
- Dick was using an angle grinder to cut a new entrance for Chris's mower and
- Chris K and team were joining the very last bit of metal fencing to the wooden fence to make the perimeter secure all around
There's still work to be done so if you can be down early in the morning, I'm sure Dick would appreciate the help to put up barriers and generally clear stuff away. Must mention young Dan who walked all the way from lower Parkstone on the first day of his school holiday to help out and I believe is doing the same tomorrow.
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Post by daniel on Apr 5, 2011 6:31:46 GMT
I sure will be. Working my socks off to help with the FINAL PUSH.
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Post by Daniel Silk on Apr 5, 2011 11:46:14 GMT
Great to meet everyone at the ground yesterday But I never want to see a cable tie in my life again! ;D Hope all goes well today When will we know the result?
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Post by John Anderson on Apr 5, 2011 12:31:10 GMT
I seem to remember that with Wimborne there was an unofficial indication a few days after the inspection and official confirmation a week to 10mdays after but perhaps Town Crier can recall better than me?
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Post by chrisreeves on Apr 5, 2011 14:54:37 GMT
This went well today.
We will know for sure next tuesday/wednesday.
They were very impressed with what we have done.
Thank you so much to everyone that has helped achieve the miraculous transformation to the ground.
more news when we get it.
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Post by Daniel Silk on Apr 5, 2011 15:01:44 GMT
Thanks for the update Chris
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Post by dorsetyellow on Apr 5, 2011 15:27:46 GMT
Technical Comm sit Thur this week and Leagues Comm sit Tues next week. We will expect to hear on Tuesday.
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