All ground staff take their jobs seriously and the Dundee groundsmen are no different.
The Dens Park pitch is their pride and joy and when something’s wrong with it or games are called off they take it as a personal insult.
This week must have been hard for them with THREE games called off in a week.
I’ve heard all the suggestions that they wanted the game off. Why would they?
In the current climate, can you blame them for not switching the heating on this time?
I have no idea what it costs to turn the undersoil heating on at Dundee.
I’ve seen the suggested figures but, no matter the cost, it may have been a hard one for them to justify – having had it on for the Cove game before that was called off.
It’s not as though this game was going to attract a big crowd like a game against the Old Firm would. And Dundee are under no obligation to switch their heating on.
You can’t keep writing off money.
Energy bills are soaring and it’s only a matter of weeks since some clubs were discussing moving forward kick-off times to save on floodlight costs.
That said, Dundee are piling up rearranged games and that won’t help the team.
Dundee must avoid fixture pile-up
Garry Bowyer will be desperate to get those games played as soon as possible and get themselves back to the top of the league.
I still believe Dundee will win the league.
Queen’s Park are doing very well but Dundee, for me, have more strength and depth.
But the longer this goes on without them being able to play games, the harder it becomes.
They aren’t the only people having pitch troubles.
What a weekend that was at Hampden Park! 😍
Bring on February 26th 🗓🙌#ViaplayCup | @spfl pic.twitter.com/KY7UBuk2DD
— Viaplay Sports UK (@ViaplaySportsUK) January 16, 2023
Hosting two Viaplay Cup semi-finals on THAT Hampden pitch within 24 hours was a disgrace.
The weather was horrendous at the weekend. Arbroath played in some of the worst conditions I’ve seen, down at Ayr.
I don’t blame the ground staff for the state of Hampden.
I blame the people who schedule two huge games so close to each other at this time of year.
They need to have a big rethink.
St Johnstone: Fans being priced out of football
It looks like there could be some sort of boycott by St Johnstone fans for their game with Rangers this weekend.
They will have their own reasons for their pricing strategy but I completely understand why fans are against it.
Asking for £30 in the third week of January, is expecting an awful lot.
St Johnstone have released a statement on it and will have learned harsh lessons over how to treat their supporters with this game.
Football is about the fans. We want as many in to watch games as possible.
Don’t make it difficult for them.
I want Arbroath to beat boyhood heroes Motherwell
I proudly watched Motherwell lift the Scottish Cup at Hampden in 1991.
I actually still have an unused ticket stub from the game for a pal who couldn’t make it.
They were my team, my heroes. I even played for Motherwell Boys’ Club under-15s with the late Phil O’Donnell.
But that won’t stop me wanting to win when they visit Arbroath on Saturday.
I had a great time at Dundee but I relished every minute of our win there earlier this month.
This will be a huge test for Arbroath and a great day out for the fans.
Motherwell aren’t firing on all cylinders at the moment but they could choose to fire against us.
If they don’t, and we are up for it, then you never know. It could be the game that kick-starts our season.
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