Bootham Crescent pitch passes inspection

10:51am Friday 18th January 2013 in Sport Photograph of the Author By Dave Flett, Sports reporter

York City's npower League 2 game at home to Aldershot Town tomorrow is still on.

The Bootham Crescent pitch, which has been covered all week, was deemed playable after an inspection held this morning.

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OLD - HEAD says...
10:58am Fri 18 Jan 13

Well thats a surprise, but I expect there could well be another inspection tomorrow if that threatened snow arrives. I see that City have loaned Tom Platt out again, this time to Halifax Town.

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rogue84 says...
11:20am Fri 18 Jan 13

i am also quite surprised at this, particularly with snow forecast for tonight. lets hope we do get it on as aldershot's fans have a long way to travel if it's called off tomorrow!

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Yorkie69 says...
11:54am Fri 18 Jan 13

I doubt if Aldershot can get there ! I live in the Midlands and its about 8 inches deep already !!

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RooBeck says...
12:38pm Fri 18 Jan 13

Pleasantly surprised, so now looking forward to the match! If we can avoid the worst of the snow/freezing temperatures forecast for this afternoon/evening/to
-morrow morning, the pitch could well stay playable. But, the possibility of snow/ice on terracing could be a big consideration, though fingers crossed. That said, there must be a likelihood of another pitch inspection to-morrow morning and of course, Aldershot will by then have travelled-up/stayed over and any postponement will cause problems to everyone, especially City, who will have to stump-up for all the costs.

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Phil, Leeds says...
12:57pm Fri 18 Jan 13

Good news this. There is snow on the way but let's see if we can get supporters together to sweep the snow off the covers in the morning like we used to do. There may be a safety issue with snow and ice on the away terraces but I'm sure the Aldershot fans can be accommodated in the Pop Stand.

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