Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:07 pm
current forecast is 60 mph winds and heavy rain, fair chance the game could be postponed if that actually occurs
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Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:16 pm
They don't call televised games off unless it's an absolute last resort.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:17 pm
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:18 pm
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:19 pm
Weather forecast for Saturday is absolutely nothing like it was last week
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:53 pm
Not sure what last week was, but lunchtime is saying heavy rain and 61mph gusts, that sounds pretty bad to me
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:54 pm
Actually, it is.ClaretTony wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:19 pmWeather forecast for Saturday is absolutely nothing like it was last week
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:59 pm
Last Sunday morning was horrendous. By the afternoon they could have probably played it but they had to make a decision.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:59 pm
78% chance of rain
11c highest temp
61mph winds
Forecast for Southampton between 12-2
According to BBC Weather
11c highest temp
61mph winds
Forecast for Southampton between 12-2
According to BBC Weather
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:01 pm
I know 61 is high but it was considerably worse than that in Manchester on Sunday
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:01 pm
Perfect conditions for Dyche
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:02 pm
Met saying Wind between 31-54mph with 80% chance of rain for same period so not looking likely to be nice, which I think suits us more than them so hopefully it'll be on.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:03 pm
Plenty of practice for it at Bournemouth earlier this season.
Same result would be just perfect.
Same result would be just perfect.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:03 pm
The saving grace is that it should be relatively dry down here through Thursday, Friday and Saturday up to 11.00 ish so there shouldnt be any waterlogging before the game.
Hopefully the wind wont be as bad as the forecast, see what the forecast for Saturday is in a couple of days time.
Hopefully the wind wont be as bad as the forecast, see what the forecast for Saturday is in a couple of days time.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:04 pm
Our home game against them, was extremely windy.....remember Barnes' goal.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:05 pm
Was it the home game against Southampton where their centre half lost the flight of the ball and it bounced very kindly for us?
Bodes well!
Bodes well!
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:16 pm
Pretty much just the same, gusts of up to 64mph.ClaretTony wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:01 pmI know 61 is high but it was considerably worse than that in Manchester on Sunday
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:42 pm
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:52 pm
Would seem to me the game could become farcical if winds/ gusts of winds were anything above 50 mph. Okay if we win,of course, but plenty to moan about if we didn't. Not acceptable once any game becomes no more than a lottery for me.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:01 pm
It was about that same if you bothered to check.ClaretTony wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:01 pmI know 61 is high but it was considerably worse than that in Manchester on Sunday
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:02 pm
I did check and I saw the reports.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:02 pm
Consistent winds of 67kmph, much like Saturday will be.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:12 pm
Sorry, wasn’t aware you had all the data. What was given out on television relating to the postponement varied considerably from your figure.Granny WeatherWax wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:02 pmConsistent winds of 67kmph, much like Saturday will be.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:14 pm
“They don't call televised games off unless it's an absolute last resort”
That’s OK then, because Southsea is the last resort, until you get to the IoW.
That’s OK then, because Southsea is the last resort, until you get to the IoW.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:46 pm
Weather improving if 61mph wind. Yesterday it was forecast to be 63mph. It will be a breeze by Saturday.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:50 pm
Yep. It’s amazing what google can conjure up.ClaretTony wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:12 pmSorry, wasn’t aware you had all the data. What was given out on television relating to the postponement varied considerably from your figure.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:54 pm
Will they water the pitch? 
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2020 7:40 pm
My first game of the season. Having to sit in the Southampton end, been told I have to sit on my hands for the game. Could be hard, Just hope the trains will be running between Bath and Southampton.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:34 am
Will be called off
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:40 am
Very, very wet today!
All coming from the sky!
All coming from the sky!
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:49 am
Looks about 50/50 I’d imagine a late decision as localised weather can change in severity either way .
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:02 pm
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:08 pm
The forecast on yr.no (which is far less alarmist than the BBC) is for half an inch of rain between now and kickoff, and for winds of about 20-25 mph at kickoff time. Doesn't mention gusts, but I doubt they will be gusting at 61 mph.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:25 pm
Met Office.
No warning for wind.
Amber for rain but after 3pm. They’ll be in the shower by then and won’t care.
No warning for wind.
Amber for rain but after 3pm. They’ll be in the shower by then and won’t care.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:55 pm
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:58 pm
Winds not expected to be quite as strong as last week, but prolonged heavy rain on already saturated ground will cause (more) major flooding issues. The early k.o. may save our game as I believe it's expected to hit sometime in the afternoon.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:58 pm
As long as the grass is kept long and they don't water the pitch
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:06 pm
I think this fixture has 0–0 written all over it.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:17 pm
According to weather.com for Saturday
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Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:41 pm
UV index 1 of 10! Don’t forget your flat caps lads.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:46 pm
Told you it would be a breeze!
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:52 pm
These bowl grounds become like, well bowls and swirl the wind around. If anything even something tiny fell off a roof and touched someone the home club would be in serious trouble and could be sued for an amount of pounds. Got to cover yourself these days and then some, it’s not 2007 anymore. Could very well be postponed.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:54 pm
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:36 pm
Isn't it a question of public safety in and around the ground rather than playing conditions?
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:38 pm
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:16 pm
One other factor could be that the squad are meant to be flying down on Saturday. If conditions are that bad in Manchester or Southampton, could the flight be cancelled.......?
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:33 pm
Sky/BT pay over 10 million a game. It would take quite a few to die to not be cost effective.thelaughingclaret wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:52 pmThese bowl grounds become like, well bowls and swirl the wind around. If anything even something tiny fell off a roof and touched someone the home club would be in serious trouble and could be sued for an amount of pounds. Got to cover yourself these days and then some, it’s not 2007 anymore. Could very well be postponed.
It won't be called off on momentary grounds. There would have to be a genuine threat to life to call it off.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:51 pm
I remember seeing pitches of Turf Moor in the sixties when it was a mass of mud, but I reckon most grounds have improved since then. How many matches have been called off for waterlogged pitches in the Premier League this season? None?Dark Cloud wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:58 pmWinds not expected to be quite as strong as last week, but prolonged heavy rain on already saturated ground will cause (more) major flooding issues. The early k.o. may save our game as I believe it's expected to hit sometime in the afternoon.
So the question is, is that because (a) it has been a very very dry winter with no reason for the pitches to get wet; or (b ) because the pitches have got a lot better?
It won't be rained off. Promise.
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:08 pm
3-3 it is then!
Re: Southampton game v weather !
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 10:23 am
BBC reporting lower chance of rain now but winds still around 65mph - Met Office reckon more chance of rain but winds a bit lower at 25mph with gusts up to 50mph.
There are warnings on the motorway down here of severe weather tomorrow but other than a couple of main roads that get flooded the travel conditions don't tend to get too badly affected by it
There are warnings on the motorway down here of severe weather tomorrow but other than a couple of main roads that get flooded the travel conditions don't tend to get too badly affected by it