We received an email over the weekend from a Member with some questions regarding the recent home match being postponed, here they are with the answers –
1) Were the roll-on covers (the thicker ones that take only a few minutes to put each one on) those that the Trust helped to buy?
Yes
2) How long do these covers take to remove?
We’re told that the new covers can be put on or taken off by two or three people in about 30 minutes.
3) What temperatures do these covers protect against and exactly how much of the pitch do they cover?
The new covers will protect to minus 4C for short spells…perhaps two or three nights. Longer spells of freezing temperatures may still result in a frozen pitch. However, it’s important that the grass be uncovered when possible to allow air and natural light to get to the grass. The new covers cover about 40% of the pitch i.e the part nearest the Main Stand that does not get any sunlight at all in Winter.
4) On what days since the Stoke game were these covers used?
As far as we’re aware they have not been put down at all since the Stoke game.
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